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Pickerington Local School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Violet Township and Pickerington, and parts of Reynoldsburg, Madison Township, Canal Winchester and Liberty Township.

Violet Township’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Ohio school districts

Students
11,729
Schools
16
Spent per student
$13,832
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
19:1
Debt
$170.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pickerington Local School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 75% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the OH average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $170.2M, about $14,508 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 75% of the 910 Ohio school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Violet Township 50,908A−Pickerington 26,333

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Violet Township. Grade by grade →

K–46 elementary schoolsThis district
7–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency62%
State average 52.2% · 5,915 students tested
Reading / language arts71%
State average 59.5% · 6,066 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 86.2% · 928 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,832 per student · 17% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 53%State 42%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
10,347’20
10,936’21
11,282’22
11,549’23
11,729’24

Up 13.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 41%Black 34%Asian 10%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

16 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools.

Pickerington Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Pickerington
245 students
Toll Gate Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Pickerington
A
948 students19:1
Sycamore Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Pickerington
A−
652 students16:1
Tussing Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Reynoldsburg
B−
647 students18:1
Pickerington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Pickerington
B
585 students19:1
Violet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Pickerington
B+
514 students20:1
Fairfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Pickerington
B
502 students18:1
Heritage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Pickerington
B
396 students18:1
Harmon Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Pickerington
B−
632 students20:1
Toll Gate Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Pickerington
A
592 students18:1
Diley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Pickerington
B
587 students20:1
Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Pickerington
B
948 students19:1
Pickerington Lakeview Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Pickerington
B+
922 students18:1
Pickerington Academy
High · Grades 7–12 · Pickerington
87 students
Pickerington High School North
High · Grades 9–12 · Pickerington
B+
1,761 students20:1
Pickerington High School Central
High · Grades 9–12 · Pickerington
B
1,711 students19:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Columbus City School DistrictColumbus
$22,456per student
Bloom-Carroll Local School DistrictBloom Township, Greenfield Township, Lithopolis
$12,317per student
Southwest Licking Local School DistrictEtna Township, Harrison Township, Pataskala
$11,684per student
Canal Winchester Local School DistrictBloom Township, Lithopolis
$15,101per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Ohio.