Licking Today

There were 2,261 second grade students enrolled in Licking County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

South Elementary School welcomed most of the second grade students in the county, registering 206 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 2nd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
South Elementary School	206	26.6	774
Granville Elementary School	189	28.5	664
Licking Valley Elementary School	154	16.1	954
Johnstown Elementary School	134	26.6	504
Etna Elementary School	132	25.9	509
Garfield Elementary School	132	37	357
Hebron Elementary School	126	29.8	423
Pataskala Elementary School	119	25.9	460
Kirkersville Elementary School	116	24.2	480
Slate Ridge Elementary School	98	16.3	602
Northridge Elementary School	89	15.6	570
Legend Elementary School	84	17.1	490
Hillview Elementary School	79	16.3	486
McGuffey Elementary School	74	16.8	441
Utica Elementary School	71	19.7	360
Summit Road Elementary School	68	17	401
Carson Elementary School	68	17.2	395
Newton Elementary School	66	18.6	355
John Clem Elementary School	64	16.3	392
Taylor Road Elementary School	62	13.7	454
Cherry Valley Elementary School	55	14.2	388
Ben Franklin Elementary School	44	16.1	274
Par Excellence Academy	31	17.1	181
Licking Heights Central Intermediate School	0	0	833
Jackson Intermediate School	0	0	391
Lakewood Middle School	0	0	377
Lakewood High School	0	0	432
Johnstown High School	0	0	449
Johnstown Middle School	0	0	403
Granville Intermediate School	0	0	596
Heritage Middle School	0	0	390
Granville Middle School	0	0	429
Liberty Middle School	0	0	429
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
Licking Heights North Elementary School	0	0	370
Stevenson Elementary School	0	0	388
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
Utica Middle School	0	0	320
Licking Valley High School	0	0	562
Utica High School	0	0	407