Licking Today

There were 27,545 students enrolled in Licking County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 51.7% of the county's student body, while the other 48.3% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 73.1% of the student body, the largest percentage in Licking County schools, followed by Black, Non-Hispanic students with 8.7%, 7.5% Asian or Pacific Islander students, 6.3% multiracial students and 3.2% Hispanic students.

Licking Heights High School had the highest enrollment among Licking County's 52 schools in the 2023-24 cycle, welcoming 1,373 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	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Licking Heights High School	1,345	1,373	2.1
Newark High School	1,361	1,345	-1.2
Watkins Memorial High School	1,257	1,289	2.5
Watkins Middle School	1,058	1,072	1.3
Licking Valley Elementary School	975	953	-2.3
Licking Heights Central Intermediate School	811	833	2.7
Granville High School	785	780	-0.6
South Elementary School	780	774	-0.8
Watkins Intermediate School	709	772	8.9
Licking Heights Middle School	685	752	9.8
Granville Elementary School	724	663	-8.4
Slate Ridge Elementary School	606	603	-0.5
Granville Intermediate School	588	597	1.5
Northridge Elementary School	556	570	2.5
Licking Valley High School	536	566	5.6
Etna Elementary School	507	510	0.6
Johnstown Elementary School	513	503	-1.9
Legend Elementary School	494	490	-0.8
Hillview Elementary School	480	486	1.3
Licking Valley Middle School	498	483	-3
Kirkersville Elementary School	477	480	0.6
Heath High School	476	473	-0.6
Pataskala Elementary School	477	459	-3.8
Taylor Road Elementary School	354	454	28.2
Johnstown High School	470	450	-4.3
McGuffey Elementary School	447	442	-1.1
Lakewood High School	453	433	-4.4
Liberty Middle School	463	429	-7.3
Granville Middle School	435	428	-1.6
Hebron Elementary School	381	424	11.3
Utica High School	413	413	0
Johnstown Middle School	386	404	4.7
Summit Road Elementary School	444	400	-9.9
Carson Elementary School	387	395	2.1
John Clem Elementary School	415	392	-5.5
Jackson Intermediate School	424	391	-7.8
Heritage Middle School	397	391	-1.5
Cherry Valley Elementary School	409	389	-4.9
Stevenson Elementary School	402	388	-3.5
Lakewood Middle School	372	377	1.3
Heath Middle School	373	370	-0.8
Licking Heights North Elementary School	392	370	-5.6
Utica Elementary School	370	360	-2.7
Garfield Elementary School	381	358	-6
Newton Elementary School	360	355	-1.4
Wilson Middle School	354	354	0
Utica Middle School	339	320	-5.6
Northridge High School	316	306	-3.2
Ben Franklin Elementary School	266	274	3
Northridge Middle School	271	272	0.4
Newark Digital Academy	279	199	-28.7
Par Excellence Academy	183	181	-1.1