OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education
OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education
Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.4% of them were boys, and 48.6% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 82.3% of Newark City School District's total enrollment.
Among the 10 districts in Licking County, Licking Heights Local School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 5,003 students , while Southwest Licking Local School District welcomed 4,674 students to be ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.
Newark City School District generally encompasses schools within Licking County with its main office in Newark.
In the previous school year, Newark City School District also had the highest number of students among Licking County districts.
In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.
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.
| District | City (main office) | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Newark City School District | Newark | 5,838 |
| Licking Heights Local School District | Pataskala | 5,003 |
| Southwest Licking Local School District | Pataskala | 4,674 |
| Granville Exempted Village School District | Granville | 2,532 |
| Licking Valley Local School District | Newark | 2,019 |
| Heath City School District | Heath | 1,632 |
| Lakewood Local School District | Hebron | 1,630 |
| Johnstown-Monroe Local School District | Johnstown | 1,626 |
| North Fork Local School District | Utica | 1,483 |
| Northridge Local School District | Johnstown | 1,142 |
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