Fairfield Reporter

Among the many ethnicities represented in Fairfield County schools, non-Hispanic white was the most prevalent among the county students in the 2023-24 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 25,299 students attending Fairfield County schools, 69.2% were non-Hispanic white. Non-Hispanic black students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 16% of Fairfield County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Fairfield County, representing 71.1% of the student body.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.2% 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	98.1%	364
Amanda-Clearcreek Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	97.4%	310
Amanda-Clearcreek High School	Non-Hispanic White	95.8%	404
Amanda-Clearcreek Primary School	Non-Hispanic White	95.5%	442
Liberty Union Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	95.3%	467
Fairfield Union High School	Non-Hispanic White	95.1%	553
Amanda-Clearcreek Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.8%	362
Liberty Union Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	94.7%	357
Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	94.5%	620
Pleasantville Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.9%	363
Liberty Union High School	Non-Hispanic White	93.8%	340
Millersport Junior-Senior High School	Non-Hispanic White	93.8%	256
Berne Union Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.2%	455
Berne Union High School	Non-Hispanic White	92.2%	361
Millersport Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	90.3%	217
Bloom-Carroll Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	89.7%	536
Bloom-Carroll High School	Non-Hispanic White	89%	664
General Sherman Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	87.8%	670
Lancaster High School	Non-Hispanic White	87.7%	1,869
Bloom Carroll Intermediate School	Non-Hispanic White	87.7%	552
Medill Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	86.8%	559
Bloom Carroll Primary School	Non-Hispanic White	84.9%	491
Tallmadge Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	84.7%	478
Thomas Ewing Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	84.4%	671
Tarhe Trails Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	84.3%	630
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	82.4%	510
Gorsuch West Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	81.6%	577
Toll Gate Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	56.2%	584
Toll Gate Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	56%	862
Pickerington High School North	Non-Hispanic White	51.1%	1,656
Pickerington Lakeview Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	50.7%	874
Sycamore Creek Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	49.8%	699
Tussing Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	48.2%	662
Heritage Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	47.7%	369
Fairfield Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	46%	483
Pickerington Virtual Learning Academy	Non-Hispanic White	42.9%	119
Violet Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	42.8%	577
Pickerington Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	41.5%	561
Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School	Non-Hispanic Black	40.9%	870
Diley Middle School	Non-Hispanic Black	40.6%	574
Pickerington High School Central	Non-Hispanic Black	40.2%	1,716
Harmon Middle School	Non-Hispanic Black	37.2%	615