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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Fairfield County schools welcomed 2,034 fifth grade students in 2023-24 school year

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Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-craft-5b033a4a/

Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-craft-5b033a4a/

There were 2,034 fifth grade students enrolled in Fairfield County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Harmon Middle School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 306 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.

Fairfield County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Pre-kindergartenKindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1205001,0001,5002,0002,5002022-23 school year2023-24 school year

Fifth Grade Enrollment in Fairfield County Schools for 2023-24 School Year

School name# of 5th Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Harmon Middle School30649.8614
Toll Gate Middle School29450.3584
Diley Middle School27047574
Bloom Carroll Intermediate School18934.6547
Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School15725.3620
Amanda-Clearcreek Elementary School12434.3361
Liberty Union Middle School11231.4357
Tarhe Trails Elementary School10516.7630
Medill Elementary School10318.4559
Gorsuch West Elementary School10217.6578
Tallmadge Elementary School8918.6479
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School8015.7509
Berne Union Elementary School6213.6455
Millersport Elementary School4118.9217
Liberty Union High School00340
General Sherman Junior High School00670
Fairfield Union High School00553
Bloom-Carroll Middle School00537
Toll Gate Elementary School00862
Pickerington Virtual Learning Academy00104
Pickerington High School Central001,714
Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School00870
Lancaster High School001,868
Pickerington Lakeview Junior High School00874
Pickerington High School North001,653
Millersport Junior-Senior High School00255
Sycamore Creek Elementary School00700
Tussing Elementary School00662
Violet Elementary School00578
Pickerington Elementary School00560
Fairfield Elementary School00483
Liberty Union Elementary School00468
Heritage Elementary School00370
Bremen Elementary School00365
Pleasantville Elementary School00364
Bloom Carroll Primary School00492
Amanda-Clearcreek Primary School00442
Thomas Ewing Junior High School00671
Amanda-Clearcreek High School00403
Amanda-Clearcreek Middle School00311
Berne Union High School00362
Bloom-Carroll High School00665

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