Licking Today

There were 2,114 ninth grade students enrolled in Licking County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Newark High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 424 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Newark High School	424	31.6	1,340
Licking Heights High School	351	25.7	1,368
Watkins Memorial High School	338	26.2	1,288
Granville High School	206	26.5	776
Licking Valley High School	172	30.6	562
Johnstown High School	133	29.6	449
Heath High School	129	27.4	471
Lakewood High School	127	29.4	432
Utica High School	118	29	407
Northridge High School	81	26.6	305
Newark Digital Academy	35	21.2	165
Newton Elementary School	0	0	355
Carson Elementary School	0	0	395
Hillview Elementary School	0	0	486
Taylor Road Elementary School	0	0	454
Slate Ridge Elementary School	0	0	602
Stevenson Elementary School	0	0	388
McGuffey Elementary School	0	0	441
Summit Road Elementary School	0	0	401
Legend Elementary School	0	0	490
Northridge Elementary School	0	0	570
Licking Heights Central Intermediate School	0	0	833
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
Kirkersville Elementary School	0	0	480
Pataskala Elementary School	0	0	460
Licking Heights North Elementary School	0	0	370
Licking Heights Middle School	0	0	752
Watkins Middle School	0	0	1,071
Granville Middle School	0	0	429
Licking Valley Middle School	0	0	484
Lakewood Middle School	0	0	377
Liberty Middle School	0	0	429
Heritage Middle School	0	0	390
Johnstown Middle School	0	0	403
Heath Middle School	0	0	371
Utica Middle School	0	0	320
Wilson Middle School	0	0	355
Northridge Middle School	0	0	273
John Clem Elementary School	0	0	392
Granville Intermediate School	0	0	596
Par Excellence Academy	0	0	181
Watkins Intermediate School	0	0	770
South Elementary School	0	0	774
Granville Elementary School	0	0	664
Hebron Elementary School	0	0	423
Garfield Elementary School	0	0	357
Licking Valley Elementary School	0	0	954
Jackson Intermediate School	0	0	391