NW Franklin News

Lincoln High School had the highest enrollment among Franklin County schools, welcoming 2,306 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.5% of them were boys, and 48.5% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 53.3% of Lincoln High School's total enrollment.

Among the 353 schools in Franklin County, KIPP Columbus ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,877 students, while Grove City High School welcomed 1,850 students to be ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Lincoln High School is part of Gahanna-Jefferson City, which generally encompasses schools within Franklin County, with its main office in Gahanna.

In the previous school year, Lincoln High School still had the highest number of students among Franklin County schools.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.

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	City	Total School Enrollment
Lincoln High School	Gahanna	2,306
KIPP Columbus	Columbus	1,877
Grove City High School	Grove City	1,850
Upper Arlington High School	Upper Arlington	1,828
Dublin Coffman High School	Dublin	1,805
Hilliard Davidson High School	Hilliard	1,797
Westland High School	Galloway	1,775
Groveport Madison High School	Groveport	1,752
Thomas Worthington High School	Worthington	1,695
Central Crossing High School	Grove City	1,628
New Albany High School	New Albany	1,588
Hilliard Bradley High School	Hilliard	1,568
Hilliard Darby High School	Hilliard	1,517
Great River Connections Academy	Columbus	1,476
Westerville-South High School	Westerville	1,423
Worthington Kilbourne High School	Worthington	1,419
Dublin Scioto High School	Dublin	1,328
Franklin Heights High School	Columbus	1,299
Canal Winchester High School	Canal Winchester	1,168
New Albany Intermediate School	New Albany	1,122
New Albany Primary School	New Albany	1,054
Cornerstone Academy Community School	Westerville	983
Hamilton Elementary School	Columbus	963
Briggs High School	Columbus	945
Whetstone High School	Columbus	942
Winchester Trail Elementary School	Canal Winchester	938
Canal Winchester Middle School	Canal Winchester	916
Walnut Springs Middle School	Westerville	907
Northland High School	Columbus	878
South High School	Columbus	875
Hilliard Weaver Middle School	Hilliard	871
Metro Early College High School	Columbus	862
West Elementary School	Blacklick	847
Henry Karrer Middle School	Dublin	834
Columbus Preparatory Academy	Columbus	824
Woodward Park Middle School	Columbus	823
Ann Simpson Davis Middle School	Dublin	815
Hilliard Heritage Middle School	Hilliard	796
Hilliard Memorial Middle School	Hilliard	795
Whitehall Yearling High School	Whitehall	786
New Albany Middle School	New Albany	777
Barrington Road Elementary School	Upper Arlington	766
Buckeye Woods Elementary School	Grove City	758
Pleasant View Middle School	Grove City	756
Hamilton Township High School	Columbus	751
Hilliard Station Sixth Grade Elementary School	Hilliard	750
Columbus Alternative High School	Columbus	743
Rosemore Middle School	Whitehall	742
Centennial High School	Columbus	731
West High School	Columbus	729
Linden-McKinley STEM Academy	Columbus	728
Bexley High School	Columbus	726
Jones Middle School	Upper Arlington	722
Galloway Ridge Intermediate School	Galloway	722
Dominion Middle School	Columbus	721
Lincoln Elementary School	Gahanna	718
Mifflin High School	Columbus	710
Blendon Middle School	Westerville	710
Hastings Middle School	Upper Arlington	709
Park Street Intermediate School	Grove City	701
Patriot Preparatory Academy	Columbus	698
Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School	Columbus	697
Bolton Crossing Elementary School	Grove	693
Tremont Elementary School	Upper Arlington	689
John Sells Middle School	Dublin	688
Holt Crossing Intermediate School	Grove City	688
Indian Trail Elementary School	Canal Winchester	687
Hamilton Intermediate School	Columbus	683
Indianola Informal K-8 School	Columbus	680
Jackson Middle School	Grove City	677
Norton Middle School	Columbus	669
Great Western Academy	Columbus	655
Walnut Ridge High School	Columbus	654
Eastmoor Academy	Columbus	651
Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus	Columbus	650
Blacklick Elementary School	Blacklick	647
Gahanna East Middle School	Gahanna	645
Beechcroft High School	Columbus	645
Independence High School	Columbus	639
Brookpark Middle School	Grove City	638
Kae Avenue Elementary School	Whitehall	634
Sedalia Elementary School	Columbus	634
Berwick Alternative K-8 School	Columbus	633
Finland Middle School	Columbus	633
Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy	Columbus	624
Stiles Elementary School	Columbus	623
Franklin Woods Intermediate School	Columbus	622
Waggoner Road Middle School	Reynoldsburg	619
Gahanna South Middle School	Gahanna	617
Gahanna West Middle School	Gahanna	615
Groveport Community School	Groveport	612
Worthingway Middle School	Worthington	611
Baldwin Road Junior High School	Reynoldsburg	607
Bexley Middle School	Columbus	602
Ridgewood Elementary School	Hilliard	596
McVay Elementary School	Westerville	576
McCord Middle School	Columbus	570
Hilliard Horizon Elementary School	Columbus	569
JC Sommer Elementary School	Grove City	568
James A. Harmon Elementary School	Grove City	565
Windermere Elementary School	Upper Arlington	556
Waggoner Road Junior High School	Reynoldsburg	544
Worthington Estates Elementary School	Worthington	544
Darby Woods Elementary School	Galloway	542
Prairie Lincoln Elementary School	Columbus	540
Mary Emma Bailey Elementary School	Dublin	540
Starling PK-8	Columbus	536
Hawthorne Elementary School	Columbus	534
Hamilton Middle School	Columbus	533
Evening Street Elementary School	Worthington	532
Daniel Wright Elementary School	Columbus	532
High Point Elementary School	Gahanna	530
Prairie Norton Elementary School	Columbus	527
Wedgewood Middle School	Columbus	527
Hilliard Crossing Elementary School	Hilliard	526
Darby Creek Elementary School	Hilliard	526
Worthington Hills Elementary School	Columbus	525
Liberty Elementary School	Columbus	524
Alton Hall Elementary School	Galloway	519
Arts Impact Middle School (Aims)	Columbus	518
French Run Elementary School	Reynoldsburg	514
Alton Darby Elementary School	Hilliard	512
Etna Road Elementary School	Whitehall	508
Ridgeview Middle School	Columbus	506
Hilliard Tharp Sixth Grade Elementary School	Hilliard	505
Albert Chapman Elementary School	Powell	504
Groveport Madison Middle School North	Columbus	502
Beechwood Elementary School	Whitehall	496
Horizon Science Academy Columbus	Columbus	496
Olde Orchard Alternative Elementary School	Columbus	495
Cassingham Elementary School	Columbus	492
Perry Middle School	Worthington	492
Hayes Intermediate School	Grove City	491
J. W. Reason Elementary School	Hilliard	489
Scottish Corners Elementary School	Dublin	488
Griffith Thomas Elementary School	Dublin	488
Dunloe Elementary School	Columbus	486
West Franklin Elementary School	Columbus	485
Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School	Columbus	483
Jefferson Elementary School	Gahanna	482
Beacon Elementary School	Hilliard	481
Asbury Elementary School	Columbus	480
Arts & College Preparatory Academy	Columbus	473
Columbus Arts & Technology Academy	Columbus	472
Wickliffe Elementary School	Upper Arlington	472
Glendening Elementary School	Groveport	472
Wilder Elementary School	Westerville	471
Columbus Bilingual Academy-North	Columbus	469
Greensview Elementary School	Upper Arlington	469
Wyandot Elementary School	Dublin	469
Clinton Elementary School	Columbus	466
Georgian Heights Alternative Elementary School	Columbus	466
Groveport Elementary School	Groveport	466
Hopewell Elementary School	Dublin	465
Hannah J. Ashton Middle School	Reynoldsburg	462
Groveport Madison Middle School Central	Groveport	460
Hoffman Trails Elementary School	Hilliard	459
Columbus Spanish Immersion K-7 School	Columbus	458
Hilltonia Middle School	Columbus	457
Groveport Madison Middle School South	Groveport	457
Britton Elementary School	Hilliard	454
Washington Elementary School	Dublin	454
World Language Middle School	Columbus	453
New Albany Early Learning Center	New Albany	453
Ecole Kenwood French Immersion	Columbus	452
Zenith Academy	Blacklick	451
Brown Elementary School	Hilliard	448
Slate Hill Elementary School	Worthington	447
Highland Park Elementary School	Grove City	445
Scottwood Elementary School	Columbus	444
Norwich Elementary School	Hilliard	443
Mark Twain Elementary School	Westerville	442
Larson Middle School	Columbus	437
Monterey Elementary School	Grove City	434
Devonshire Alternative Elementary School	Columbus	433
Marion-Franklin High School	Columbus	432
Chapelfield Elementary School	Gahanna	431
Huber Ridge Elementary School	Westerville	430
Sherwood Middle School	Columbus	430
Gables Elementary School	Columbus	430
Avery Elementary School	Hilliard	429
Indian Run Elementary School	Dublin	429
Westmoor Middle School	Columbus	429
Medina Middle School	Columbus	428
Bluffsview Elementary School	Columbus	427
Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School	Columbus	426
Granby Elementary School	Columbus	426
Kilbourne Middle School	Worthington	426
Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School	Columbus	420
Horizon Science Academy Primary	Columbus	417
Easthaven Elementary School	Columbus	414
Wilson Hill Elementary School	Worthington	413
A+ Arts Academy	Columbus	409
East High School	Columbus	407
Goshen Lane Elementary School	Gahanna	405
Royal Manor Elementary School	Gahanna	405
Liberty Elementary School	Powell	404
Annehurst Elementary School	Westerville	402
Burroughs Elementary School	Columbus	400
Horizon Science Academy Elementary School	Columbus	395
Hamilton STEM Academy (K-6)	Columbus	395
Darbydale Elementary School	Grove City	393
Mifflin Alternative Middle School	Columbus	391
Herbert Mills Elementary School	Reynoldsburg	389
Richard Avenue Elementary School	Grove City	389
Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Columbus	387
Rose Hill Elementary School	Reynoldsburg	387
West Broad Elementary School	Columbus	385
Scioto Darby Elementary School	Hilliard	384
Avalon Elementary School	Columbus	383
Colonial Hills Elementary School	Worthington	380
Forest Park Elementary School	Columbus	379
Linden STEM Academy (K-6)	Columbus	379
Yorktown Middle School	Columbus	377
Stevenson Elementary School	Columbus	376
Worthington Park Elementary School	Westerville	376
Buckeye Middle School	Columbus	374
Finland Elementary School	Columbus	374
East Columbus Elementary School	Columbus	370
Whittier Elementary School	Westerville	368
Millennium Community School	Columbus	367
Columbus North International School (7-12)	Columbus	365
Eastland Preparatory Academy	Columbus	365
Johnson Park Middle School	Columbus	365
Parsons Elementary School	Columbus	363
Indian Springs Elementary School	Columbus	361
Flex High School	Columbus	360
Fairmoor Elementary School	Columbus	355
Hanby Building Elementary School	Westerville	355
Madison Elementary School	Columbus	351
Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School	Columbus	348
Cherrington Elementary School	Westerville	347
Champion Middle School	Columbus	344
Focus Learning Academy of Southwest Columbus	Columbus	344
Olde Sawmill Elementary School	Dublin	343
Shady Lane Elementary School	Columbus	343
Columbus Africentric Early College High School	Columbus	341
The Academy for Urban Scholars	Columbus	340
Montrose Elementary School	Columbus	340
Windsor STEM Academy (K-6)	Columbus	340
Brookside Elementary School	Columbus	333
Grandview Heights High School	Columbus	330
Livingston Elementary School	Columbus	330
Maryland Elementary School	Columbus	328
North Linden Elementary School	Columbus	328
Siebert Elementary School	Columbus	326
Weinland Park Elementary School	Columbus	324
West Mound Elementary School	Columbus	322
Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Columbus	321
Cassady Alternative Elementary School	Columbus	321
Highland Elementary School	Columbus	318
Maize Road Elementary School	Columbus	315
International Academy of Columbus	Columbus	314
Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School	Columbus	313
Graham Elementary and Middle School	Columbus	313
Leawood Elementary School	Columbus	313
Salem Elementary School	Columbus	312
Stewart Alternative Elementary School	Columbus	311
Northtowne Elementary School	Columbus	309
Alpine Elementary School	Columbus	308
Moler Elementary School	Columbus	305
Zenith Academy East	Columbus	303
Winterset Elementary School	Columbus	303
Binns Elementary School	Columbus	302
East Linden Elementary School	Columbus	301
Westside Academy	Columbus	297
Charles School at Ohio Dominican University	Columbus	292
Riverside Elementary School	Dublin	291
Watkins Elementary School	Columbus	290
Oakmont Elementary School	Columbus	288
Valleyview Elementary School	Columbus	288
Noble Academy-Columbus	Columbus	281
Parkmoor Elementary School	Columbus	280
Southwood Elementary School	Columbus	279
Broadleigh Elementary School	Columbus	278
Sullivant Avenue Community School	Columbus	278
Westwood Preparatory Academy	Columbus	275
Oakland Park Alternative Elementary School	Columbus	275
Northgate Intermediate School	Columbus	271
Performance Academy Eastland	Columbus	269
Westgate Alternative Elementary School	Columbus	269
Cranbrook Elementary School	Columbus	268
South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield	Columbus	268
Sullivant Elementary School	Columbus	267
Eakin Elementary School	Columbus	265
South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village	Columbus	265
Lincoln Park Elementary School	Columbus	264
United Preparatory Academy East	Columbus	261
United Preparatory Academy	Columbus	257
Woodcrest Elementary School	Columbus	256
Hubbard Elementary School	Columbus	255
South Mifflin STEM Academy (K-6)	Columbus	254
East Franklin Elementary School	Columbus	251
Valley Forge Elementary School	Columbus	251
Ohio Avenue Elementary School	Columbus	245
YB Columbus Community School	Columbus	241
Como Elementary School	Columbus	239
Avondale Elementary School	Columbus	238
Lindbergh Elementary School	Columbus	238
Fairwood Alternative Elementary School	Columbus	233
Columbus Collegiate Academy - West	Columbus	232
Pointview Elementary School	Westerville	232
Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls	Columbus	218
Bridge Gate Community School	Columbus	218
Columbus Collegiate Academy	Columbus	217
Franklinton Prep High School	Columbus	217
Trevitt Elementary School	Columbus	215
Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus	Columbus	215
Innis Elementary School	Columbus	214
Oakstone Community School	Columbus	211
Imagine Columbus Primary School	Columbus	209
Eastgate Elementary School	Columbus	208
Emerson Elementary School	Westerville	207
Central Point Preparatory Academy	Columbus	207
South Scioto Academy	Columbus	203
Duxberry Park Alternative Elementary School	Columbus	200
Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Columbus	185
Focus North High School	Columbus	184
Special Education Center	Columbus	177
Colerain Elementary School	Columbus	171
Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School	Columbus	167
Columbus Performance Academy	Columbus	162
North Columbus Preparatory Academy	Columbus	161
Phoenix Middle School	Worthington	144
Educational Academy for Boys & Girls	Columbus	143
Zenith Academy West	Columbus	141
Graham School the	Columbus	139
Mason Run High School	Columbus	137
Capital City Career Prep High School	Columbus	136
Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy	Columbus	136
Midnimo Cross Cultural Community School	Columbus	134
Kids Care Elementary School	Columbus	130
Early College Academy	Columbus	127
Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus	Columbus	124
East Bridge Academy of Excellence	Columbus	117
Franklinton High School	Columbus	110
Hilliard Online Academy	Hilliard	107
Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys	Columbus	105
Central High School	Columbus	103
The Bessie Sherrod Price Preparatory Academy	Columbus	101
Ohio Construction Academy	Columbus	99
Capital High School	Columbus	98
Eagle Charter Schools of Ohio	Columbus	94
North Woods Career Prep High School	Columbus	93
Columbus Scioto 6-12	Columbus	91
Valor Academy Inc.	Columbus	90
A+ Children's Academy	Columbus	86
Beatty Park Elementary School	Columbus	60
Road to Success Academy	Columbus	51
Summit Academy Middle School - Columbus	Columbus	33
Summit Academy Transition High School-Columbus	Columbus	33
Summit Academy Community School-Columbus	Columbus	30
Upper Arlington Online Academy	Upper Arlington	26