Fairfield Reporter

There were 402 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Fairfield County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Violet Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 91 students.

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

Statewide, Fairfield County ranked 15th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 25,299 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was ranked 16th 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 Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Violet Elementary School	91	15.7	578
Amanda-Clearcreek Primary School	75	17	442
Tussing Elementary School	62	9.4	662
Pickerington Elementary School	62	11.1	560
Sycamore Creek Elementary School	58	8.3	700
Berne Union Elementary School	33	7.3	455
Toll Gate Elementary School	21	2.4	862
Liberty Union Elementary School	0	0	468
Liberty Union High School	0	0	340
Liberty Union Middle School	0	0	357
Toll Gate Middle School	0	0	584
Pickerington Virtual Learning Academy	0	0	104
Pickerington High School Central	0	0	1,714
Fairfield Elementary School	0	0	483
Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School	0	0	870
Harmon Middle School	0	0	614
Diley Middle School	0	0	574
Heritage Elementary School	0	0	370
Pickerington Lakeview Junior High School	0	0	874
Pickerington High School North	0	0	1,653
Millersport Elementary School	0	0	217
Millersport Junior-Senior High School	0	0	255
Gorsuch West Elementary School	0	0	578
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School	0	0	509
Lancaster High School	0	0	1,868
Medill Elementary School	0	0	559
Tallmadge Elementary School	0	0	479
Tarhe Trails Elementary School	0	0	630
General Sherman Junior High School	0	0	670
Thomas Ewing Junior High School	0	0	671
Amanda-Clearcreek Elementary School	0	0	361
Amanda-Clearcreek High School	0	0	403
Amanda-Clearcreek Middle School	0	0	311
Berne Union High School	0	0	362
Bloom Carroll Intermediate School	0	0	547
Bloom Carroll Primary School	0	0	492
Bloom-Carroll High School	0	0	665
Bloom-Carroll Middle School	0	0	537
Bremen Elementary School	0	0	365
Fairfield Union High School	0	0	553
Pleasantville Elementary School	0	0	364
Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School	0	0	620