Licking Today

There were 2,195 ninth grade students enrolled in Licking County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Newark High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 399 students.

Within Licking County schools, the highest student count was found in first grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Licking County ranked 13th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 27,634 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 12th the year before.

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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Newark High School	399	29.4	1,359
Watkins Memorial High School	390	31.1	1,256
Licking Heights High School	381	28.4	1,342
Granville High School	216	27.5	785
Licking Valley High School	154	28.7	537
Heath High School	143	30.2	474
Johnstown High School	130	27.7	470
Utica High School	128	31.2	410
Lakewood High School	120	26.5	453
Northridge High School	91	28.9	315
Newark Digital Academy	43	16.7	257
Watkins Middle School	0	0	1,057
Licking Heights Middle School	0	0	685
Granville Middle School	0	0	435
Liberty Middle School	0	0	464
Licking Valley Middle School	0	0	498
Heritage Middle School	0	0	397
Johnstown Middle School	0	0	386
Wilson Middle School	0	0	354
Lakewood Middle School	0	0	372
Utica Middle School	0	0	339
Heath Middle School	0	0	373
Northridge Middle School	0	0	270
Licking Heights Central Intermediate School	0	0	811
Granville Intermediate School	0	0	587
Par Excellence Academy	0	0	184
Watkins Intermediate School	0	0	707
Licking Valley Elementary School	0	0	974
Stevenson Elementary School	0	0	402
Jackson Intermediate School	0	0	424
Northridge Elementary School	0	0	555
Legend Elementary School	0	0	493
Hillview Elementary School	0	0	480
Newton Elementary School	0	0	360
Carson Elementary School	0	0	387
McGuffey Elementary School	0	0	447
Utica Elementary School	0	0	370
John Clem Elementary School	0	0	416
Cherry Valley Elementary School	0	0	410
Ben Franklin Elementary School	0	0	265
South Elementary School	0	0	780
Slate Ridge Elementary School	0	0	606
Summit Road Elementary School	0	0	443
Taylor Road Elementary School	0	0	354
Granville Elementary School	0	0	723
Johnstown Elementary School	0	0	513
Kirkersville Elementary School	0	0	477
Etna Elementary School	0	0	506
Pataskala Elementary School	0	0	476
Garfield Elementary School	0	0	382
Hebron Elementary School	0	0	381
Licking Heights North Elementary School	0	0	392