Fairfield Reporter

There were 1,009 Asian or Pacific Islander students enrolled in Fairfield County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 16.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Fairfield County welcomed 25,299 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian or Pacific Islander students comprised 4% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 42 schools in Fairfield County, Pickerington High School Central and Tussing Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian or Pacific Islander students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 124 students.

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 Asian or Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Pickerington High School Central	7.2	1,716
Tussing Elementary School	18.7	662
Pickerington High School North	5.3	1,656
Toll Gate Elementary School	9.7	862
Pickerington Elementary School	13.5	561
Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School	8.5	870
Pickerington Lakeview Junior High School	8.1	874
Sycamore Creek Elementary School	9.9	699
Harmon Middle School	10.4	615
Violet Elementary School	8.8	577
Diley Middle School	8.4	574
Toll Gate Middle School	8	584
Fairfield Elementary School	9.5	483
Heritage Elementary School	6.2	369
Lancaster High School	0.5	1,869
Pickerington Virtual Learning Academy	8.4	119
Bremen Elementary School	0	364
Amanda-Clearcreek Middle School	0	310
Millersport Junior-Senior High School	0	256
Liberty Union Elementary School	0	467
Liberty Union Middle School	0	357
Amanda-Clearcreek Primary School	0	442
Amanda-Clearcreek High School	0	404
Amanda-Clearcreek Elementary School	0	362
Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School	0	620
Millersport Elementary School	0	217
Berne Union High School	0	361
Fairfield Union High School	0	553
Pleasantville Elementary School	0	363
Liberty Union High School	0	340
Bloom-Carroll Middle School	0	536
Bloom Carroll Primary School	0	491
Berne Union Elementary School	0	455
Bloom Carroll Intermediate School	0	552
Bloom-Carroll High School	0	664
Medill Elementary School	0	559
Gorsuch West Elementary School	0	577
Tallmadge Elementary School	0	478
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School	0	510
Tarhe Trails Elementary School	0	630
Thomas Ewing Junior High School	0	671
General Sherman Junior High School	0	670