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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Delaware County, Ohio

Across Delaware County, Ohio, 31 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Heritage Middle School leads the list at -42.2%, against a median of -15.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Delaware County, Ohio

Best Enrollment change

-42.2%

Median Enrollment change

-15.0%

FASTEST DECLINING · DELAWARE COUNTY, OHIO

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Heritage Middle School	Westerville, OH	Westerville City	1,024	592	-42.2%
2	General Rosecrans Elementary	Sunbury, OH	Big Walnut Local	470	296	-37.0%
3	Fouse Elementary School	Westerville, OH	Westerville City	643	459	-28.6%
4	Cheshire Elementary	Delaware, OH	Olentangy Local	697	508	-27.1%
5	Big Walnut Elementary School	Sunbury, OH	Big Walnut Local	392	295	-24.7%
6	Hylen Souders Elementary School	Galena, OH	Big Walnut Local	371	289	-22.1%
7	Willard Grizzell Middle School	Dublin, OH	Dublin City	871	683	-21.6%
8	Westerville Central High School	Westerville, OH	Westerville City	1,872	1,485	-20.7%
9	David Smith Elementary School	Delaware, OH	Delaware City	472	376	-20.3%
10	Heritage Elementary School	Lewis Center, OH	Olentangy Local	740	592	-20.0%
11	Genoa Middle School	Westerville, OH	Westerville City	874	702	-19.7%
12	Eli Pinney Elementary School	Dublin, OH	Dublin City	726	585	-19.4%
13	Buckeye Valley Local High School	Delaware, OH	Buckeye Valley Local	738	597	-19.1%
14	Olentangy Meadows Elementary School	Lewis, OH	Olentangy Local	683	574	-16.0%
15	Olentangy Liberty High School	Powell, OH	Olentangy Local	2,197	1,847	-15.9%
16	Deer Run Elementary School	Dublin, OH	Dublin City	419	356	-15.0%
17	Olentangy Shanahan Middle School	Lewis Center, OH	Olentangy Local	1,208	1,029	-14.8%
18	Walnut Creek Elementary	Galena, OH	Olentangy Local	641	546	-14.8%
19	Berkshire Middle School	Galena, OH	Olentangy Local	984	883	-10.3%
20	Olentangy High School	Lewis Center, OH	Olentangy Local	1,960	1,760	-10.2%
21	Buckeye Valley Local Middle School	Delaware, OH	Buckeye Valley Local	674	612	-9.2%
22	Hyatts Middle School	Powell, OH	Olentangy Local	915	835	-8.7%
23	Ervin Carlisle Elementary School	Delaware, OH	Delaware City	575	533	-7.3%
24	Orange High School	Lewis, OH	Olentangy Local	2,058	1,936	-5.9%
25	Robert Frost Elementary School	Westerville, OH	Westerville City	444	420	-5.4%
26	Oak Creek Elementary School	Lewis Center, OH	Olentangy Local	675	649	-3.9%
27	Tyler Run Elementary School	Powell, OH	Olentangy Local	627	606	-3.3%
28	Johnnycake Corners Elementary School	Galena, OH	Olentangy Local	628	611	-2.7%
29	Freedom Trail Elementary	Lewis, OH	Olentangy Local	621	605	-2.6%
30	Olentangy Liberty Middle School	Powell, OH	Olentangy Local	1,017	1,005	-1.2%
31	John C Dempsey Middle School	Delaware, OH	Delaware City	1,279	1,278	-0.1%

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