Henry Karrer Middle School

Henry Karrer Middle School operates as a large middle school in Dublin, Ohio, part of Dublin City. Current enrollment sits at 885 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 84% bigger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 482 students.

Within Dublin City, which oversees 23 schools and 16,967 students, Henry Karrer Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Henry Karrer Middle School lists that the most-represented group is White (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 34% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Henry Karrer Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Franklin County's rate of about 41%.

With demographic context factored in, Henry Karrer Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 85.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 83.8%.

In the broader community, Franklin County reports that median household income runs about $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Franklin County's 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), Henry Karrer Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Scottish Corners Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Henry Karrer Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 88.1%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 862 students in 2018 compared to 885 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 62% to 55% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 34.5:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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