Pickerington Alternative School

Pickerington Alternative School is a moderately sized unified-grade school in Pickerington, Ohio, overseen by Pickerington Local. The school serves students from the surrounding community in grade M.

Pickerington Local runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 11,729 students. Pickerington Alternative School is one of those campuses.

In the surrounding community, Fairfield County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,966 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Fairfield County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,447 students), of which Pickerington Alternative School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pickerington High School North, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 5-year window, the student count ticked up 3%: 78 students in 2018 compared to 80 in 2023. Over the same period, the Black share grew from 15% to 36%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.