Fairfield Reporter

There were 2,056 ninth grade students enrolled in Fairfield County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Pickerington High School Central welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 486 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Pickerington High School Central	486	27.6	1,758
Lancaster High School	466	25.5	1,830
Pickerington High School North	425	26.9	1,581
Bloom-Carroll High School	189	29.2	647
Fairfield Union High School	160	28.1	570
Amanda-Clearcreek High School	116	27.8	417
Liberty Union High School	96	27.4	351
Berne Union High School	72	19.9	362
Millersport Junior-Senior High School	46	20.1	229
Pickerington Lakeview Junior High School	0	0	873
Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School	0	0	847
Thomas Ewing Junior High School	0	0	700
General Sherman Junior High School	0	0	693
Bloom-Carroll Middle School	0	0	537
Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School	0	0	616
Amanda-Clearcreek Middle School	0	0	347
Liberty Union Middle School	0	0	348
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
Pickerington Alternative School	0	0	87