Fairfield Reporter

Among the many ethnicities represented in Fairfield County schools, non-Hispanic white was the most prevalent among the county students in the 2022-23 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 25,248 students attending Fairfield County schools, 71.1% were non-Hispanic white. Non-Hispanic black students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 14.9% of Fairfield County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Fairfield County, representing 73.3% of the student body.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 2.5% when compared to the previous year.

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	Most prevalent ethnic group	% of Total Student Population	Total enrollment
Bremen Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	98.9%	365
Amanda-Clearcreek Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	97.4%	346
Amanda-Clearcreek High School	Non-Hispanic White	96.2%	418
Fairfield Union High School	Non-Hispanic White	95.8%	570
Amanda-Clearcreek Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	95.7%	325
Millersport Junior-Senior High School	Non-Hispanic White	95.6%	229
Liberty Union Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	95.3%	489
Amanda-Clearcreek Primary School	Non-Hispanic White	95.1%	429
Liberty Union Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	95.1%	348
Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	95%	617
Berne Union Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.8%	467
Millersport Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.3%	268
Pleasantville Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.9%	353
Liberty Union High School	Non-Hispanic White	92.6%	351
Berne Union High School	Non-Hispanic White	92.5%	362
Bloom-Carroll Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	91.4%	536
Bloom-Carroll High School	Non-Hispanic White	89.8%	649
Bloom Carroll Intermediate School	Non-Hispanic White	89.6%	556
Lancaster High School	Non-Hispanic White	88.3%	1,829
General Sherman Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	88%	693
Medill Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	87.4%	609
Tallmadge Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	86%	484
Bloom Carroll Primary School	Non-Hispanic White	85.9%	509
Thomas Ewing Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	85.4%	700
Tarhe Trails Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	84.5%	634
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	83.9%	509
Gorsuch West Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	81.9%	587
Toll Gate Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	63.9%	797
Toll Gate Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	61.7%	540
Pickerington Virtual Learning Academy	Non-Hispanic White	56.3%	32
Pickerington High School North	Non-Hispanic White	53.4%	1,584
Pickerington Lakeview Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	52.5%	873
Sycamore Creek Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	51.9%	709
Heritage Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	50.3%	370
Pickerington Alternative School	Non-Hispanic White	47.4%	95
Tussing Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	46.7%	625
Violet Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	46%	552
Fairfield Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	45.7%	505
Pickerington High School Central	Non-Hispanic White	42.9%	1,759
Pickerington Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	40.6%	510
Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	40.3%	847
Diley Middle School	Non-Hispanic Black	39.1%	586
Harmon Middle School	Non-Hispanic Black	37%	632