Licking Today

There were 2,137 sixth grade students enrolled in Licking County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Licking Heights Central Intermediate School welcomed most of the sixth grade students in the county, registering 416 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Licking Heights Central Intermediate School	416	49.9	833
Watkins Middle School	334	31.2	1,071
Granville Intermediate School	204	34.2	596
Licking Valley Middle School	159	32.9	484
Liberty Middle School	150	35	429
Heritage Middle School	141	36.2	390
Johnstown Middle School	137	34	403
Heath Middle School	131	35.3	371
Lakewood Middle School	126	33.4	377
Wilson Middle School	123	34.6	355
Utica Middle School	111	34.7	320
Northridge Middle School	89	32.6	273
Par Excellence Academy	16	8.8	181
Watkins Intermediate School	0	0	770
South Elementary School	0	0	774
Watkins Memorial High School	0	0	1,288
Licking Heights High School	0	0	1,368
Licking Heights Middle School	0	0	752
Granville Elementary School	0	0	664
Northridge High School	0	0	305
Lakewood High School	0	0	432
Johnstown High School	0	0	449
Hebron Elementary School	0	0	423
Newark High School	0	0	1,340
Granville Middle School	0	0	429
Garfield Elementary School	0	0	357
Granville High School	0	0	776
Newark Digital Academy	0	0	165
Licking Valley Elementary School	0	0	954
Jackson Intermediate School	0	0	391
Stevenson Elementary School	0	0	388
Slate Ridge Elementary School	0	0	602
Taylor Road Elementary School	0	0	454
Northridge Elementary School	0	0	570
Legend Elementary School	0	0	490
Summit Road Elementary School	0	0	401
McGuffey Elementary School	0	0	441
John Clem Elementary School	0	0	392
Hillview Elementary School	0	0	486
Carson Elementary School	0	0	395
Newton Elementary School	0	0	355
Utica Elementary School	0	0	360
Cherry Valley Elementary School	0	0	388
Ben Franklin Elementary School	0	0	274
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