Central Ohio Today

There were 737 fifth grade students enrolled in Pickaway County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Circleville Elementary School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 171 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Circleville Elementary School	171	16	1,072
Salt Creek Intermediate School	135	50	270
Scioto Elementary School	112	17.4	645
Westfall Elementary School	91	13.9	654
South Bloomfield Elementary School	77	15.5	498
Ashville Elementary School	76	16.9	450
Walnut Elementary School	75	14.5	517
Pickaway Elementary School	0	0	211
Washington Elementary School	0	0	212
Circleville High School	0	0	475
Circleville Middle School	0	0	474
Logan Elm High School	0	0	408
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