Licking Today

There were 2,070 fourth grade students enrolled in Licking County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Watkins Intermediate School welcomed most of the fourth grade students in the county, registering 390 students.

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

Statewide, Licking County ranked 13th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 27,545 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 13th 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Watkins Intermediate School	390	50.6	770
Granville Intermediate School	203	34.1	596
South Elementary School	193	24.9	774
Licking Valley Elementary School	157	16.5	954
Stevenson Elementary School	134	34.5	388
Jackson Intermediate School	124	31.7	391
Slate Ridge Elementary School	90	15	602
Northridge Elementary School	88	15.4	570
Legend Elementary School	81	16.5	490
Taylor Road Elementary School	73	16.1	454
Hillview Elementary School	65	13.4	486
Carson Elementary School	61	15.4	395
John Clem Elementary School	60	15.3	392
McGuffey Elementary School	59	13.4	441
Summit Road Elementary School	58	14.5	401
Newton Elementary School	58	16.3	355
Ben Franklin Elementary School	56	20.4	274
Utica Elementary School	52	14.4	360
Cherry Valley Elementary School	48	12.4	388
Par Excellence Academy	20	11	181
Granville Elementary School	0	0	664
Utica Middle School	0	0	320
Newark High School	0	0	1,340
Wilson Middle School	0	0	355
Newark Digital Academy	0	0	165
Granville High School	0	0	776
Garfield Elementary School	0	0	357
Liberty Middle School	0	0	429
Granville Middle School	0	0	429
Heritage Middle School	0	0	390
Hebron Elementary School	0	0	423
Johnstown Middle School	0	0	403
Johnstown High School	0	0	449
Licking Heights Central Intermediate School	0	0	833
Lakewood Middle School	0	0	377
Lakewood High School	0	0	432
Johnstown Elementary School	0	0	504
Etna Elementary School	0	0	509
Kirkersville Elementary School	0	0	480
Pataskala Elementary School	0	0	460
Licking Heights North Elementary School	0	0	370
Utica High School	0	0	407
Heath High School	0	0	471
Heath Middle School	0	0	371
Watkins Middle School	0	0	1,071
Watkins Memorial High School	0	0	1,288
Northridge Middle School	0	0	273
Licking Heights High School	0	0	1,368
Licking Heights Middle School	0	0	752
Licking Valley Middle School	0	0	484
Northridge High School	0	0	305
Licking Valley High School	0	0	562