Central Ohio Today

There were 718 fourth grade students enrolled in Pickaway County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Circleville Elementary School welcomed most of the fourth grade students in the county, registering 159 students.

Within Pickaway County schools, the highest student count was found in eighth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Pickaway County ranked 38th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 8,957 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 38th 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Circleville Elementary School	159	14.8	1,072
Westfall Elementary School	109	16.7	654
Scioto Elementary School	99	15.3	645
Walnut Elementary School	89	17.2	517
South Bloomfield Elementary School	86	17.3	498
Ashville Elementary School	82	18.2	450
Pickaway Elementary School	53	25.1	211
Washington Elementary School	41	19.3	212
Circleville High School	0	0	475
Circleville Middle School	0	0	474
Logan Elm High School	0	0	408
Salt Creek Intermediate School	0	0	270
George McDowell-Exchange Middle School	0	0	225
Teays Valley West Middle School	0	0	534
Teays Valley High School	0	0	1,127
Teays Valley East Middle School	0	0	491
Westfall High School	0	0	353
Westfall Middle School	0	0	338