School district · Ohio

Licking Heights Local

Licking Heights Local in Ohio: 7 public schools with 5,232 students and 19.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,854 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
5,232
Students per teacher
19.1
OH 16.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,854
OH $16.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
274
Counselors (FTE)
11.0
Students per counselor
476
OH 376 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Ohio's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Ohio: 61%

62%proficient

+1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 65% of school districts in Ohio

Median 67% · 607 school districts compared

2,394 students tested, grades 3–8 · Ohio's State Tests (OST); proficient means Levels 3-5

Math

Ohio: 57%

56%proficient

+4.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 72% of school districts in Ohio

Median 65% · 607 school districts compared

2,293 students tested, grades 3–8 · Ohio's State Tests (OST); proficient means Levels 3-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.0K15
$9.7K16
$9.6K17
$9.7K18
$9.7K19
$9.5K20
$9.8K21
$10.6K22
$11.1K23
$11.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.1% · $7M
State
37% · $36.2M
Local
56% · $54.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,620
Support services
$4,712
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$33.8M
Long-term debt
$142.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K17125.1——
K–455018.361%63%
K–468220.168%72%
K–474517.373%72%
7–882019.353%44%
5–683617.666%52%
9–121,42821.1——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
6507 Summit Rd SW Ste A, Pataskala, OH 43062
Phone
(740)927-6926
Website