How many white students were enrolled in Pataskala Elementary School during 2023-24 school year?

There were 308 white students enrolled in Pataskala Elementary School in the 2023-24 school year, 4.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Pataskala Elementary School welcomed 459 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 67.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the school.

The school is located in Southwest Licking Local School District with a central office in Pataskala.

Among the six schools in Southwest Licking Local School District, Watkins Memorial High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,015 students.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School Year	Total Enrollment	Total white students	% of white students
2021-22	470	328	69.8%
2022-23	477	323	67.7%
2023-24	459	308	67.1%