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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

2023-24 School Year Enrollment: 1,942 eighth grade students welcomed in Fairfield County schools

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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 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.

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

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

School name# of 8th Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Pickerington Lakeview Junior High School44350.7874
Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School41447.6870
Thomas Ewing Junior High School24937.1671
General Sherman Junior High School23935.7670
Bloom-Carroll Middle School17532.6537
Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School14823.9620
Amanda-Clearcreek Middle School11135.7311
Liberty Union Middle School7320.4357
Berne Union High School5314.6362
Millersport Junior-Senior High School3714.5255
Diley Middle School00574
Toll Gate Middle School00584
Berne Union Elementary School00455
Amanda-Clearcreek Primary School00442
Bloom Carroll Primary School00492
Amanda-Clearcreek High School00403
Pleasantville Elementary School00364
Bremen Elementary School00365
Heritage Elementary School00370
Bloom-Carroll High School00665
Liberty Union Elementary School00468
Fairfield Elementary School00483
Pickerington Elementary School00560
Violet Elementary School00578
Tussing Elementary School00662
Sycamore Creek Elementary School00700
Harmon Middle School00614
Pickerington High School North001,653
Lancaster High School001,868
Pickerington High School Central001,714
Pickerington Virtual Learning Academy00104
Toll Gate Elementary School00862
Fairfield Union High School00553
Liberty Union High School00340
Bloom Carroll Intermediate School00547
Amanda-Clearcreek Elementary School00361
Tarhe Trails Elementary School00630
Medill Elementary School00559
Gorsuch West Elementary School00578
Tallmadge Elementary School00479
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School00509
Millersport Elementary School00217

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