Pickerington Lakeview Junior High

Pickerington Lakeview Junior High is a junior high of heavily attended scale in Pickerington, Ohio, part of Pickerington Local, educateing 922 students in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 91% larger than the state mean of about 482.

Across the 16 schools in Pickerington Local (11,729 students total), Pickerington Lakeview Junior High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pickerington Lakeview Junior High shows that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 30% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.5:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Fairfield County put the typical household earns roughly $90,966 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fairfield County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,447 students), of which Pickerington Lakeview Junior High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pickerington High School North, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Pickerington Lakeview Junior High operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 22%: 755 students in 2018 compared to 922 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 62% to 47% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.