Fairfield Reporter

There were 1,942 eighth grade students enrolled in Fairfield County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Pickerington Lakeview Junior High School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 443 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Pickerington Lakeview Junior High School	443	50.7	874
Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School	414	47.6	870
Thomas Ewing Junior High School	249	37.1	671
General Sherman Junior High School	239	35.7	670
Bloom-Carroll Middle School	175	32.6	537
Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School	148	23.9	620
Amanda-Clearcreek Middle School	111	35.7	311
Liberty Union Middle School	73	20.4	357
Berne Union High School	53	14.6	362
Millersport Junior-Senior High School	37	14.5	255
Diley Middle School	0	0	574
Toll Gate Middle School	0	0	584
Berne Union Elementary School	0	0	455
Amanda-Clearcreek Primary School	0	0	442
Bloom Carroll Primary School	0	0	492
Amanda-Clearcreek High School	0	0	403
Pleasantville Elementary School	0	0	364
Bremen Elementary School	0	0	365
Heritage Elementary School	0	0	370
Bloom-Carroll High School	0	0	665
Liberty Union Elementary School	0	0	468
Fairfield Elementary School	0	0	483
Pickerington Elementary School	0	0	560
Violet Elementary School	0	0	578
Tussing Elementary School	0	0	662
Sycamore Creek Elementary School	0	0	700
Harmon Middle School	0	0	614
Pickerington High School North	0	0	1,653
Lancaster High School	0	0	1,868
Pickerington High School Central	0	0	1,714
Pickerington Virtual Learning Academy	0	0	104
Toll Gate Elementary School	0	0	862
Fairfield Union High School	0	0	553
Liberty Union High School	0	0	340
Bloom Carroll Intermediate School	0	0	547
Amanda-Clearcreek Elementary School	0	0	361
Tarhe Trails Elementary School	0	0	630
Medill Elementary School	0	0	559
Gorsuch West Elementary School	0	0	578
Tallmadge Elementary School	0	0	479
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School	0	0	509
Millersport Elementary School	0	0	217