Licking Today

There were 2,192 third grade students enrolled in Licking County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

South Elementary School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 178 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
South Elementary School	178	23	774
Granville Elementary School	174	26.2	664
Licking Valley Elementary School	157	16.5	954
Johnstown Elementary School	135	26.8	504
Etna Elementary School	132	25.9	509
Jackson Intermediate School	131	33.5	391
Stevenson Elementary School	129	33.2	388
Kirkersville Elementary School	123	25.6	480
Pataskala Elementary School	121	26.3	460
Northridge Elementary School	90	15.8	570
Taylor Road Elementary School	84	18.5	454
McGuffey Elementary School	81	18.4	441
Slate Ridge Elementary School	77	12.8	602
Legend Elementary School	70	14.3	490
Summit Road Elementary School	69	17.2	401
John Clem Elementary School	67	17.1	392
Newton Elementary School	64	18	355
Hillview Elementary School	64	13.2	486
Carson Elementary School	63	15.9	395
Utica Elementary School	60	16.7	360
Cherry Valley Elementary School	54	13.9	388
Ben Franklin Elementary School	40	14.6	274
Par Excellence Academy	29	16	181
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
Watkins Intermediate School	0	0	770
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
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
Liberty Middle School	0	0	429
Granville Middle School	0	0	429
Heritage Middle School	0	0	390
Granville Intermediate School	0	0	596
Johnstown Middle School	0	0	403
Johnstown High School	0	0	449
Lakewood High School	0	0	432
Lakewood Middle School	0	0	377
Licking Heights Central Intermediate School	0	0	833
Hebron Elementary School	0	0	423
Garfield Elementary School	0	0	357