Delaware County Review

There were 3,064 fourth grade students enrolled in Delaware County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Heritage Elementary School welcomed most of the fourth grade students in the county, registering 147 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Heritage Elementary School	147	21.4	686
Johnnycake Corners Elementary School	125	19.7	636
Wyandot Run Elementary School	123	17.7	696
Robert F. Schultz Elementary School	118	15.6	754
Olentangy Meadows Elementary School	116	20.5	566
Liberty Tree Elementary School	114	16.5	691
Walnut Creek Elementary School	113	18.9	597
Tyler Run Elementary School	113	18.8	600
Alum Creek Elementary School	112	17.1	656
Cheshire Elementary School	111	16.4	678
Prairie Run Elementary School	110	23.5	468
Shale Meadows Elementary School	105	17.1	613
Buckeye Valley West Elementary School	103	15.4	669
Freedom Trail Elementary School	101	17.9	563
Indian Springs Elementary School	100	15.9	627
Eli Pinney Elementary School	100	17.8	563
Arrowhead Elementary School	100	16.8	597
Oak Creek Elementary School	97	15.2	640
Glen Oak Elementary School	92	17.4	530
Ervin Carlisle Elementary School	88	15.8	557
Buckeye Valley East Elementary School	84	19.7	426
Scioto Ridge Elementary School	83	16.7	496
Fouse Elementary School	80	16.4	487
Hylen Souders Elementary School	80	21.3	375
Alcott Elementary School	77	14.9	518
Robert Frost Elementary School	74	17.5	422
David Smith Elementary School	71	19.1	372
Big Walnut Elementary School	70	17.9	390
James Conger Elementary School	68	15.6	435
General Rosecrans Elementary School	67	20.7	323
Deer Run Elementary School	65	17.9	364
Laura Woodward Elementary School	57	10.1	562
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