Delaware County Review

There were 3,132 fifth grade students enrolled in Delaware County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Big Walnut Intermediate School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 316 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Big Walnut Intermediate School	316	51.1	618
Johnnycake Corners Elementary School	136	21.4	636
Tyler Run Elementary School	132	22	600
Robert F. Schultz Elementary School	129	17.1	754
Walnut Creek Elementary School	128	21.4	597
Oak Creek Elementary School	128	20	640
Alum Creek Elementary School	121	18.4	656
Heritage Elementary School	117	17.1	686
Eli Pinney Elementary School	115	20.4	563
Indian Springs Elementary School	113	18	627
Liberty Tree Elementary School	112	16.2	691
Cheshire Elementary School	111	16.4	678
Scioto Ridge Elementary School	107	21.6	496
Buckeye Valley West Elementary School	104	15.5	669
Freedom Trail Elementary School	102	18.1	563
Wyandot Run Elementary School	101	14.5	696
Olentangy Meadows Elementary School	100	17.7	566
Ervin Carlisle Elementary School	99	17.8	557
Alcott Elementary School	98	18.9	518
Arrowhead Elementary School	95	15.9	597
Glen Oak Elementary School	92	17.4	530
Shale Meadows Elementary School	88	14.4	613
Fouse Elementary School	84	17.2	487
Deer Run Elementary School	76	20.9	364
Robert Frost Elementary School	73	17.3	422
James Conger Elementary School	68	15.6	435
Buckeye Valley East Elementary School	63	14.8	426
Laura Woodward Elementary School	63	11.2	562
David Smith Elementary School	61	16.4	372
Prairie Run Elementary School	0	0	468
Hylen Souders Elementary School	0	0	375
Big Walnut Elementary School	0	0	390
General Rosecrans Elementary School	0	0	323
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 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