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

34 public schools in Licking County, Ohio appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Johnstown Elementary School leads the list at -35.8%, against a median of -12.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Licking County, Ohio

Best Enrollment change

-35.8%

Median Enrollment change

-12.6%

FASTEST DECLINING · LICKING COUNTY, OHIO

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Johnstown Elementary School	Johnstown, OH	Johnstown-Monroe Local	752	483	-35.8%
2	Broad Peak Elementary	Pataskala, OH	Licking Heights Local	848	550	-35.1%
3	Ben Franklin Elementary School	Newark, OH	Newark City	397	265	-33.2%
4	Cherry Valley Elementary School	Newark, OH	Newark City	474	346	-27.0%
5	Pataskala Elementary School	Pataskala, OH	Southwest Licking Local	598	457	-23.6%
6	John Clem Elementary School	Newark, OH	Newark City	500	386	-22.8%
7	Kirkersville Elementary School	Kirkersville, OH	Southwest Licking Local	625	483	-22.7%
8	Lakewood High School	Hebron, OH	Lakewood Local	569	450	-20.9%
9	Heritage Middle School	Newark, OH	Newark City	525	416	-20.8%
10	Summit Road Elementary	Reynoldsburg, OH	Reynoldsburg City	499	405	-18.8%
11	Licking Heights Middle School	Pataskala, OH	Licking Heights Local	981	820	-16.4%
12	McGuffey Elementary School	Newark, OH	Newark City	492	415	-15.7%
13	Legend Elementary	Newark, OH	Newark City	558	475	-14.9%
14	Taylor Road Elementary School	Reynoldsburg, OH	Reynoldsburg City	491	419	-14.7%
15	Utica High School	Utica, OH	North Fork Local	469	400	-14.7%
16	Northridge High School	Johnstown, OH	Northridge Local	410	351	-14.4%
17	Garfield Elementary School	Heath, OH	Heath City	383	331	-13.6%
18	Lakewood Middle School	Hebron, OH	Lakewood Local	446	394	-11.7%
19	Hillview Elementary School	Newark, OH	Newark City	459	407	-11.3%
20	Heath High School	Heath, OH	Heath City	502	447	-11.0%
21	Utica Elementary School	Utica, OH	North Fork Local	402	358	-10.9%
22	Carson Elementary School	Newark, OH	Newark City	461	414	-10.2%
23	Newark High School	Newark, OH	Newark City	1,478	1,369	-7.4%
24	Wilson Middle School	Newark, OH	Newark City	419	389	-7.2%
25	Lakewood Elementary School	Hebron, OH	Lakewood Local	453	421	-7.1%
26	Newton Elementary School	Newark, OH	North Fork Local	372	347	-6.7%
27	Jackson Intermediate	Hebron, OH	Lakewood Local	404	380	-5.9%
28	Liberty Middle School	Newark, OH	Newark City	479	456	-4.8%
29	Stevenson Elementary School	Heath, OH	Heath City	402	388	-3.5%
30	Licking Valley Elementary School	Newark, OH	Licking Valley Local	944	913	-3.3%
31	Heath Middle School	Heath, OH	Heath City	406	394	-3.0%
32	Northridge Middle School	Johnstown, OH	Northridge Local	277	270	-2.5%
33	Licking Valley High School	Newark, OH	Licking Valley Local	597	589	-1.3%
34	Granville High School	Granville, OH	Granville Exempted Village	853	845	-0.9%

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