Licking Today

There were 1,852 Asian or Pacific Islander students enrolled in Licking County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 11.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Licking County welcomed 27,634 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian or Pacific Islander students comprised 6.7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 53 schools in Licking County, South Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian or Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 229 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 name	% of Asian or Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
South Elementary School	29.4	780
Licking Heights High School	17	1,345
Licking Heights Central Intermediate School	26.5	811
Summit Road Elementary School	32.2	444
Licking Heights Middle School	19.9	685
Licking Heights North Elementary School	32.4	392
Etna Elementary School	22.9	507
Taylor Road Elementary School	31.9	354
Slate Ridge Elementary School	17.5	606
Watkins Intermediate School	14.2	709
Watkins Memorial High School	7.2	1,257
Watkins Middle School	8.1	1,058
Pataskala Elementary School	15.9	477
Kirkersville Elementary School	8	477
Granville High School	2	785
Granville Elementary School	1.5	724
Granville Middle School	2.5	435
Northridge Elementary School	1.8	556
Newark High School	0	1,361
Hillview Elementary School	0	480
Heritage Middle School	0	397
Liberty Middle School	0	463
Heath High School	0	476
Ben Franklin Elementary School	0	266
John Clem Elementary School	0	415
Par Excellence Academy	0	183
Carson Elementary School	0	387
Garfield Elementary School	0	381
Johnstown Elementary School	0	513
McGuffey Elementary School	0	447
Wilson Middle School	0	354
Licking Valley Elementary School	0	975
Granville Intermediate School	0	588
Licking Valley High School	0	536
Licking Valley Middle School	0	498
Johnstown High School	0	470
Lakewood High School	0	453
Legend Elementary School	0	494
Utica High School	0	413
Jackson Intermediate School	0	424
Utica Elementary School	0	370
Hebron Elementary School	0	381
Cherry Valley Elementary School	0	409
Stevenson Elementary School	0	402
Lakewood Middle School	0	372
Newton Elementary School	0	360
Johnstown Middle School	0	386
Utica Middle School	0	339
Heath Middle School	0	373
Northridge High School	0	316
Northridge Middle School	0	271
Newark Digital Academy	0	279
Licking Valley Online Learning School	NaN	0