Top Rankings
Licking Heights Local School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 715 students in Licking Heights Local School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Ohio.
Public Middle School in Licking Heights Local School District have an average math proficiency score of 41% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 54% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 57% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Ohio public middle school average of 37% (majority Black).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,292 Schools
# Students
4,865 Students
584,615 Students
# Teachers
236 Teachers
33,116 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
21:1
21:1
District Rank
Licking Heights Local School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 896 school districts in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 94% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#553 out of 897 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
50%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
57%
Graduation Rate
94%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.69
0.56
# American Indian Students
23 Students
760 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1,094 Students
11,732 Students
% Asian Students
23%
2%
# Hispanic Students
196 Students
43,118 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
7%
# Black Students
1,596 Students
126,715 Students
% Black Students
33%
22%
# White Students
1,903 Students
366,974 Students
% White Students
39%
63%
# Hawaiian Students
10 Students
553 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
43 Students
34,763 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
106
2,864
# Students in K Grade:
402
17,429
# Students in 1st Grade:
391
14,699
# Students in 2nd Grade:
384
15,483
# Students in 3rd Grade:
405
16,447
# Students in 4th Grade:
387
18,312
# Students in 5th Grade:
396
33,046
# Students in 6th Grade:
340
88,792
# Students in 7th Grade:
348
128,710
# Students in 8th Grade:
366
130,660
# Students in 9th Grade:
367
28,708
# Students in 10th Grade:
372
27,226
# Students in 11th Grade:
304
31,478
# Students in 12th Grade:
297
30,761
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,247 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,132. The school district revenue/student has declined by 15% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,133 is less than the state median of $17,081. The school district spending/student has declined by 31% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$69 MM
$28,879 MM
Spending
$69 MM
$28,792 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,247
$17,132
Spending / Student
$14,133
$17,081
Best Licking Heights Local School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Licking Heights Middle School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
4000 Mink St Sw
Pataskala, OH 43062
(740) 927-9046
Pataskala, OH 43062
(740) 927-9046
Grades: 5-8
| 715 students
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