Licking Today

There were 2,171 seventh grade students enrolled in Licking County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Watkins Middle School welcomed most of the seventh grade students in the county, registering 401 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 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Watkins Middle School	401	37.4	1,071
Licking Heights Middle School	393	52.3	752
Granville Middle School	205	47.8	429
Licking Valley Middle School	164	33.9	484
Liberty Middle School	157	36.6	429
Johnstown Middle School	146	36.2	403
Wilson Middle School	132	37.2	355
Heritage Middle School	128	32.8	390
Lakewood Middle School	124	32.9	377
Heath Middle School	120	32.3	371
Utica Middle School	93	29.1	320
Northridge Middle School	90	33	273
Newark Digital Academy	18	10.9	165
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
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
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
Granville Intermediate School	0	0	596
Par Excellence Academy	0	0	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
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
Garfield Elementary School	0	0	357
Granville High School	0	0	776
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