Delaware County Review

There were 3,177 fifth grade students enrolled in Delaware County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% 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 324 students.

Within Delaware County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Delaware County ranked ninth in enrollment numbers, with a total of 40,756 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was 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	324	50.7	639
Heritage Elementary School	137	22.8	602
Robert F. Schultz Elementary School	128	16.5	774
Johnnycake Corners Elementary School	125	20.5	611
Cheshire Elementary School	124	16	773
Wyandot Run Elementary School	124	17.2	722
Freedom Trail Elementary School	124	20.2	614
Scioto Ridge Elementary School	122	18.5	658
Shale Meadows Elementary School	118	17.2	688
Arrowhead Elementary School	118	16.6	709
Alum Creek Elementary School	113	17.7	638
Indian Springs Elementary School	111	18.1	614
Walnut Creek Elementary School	110	19.9	553
Tyler Run Elementary School	110	19.6	561
Olentangy Meadows Elementary School	109	19.4	563
Glen Oak Elementary School	108	17.6	615
Eli Pinney Elementary School	108	19.4	558
Oak Creek Elementary School	100	16.7	599
Ervin Carlisle Elementary School	92	17.4	530
Buckeye Valley Local Middle School	85	15	565
Alcott Elementary School	79	15.3	517
Robert Frost Elementary School	79	18.5	427
Liberty Tree Elementary School	79	12.5	631
Fouse Elementary School	78	16.3	478
David Smith Elementary School	70	18.6	376
James Conger Elementary School	69	15.5	446
Deer Run Elementary School	64	18.6	344
Laura Woodward Elementary School	60	9.6	624
Buckeye Valley West Elementary School	57	8.6	659
Buckeye Valley East Elementary School	52	12.5	417
Rutherford B. Hayes High School	0	0	1,459
Olentangy Liberty Middle School	0	0	1,024
John C. Dempsey Middle School	0	0	1,242
Willard Grizzell Middle School	0	0	677
Olentangy Shanahan Middle School	0	0	1,007
Westerville-North High School	0	0	1,460
Heritage Middle School	0	0	599
Genoa Middle School	0	0	707
Olentangy High School	0	0	1,649
Olentangy Berlin High School	0	0	1,661
Olentangy Orange Middle School	0	0	1,043
Buckeye Valley Local High School	0	0	574
Hyatts Middle School	0	0	806
Big Walnut Middle School	0	0	602
Orange High School	0	0	1,884
Olentangy Liberty High School	0	0	1,765
Berkshire Middle School	0	0	870
Big Walnut High School	0	0	1,164
Westerville Central High School	0	0	1,433
Hylen Souders Elementary School	0	0	366
General Rosecrans Elementary School	0	0	343
Big Walnut Elementary School	0	0	389
Prairie Run Elementary School	0	0	443