Delaware County Review

There were 3,055 first grade students enrolled in Delaware County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Robert F. Schultz Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 143 students.

Within Delaware County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Delaware County ranked 10th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 41,290 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 10th the year before.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School name	# of 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Robert F. Schultz Elementary School	143	19	754
Liberty Tree Elementary School	136	19.7	691
Cheshire Elementary School	134	19.8	678
Oak Creek Elementary School	128	20	640
Wyandot Run Elementary School	128	18.4	696
Heritage Elementary School	124	18.1	686
Olentangy Meadows Elementary School	114	20.1	566
Eli Pinney Elementary School	112	19.9	563
Buckeye Valley West Elementary School	107	16	669
Ervin Carlisle Elementary School	105	18.9	557
Walnut Creek Elementary School	102	17.1	597
Prairie Run Elementary School	99	21.2	468
Freedom Trail Elementary School	99	17.6	563
Shale Meadows Elementary School	97	15.8	613
Indian Springs Elementary School	97	15.5	627
Alcott Elementary School	96	18.5	518
Johnnycake Corners Elementary School	96	15.1	636
Arrowhead Elementary School	92	15.4	597
Glen Oak Elementary School	92	17.4	530
Alum Creek Elementary School	89	13.6	656
Big Walnut Elementary School	87	22.3	390
Tyler Run Elementary School	87	14.5	600
Fouse Elementary School	82	16.8	487
Robert Frost Elementary School	77	18.2	422
James Conger Elementary School	74	17	435
David Smith Elementary School	74	19.9	372
Laura Woodward Elementary School	72	12.8	562
General Rosecrans Elementary School	72	22.3	323
Scioto Ridge Elementary School	72	14.5	496
Buckeye Valley East Elementary School	56	13.1	426
Hylen Souders Elementary School	56	14.9	375
Deer Run Elementary School	56	15.4	364
Rutherford B. Hayes High School	0	0	1,525
John C. Dempsey Middle School	0	0	1,219
Westerville-North High School	0	0	1,460
Heritage Middle School	0	0	858
Genoa Middle School	0	0	748
Westerville Central High School	0	0	1,505
Big Walnut High School	0	0	1,119
Big Walnut Intermediate School	0	0	618
Big Walnut Middle School	0	0	618
Buckeye Valley Local High School	0	0	604
Buckeye Valley Local Middle School	0	0	430
Hyatts Middle School	0	0	935
Orange High School	0	0	1,885
Berkshire Middle School	0	0	1,305
Olentangy Berlin High School	0	0	1,587
Olentangy High School	0	0	1,626
Olentangy Shanahan Middle School	0	0	1,031
Olentangy Liberty Middle School	0	0	1,008
Olentangy Liberty High School	0	0	1,806
Olentangy Orange Middle School	0	0	1,082
Willard Grizzell Middle School	0	0	690