Licking Today

There were 2,385 fifth grade students enrolled in Licking County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 18.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Licking Heights Central Intermediate School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 417 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Licking Heights Central Intermediate School	417	50.1	833
Watkins Intermediate School	380	49.4	770
Licking Valley Elementary School	195	20.4	954
Granville Intermediate School	189	31.7	596
Jackson Intermediate School	136	34.8	391
Stevenson Elementary School	125	32.2	388
Slate Ridge Elementary School	108	17.9	602
Taylor Road Elementary School	94	20.7	454
Northridge Elementary School	92	16.1	570
Legend Elementary School	85	17.3	490
Summit Road Elementary School	80	20	401
McGuffey Elementary School	73	16.6	441
John Clem Elementary School	64	16.3	392
Hillview Elementary School	63	13	486
Carson Elementary School	62	15.7	395
Newton Elementary School	61	17.2	355
Utica Elementary School	56	15.6	360
Cherry Valley Elementary School	43	11.1	388
Ben Franklin Elementary School	41	15	274
Par Excellence Academy	21	11.6	181
Johnstown Elementary School	0	0	504
Etna Elementary School	0	0	509
Licking Valley High School	0	0	562
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
Lakewood High School	0	0	432
Lakewood Middle School	0	0	377
Johnstown High School	0	0	449
Johnstown Middle School	0	0	403
Hebron Elementary School	0	0	423
Heritage Middle School	0	0	390
Granville Middle School	0	0	429
Liberty Middle School	0	0	429
Garfield Elementary School	0	0	357
Granville High School	0	0	776
Newark Digital Academy	0	0	165
Wilson Middle School	0	0	355
Newark High School	0	0	1,340
Utica Middle School	0	0	320
Granville Elementary School	0	0	664
South Elementary School	0	0	774