Fairfield Reporter

There were 1,000 Hispanic students enrolled in Fairfield County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8.7% 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, Hispanic students comprised 4% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 42 schools in Fairfield County, Pickerington High School North recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 114 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Pickerington High School North	6.9	1,656
Pickerington High School Central	6.5	1,716
Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School	6.8	870
Fairfield Elementary School	11.6	483
Tussing Elementary School	8.2	662
Toll Gate Elementary School	6.3	862
Pickerington Lakeview Junior High School	6.1	874
Harmon Middle School	8.3	615
Lancaster High School	2.5	1,869
Sycamore Creek Elementary School	5.9	699
Pickerington Elementary School	7	561
Toll Gate Middle School	6.5	584
Diley Middle School	5.9	574
Violet Elementary School	4.9	577
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School	4.7	510
Thomas Ewing Junior High School	3.4	671
Heritage Elementary School	5.4	369
Tarhe Trails Elementary School	3.2	630
General Sherman Junior High School	2.8	670
Bloom Carroll Primary School	3.7	491
Tallmadge Elementary School	3.1	478
Medill Elementary School	2.7	559
Gorsuch West Elementary School	2.3	577
Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School	1.8	620
Berne Union High School	3	361
Bloom-Carroll High School	1.7	664
Bloom Carroll Intermediate School	2	552
Fairfield Union High School	1.8	553
Pickerington Virtual Learning Academy	0	119
Bremen Elementary School	0	364
Amanda-Clearcreek Middle School	0	310
Millersport Junior-Senior High School	0	256
Berne Union Elementary School	0	455
Bloom-Carroll Middle School	0	536
Liberty Union High School	0	340
Pleasantville Elementary School	0	363
Millersport Elementary School	0	217
Amanda-Clearcreek Elementary School	0	362
Amanda-Clearcreek High School	0	404
Amanda-Clearcreek Primary School	0	442
Liberty Union Middle School	0	357
Liberty Union Elementary School	0	467