Licking Today

There were 20,145 non-Hispanic white students enrolled in Licking County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.6% less 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, non-Hispanic white students comprised 73.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 53 schools in Licking County, Newark High School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,086 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 non-Hispanic white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Newark High School	80.7	1,345
Watkins Memorial High School	78.7	1,289
Licking Valley Elementary School	94	953
Watkins Middle School	75.1	1,072
Granville High School	89.2	780
Granville Elementary School	89.7	663
Licking Valley High School	95.8	566
Granville Intermediate School	89.8	597
Watkins Intermediate School	69	772
Licking Heights High School	37.1	1,373
Northridge Elementary School	87.5	570
Licking Valley Middle School	94.2	483
Johnstown Elementary School	86.5	503
Heath High School	86	473
Utica High School	96.9	413
Lakewood High School	91.9	433
Johnstown High School	87.3	450
Hillview Elementary School	80.2	486
Legend Elementary School	79	490
Granville Middle School	90.4	428
Hebron Elementary School	90.8	424
Kirkersville Elementary School	77.3	480
McGuffey Elementary School	83.9	442
Jackson Intermediate School	93.9	391
Liberty Middle School	85.5	429
Lakewood Middle School	92	377
Utica Elementary School	96.1	360
Johnstown Middle School	83.7	404
Stevenson Elementary School	85.3	388
Newton Elementary School	92.7	355
Carson Elementary School	81.3	395
Etna Elementary School	62.5	510
Cherry Valley Elementary School	82	389
Heritage Middle School	80.8	391
Utica Middle School	96.6	320
Pataskala Elementary School	67.1	459
Heath Middle School	82.7	370
Garfield Elementary School	85.2	358
John Clem Elementary School	75.8	392
Wilson Middle School	83.1	354
Northridge High School	94.4	306
Licking Heights Central Intermediate School	34.6	833
South Elementary School	31.8	774
Northridge Middle School	89	272
Licking Heights Middle School	31.8	752
Ben Franklin Elementary School	76.3	274
Newark Digital Academy	86.4	199
Par Excellence Academy	69.1	181
Licking Heights North Elementary School	25.9	370
Summit Road Elementary School	21.8	400
Taylor Road Elementary School	16.3	454
Slate Ridge Elementary School	11.1	603
Licking Valley Online Learning School	NaN	0