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School districts in Licking County, OH
Licking County has 10 regular public school districts, enrolling 28,094 students in 2024–25. The largest is Newark City Schools (5,789 students, 21% of the county), followed by Licking Heights Local and Southwest Licking Local. All 10 offer kindergarten. Ohio sets no statewide kindergarten cutoff.
The 10 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark City Schools 621 Mount Vernon Rd, Newark | Pre-K–12 | 13 | 5,789 | 471 | (740) 670-7005 |
| Licking Heights Local 6507 Summit Rd SW Ste A, Pataskala also serves Franklin County | Pre-K–12 | 7 | 5,232 | 350 | (740) 927-6926 |
| Southwest Licking Local 927-A South Street, Pataskala also serves Fairfield County | Pre-K–12 | 9 | 5,039 | 353 | (740) 927-3941 |
| Granville Exempted Village 130 N Granger St, Granville | K–12 | 4 | 2,517 | 150 | (740) 587-8101 |
| Licking Valley Local 1379 Licking Valley Rd, Newark also serves Muskingum County | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 2,035 | 144 | (740) 763-3525 |
| Johnstown-Monroe Local 85 W Douglas St, Johnstown also serves Delaware County | K–12 | 4 | 1,656 | 124 | (740) 967-6846 |
| Lakewood Local 525 E Main St, Hebron | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,645 | 122 | (740) 928-5878 |
| Heath City 107 Lancaster Dr, Heath | K–12 | 4 | 1,560 | 109 | (740) 238-7110 |
| North Fork Local 312 Maple Ave, Utica also serves Knox County | K–12 | 4 | 1,454 | 108 | (740) 892-3666 |
| Northridge Local 6097 Johnstown Utica Rd, Johnstown also serves Delaware County and Knox County | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,167 | 80 | (740) 967-6631 |
Licking County at a glance
Together the 10 districts run 56 schools from offices in 7 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Northridge Local, with 1,167 students; the median Licking County district has 1,656. By grade span: 6 Pre-K–12 and 4 K–12.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 10 districts that report a K grade: 2,011 children. The biggest kindergarten was Newark City Schools's, with 471; Southwest Licking Local had 353, and the smallest, Northridge Local, had 80.
Licking County holds 10 of Ohio's 619 regular districts (1.6%) and 1.9% of its 1,508,022 public school students, ranking 12th of 88 counties by number of districts and 12th by enrollment. By size, 3 enroll 5,000 or more and 7 enroll 1,000 to 4,999, and the average school here has about 502 students.
6 districts reach past the county line: Licking Heights Local (into Franklin County), Southwest Licking Local (into Fairfield County), Licking Valley Local (into Muskingum County), Johnstown-Monroe Local (into Delaware County), North Fork Local (into Knox County) and Northridge Local (into Delaware County and Knox County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 6 of Licking County's districts crossing county lines the county alone won't. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. Each one's own site:
Newark City Schools · Licking Heights Local · Southwest Licking Local · Granville Exempted Village · Licking Valley Local · Johnstown-Monroe Local · Lakewood Local · Heath City · North Fork Local · Northridge Local
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