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

Across Franklin County, Ohio, 188 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. A+ Arts Academy leads the list at -63.0%, against a median of -13.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

188

Franklin County, Ohio

Best Enrollment change

-63.0%

Median Enrollment change

-13.9%

FASTEST DECLINING · FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	A+ Arts Academy	Columbus, OH	A+ Arts Academy	667	247	-63.0%
2	Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Columbus, OH	Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy	282	133	-52.8%
3	Eastgate Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	311	171	-45.0%
4	Graham School The	Columbus, OH	Graham School The	245	139	-43.3%
5	Fairwood Alternative Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	334	202	-39.5%
6	Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	316	196	-38.0%
7	Como Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	362	225	-37.8%
8	Lincoln Park Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	364	232	-36.3%
9	Ohio Avenue Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	315	201	-36.2%
10	Zenith Academy East	Columbus, OH	Zenith Academy East	276	178	-35.5%
11	Zenith Academy West	Columbus, OH	Zenith Academy West	217	141	-35.0%
12	Walnut Springs Middle School	Westerville, OH	Westerville City	938	613	-34.6%
13	South Mifflin STEM Academy (K-6)	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	353	233	-34.0%
14	Moler Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	433	287	-33.7%
15	Columbus Performance Academy	Columbus, OH	Columbus Performance Academy	213	144	-32.4%
16	The Bostic Head Start Center	Grove City, OH	South-Western City	213	144	-32.4%
17	Livingston Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	440	298	-32.3%
18	West Broad Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	523	356	-31.9%
19	Indian Run Elementary School	Dublin, OH	Dublin City	693	476	-31.3%
20	French Run Elementary School	Reynoldsburg, OH	Reynoldsburg City	565	389	-31.2%
21	Griffith Thomas Elementary School	Dublin, OH	Dublin City	798	552	-30.8%
22	Mark Twain Elementary School	Westerville, OH	Westerville City	573	398	-30.5%
23	North Linden Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	417	292	-30.0%
24	Duxberry Park Alternative Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	261	183	-29.9%
25	Graham Elementary and Middle School	Columbus, OH	Graham Elementary and Middle School	434	310	-28.6%
26	West Mound Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	440	316	-28.2%
27	Wyandot Elementary School	Dublin, OH	Dublin City	670	483	-27.9%
28	Pleasant View Middle School	Grove City, OH	South-Western City	902	651	-27.8%
29	Finland Elementary School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	511	371	-27.4%
30	Columbus Africentric Early College ES	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	511	374	-26.8%
31	East High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	587	431	-26.6%
32	Weinland Park Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	379	279	-26.4%
33	Watkins Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	377	278	-26.3%
34	Pointview Elementary School	Westerville, OH	Westerville City	328	242	-26.2%
35	Binns Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	399	299	-25.1%
36	Mifflin Alternative Middle School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	475	356	-25.1%
37	Hilliard Tharp Sixth Grade Elementary School	Hilliard, OH	Hilliard City	680	512	-24.7%
38	Eastmoor Academy	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	770	584	-24.2%
39	Hubbard Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	369	280	-24.1%
40	Everest Elementary School	Blacklick, OH	Licking Heights Local	896	682	-23.9%
41	Woodcrest Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	374	286	-23.5%
42	Buckeye Middle School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	421	326	-22.6%
43	Groveport Community School	Groveport, OH	Groveport Community School	790	612	-22.5%
44	John Sells Middle School	Dublin, OH	Dublin City	923	715	-22.5%
45	Innis Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	362	281	-22.4%
46	West Franklin Elementary School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	628	488	-22.3%
47	Hoffman Trails Elementary School	Hilliard, OH	Hilliard City	602	468	-22.3%
48	Albert Chapman Elementary School	Powell, OH	Dublin City	681	529	-22.3%
49	Parsons Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	469	365	-22.2%
50	Scottish Corners Elementary School	Dublin, OH	Dublin City	632	492	-22.2%

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