Fairfield Reporter

There were 2,029 10th grade students enrolled in Fairfield County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Pickerington High School Central welcomed most of the 10th grade students in the county, registering 481 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 10th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Pickerington High School Central	481	28.1	1,714
Lancaster High School	460	24.6	1,868
Pickerington High School North	431	26.1	1,653
Bloom-Carroll High School	187	28.1	665
Fairfield Union High School	156	28.2	553
Amanda-Clearcreek High School	113	28	403
Liberty Union High School	90	26.5	340
Berne Union High School	74	20.4	362
Millersport Junior-Senior High School	37	14.5	255
Berne Union Elementary School	0	0	455
Toll Gate Middle School	0	0	584
Diley Middle School	0	0	574
Liberty Union Middle School	0	0	357
Amanda-Clearcreek Middle School	0	0	311
Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School	0	0	620
Bloom-Carroll Middle School	0	0	537
General Sherman Junior High School	0	0	670
Violet Elementary School	0	0	578
Amanda-Clearcreek Primary School	0	0	442
Bloom Carroll Primary School	0	0	492
Pleasantville Elementary School	0	0	364
Bremen Elementary School	0	0	365
Heritage Elementary School	0	0	370
Liberty Union Elementary School	0	0	468
Fairfield Elementary School	0	0	483
Pickerington Elementary School	0	0	560
Tussing Elementary School	0	0	662
Sycamore Creek Elementary School	0	0	700
Harmon Middle School	0	0	614
Pickerington Virtual Learning Academy	0	0	104
Toll Gate Elementary School	0	0	862
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
Pickerington Lakeview Junior High School	0	0	874
Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School	0	0	870
Thomas Ewing Junior High School	0	0	671