Licking Today

There were 2,059 Asian or Pacific Islander students enrolled in Licking County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 11.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Licking County welcomed 27,545 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian or Pacific Islander students comprised 7.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 53 schools in Licking County, Licking Heights High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian or Pacific Islander students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 250 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
Licking Heights High School	18.2	1,373
South Elementary School	31.3	774
Licking Heights Central Intermediate School	26.5	833
Taylor Road Elementary School	41.6	454
Licking Heights Middle School	24.2	752
Summit Road Elementary School	40.3	400
Watkins Intermediate School	16.5	772
Licking Heights North Elementary School	32.7	370
Etna Elementary School	21.8	510
Watkins Middle School	9.7	1,072
Watkins Memorial High School	7.7	1,289
Slate Ridge Elementary School	13.1	603
Pataskala Elementary School	15.3	459
Kirkersville Elementary School	10.6	480
Granville High School	2.2	780
Northridge Elementary School	2.3	570
Granville Elementary School	1.7	663
Granville Intermediate School	1.8	597
Newark Digital Academy	0	199
Licking Valley Elementary School	0	953
Licking Valley High School	0	566
Licking Valley Middle School	0	483
Utica High School	0	413
Lakewood High School	0	433
Johnstown High School	0	450
Granville Middle School	0	428
Hebron Elementary School	0	424
Jackson Intermediate School	0	391
Lakewood Middle School	0	377
Utica Elementary School	0	360
Johnstown Middle School	0	404
Newton Elementary School	0	355
Cherry Valley Elementary School	0	389
Utica Middle School	0	320
Newark High School	0	1,345
Hillview Elementary School	0	486
Heritage Middle School	0	391
Ben Franklin Elementary School	0	274
John Clem Elementary School	0	392
Liberty Middle School	0	429
Carson Elementary School	0	395
Johnstown Elementary School	0	503
Par Excellence Academy	0	181
Stevenson Elementary School	0	388
McGuffey Elementary School	0	442
Wilson Middle School	0	354
Heath High School	0	473
Legend Elementary School	0	490
Heath Middle School	0	370
Licking Valley Online Learning School	NaN	0
Garfield Elementary School	0	358
Northridge High School	0	306
Northridge Middle School	0	272