Fairfield Reporter

There were 2,011 eighth grade students enrolled in Fairfield County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Pickerington Lakeview Junior High School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 443 students.

Within Fairfield County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Fairfield County ranked 16th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 25,248 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 17th 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Pickerington Lakeview Junior High School	443	50.7	873
Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School	442	52.2	847
Thomas Ewing Junior High School	259	37	700
General Sherman Junior High School	242	34.9	693
Bloom-Carroll Middle School	171	31.8	537
Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School	143	23.2	616
Amanda-Clearcreek Middle School	122	35.2	347
Liberty Union Middle School	98	28.2	348
Berne Union High School	50	13.8	362
Millersport Junior-Senior High School	41	17.9	229
Harmon Middle School	0	0	632
Diley Middle School	0	0	585
Toll Gate Middle School	0	0	540
Berne Union Elementary School	0	0	467
Millersport Elementary School	0	0	268
Bloom Carroll Intermediate School	0	0	552
Medill Elementary School	0	0	610
Tarhe Trails Elementary School	0	0	636
Amanda-Clearcreek Elementary School	0	0	324
Gorsuch West Elementary School	0	0	586
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School	0	0	509
Tallmadge Elementary School	0	0	485
Toll Gate Elementary School	0	0	795
Sycamore Creek Elementary School	0	0	708
Tussing Elementary School	0	0	626
Fairfield Elementary School	0	0	505
Liberty Union Elementary School	0	0	489
Pickerington Elementary School	0	0	510
Violet Elementary School	0	0	551
Heritage Elementary School	0	0	370
Pleasantville Elementary School	0	0	353
Bremen Elementary School	0	0	365
Bloom Carroll Primary School	0	0	508
Amanda-Clearcreek Primary School	0	0	429
Lancaster High School	0	0	1,830
Amanda-Clearcreek High School	0	0	417
Bloom-Carroll High School	0	0	647
Fairfield Union High School	0	0	570
Liberty Union High School	0	0	351
Pickerington Alternative School	0	0	87
Pickerington High School Central	0	0	1,758
Pickerington High School North	0	0	1,581