Total enrollment
5,232
+532 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Licking Heights Local
Ohio · 5,232 students · 2 cities
Public-school families inside Licking Heights Local pick from 7 schools serving the district's roughly 5,232 K-12 students (4 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Licking Heights Local
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Licking Heights Local ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Ohio | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #173 of 223 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,232 | #57 of 584 | #1,834 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #82 of 584 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #499 of 579 | #8,198 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 55.3% | #119 of 387 | #3,427 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #3 of 422 | #214 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Licking Heights Local
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Lima Ridge Elementary at 71.8% proficient to Licking Heights Middle School at 55.9%, a gap of 15.9 points. That is the 45th widest gap among 101 Ohio districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 4,285 to 4,316 students (up 1%) and from 221 to 222 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licking Heights High School | Pataskala | High | 09-12 | 1,428 |
| Summit Station Intermediate | Pataskala | Middle | 05-06 | 836 |
| Licking Heights Middle School | Pataskala | Middle | 07-08 | 820 |
| Lima Ridge Elementary | Pataskala | Elementary | KG-04 | 745 |
| Everest Elementary School | Blacklick | Elementary | KG-04 | 682 |
| Broad Peak Elementary | Pataskala | Elementary | KG-04 | 550 |
| Pathfinders Preschool | Pataskala | Elementary | PK-PK | 171 |
About Licking Heights Local
Across 7 schools, Licking Heights Local serves about 5,232 students in Ohio. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
In terms of grade levels, Licking Heights Local is made up of 4 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in Licking Heights Local is about 747, meaningfully above the Ohio average of roughly 469.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment grew 11%: 4,700 students in SY 2020-21 versus 5,232 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Licking Heights Local discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.