Delaware County Review

There were 3,140 third 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.

Cheshire Elementary School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 131 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Cheshire Elementary School	131	19.3	678
Liberty Tree Elementary School	129	18.7	691
Robert F. Schultz Elementary School	126	16.7	754
Walnut Creek Elementary School	124	20.8	597
Johnnycake Corners Elementary School	121	19	636
Freedom Trail Elementary School	120	21.3	563
Heritage Elementary School	119	17.3	686
Oak Creek Elementary School	112	17.5	640
Glen Oak Elementary School	111	20.9	530
Wyandot Run Elementary School	109	15.7	696
Indian Springs Elementary School	109	17.4	627
Buckeye Valley West Elementary School	107	16	669
Scioto Ridge Elementary School	106	21.4	496
Shale Meadows Elementary School	104	17	613
Eli Pinney Elementary School	104	18.5	563
Alum Creek Elementary School	103	15.7	656
Prairie Run Elementary School	102	21.8	468
Tyler Run Elementary School	101	16.8	600
Arrowhead Elementary School	97	16.2	597
Fouse Elementary School	95	19.5	487
Olentangy Meadows Elementary School	91	16.1	566
Alcott Elementary School	87	16.8	518
Ervin Carlisle Elementary School	84	15.1	557
Big Walnut Elementary School	81	20.8	390
Deer Run Elementary School	77	21.2	364
General Rosecrans Elementary School	75	23.2	323
James Conger Elementary School	72	16.6	435
Laura Woodward Elementary School	72	12.8	562
Hylen Souders Elementary School	71	18.9	375
Robert Frost Elementary School	70	16.6	422
Buckeye Valley East Elementary School	67	15.7	426
David Smith Elementary School	63	16.9	372
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