NCES CCD 2024-25 15 schools OH

Best-Resourced Schools in Pickerington, OH

15 public K-12 schools in Pickerington from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

15 public schools ranked by quality score. NCES CCD 2024-25 data.

The highest-ranked of Pickerington's 15 public schools is Pickerington High School North, scoring 24/100, against a city average of 34.1/100. Computed live across every Pickerington campus reporting to NCES.

Every public school in Pickerington, OH, ranked by Resource Investment Index.

15
Schools
10,917
Students
34.1/100
Avg Quality
25.6:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

How the Pickerington Public-School Landscape Breaks Down

Pickerington, OH enrolls 10,917 students across 15 public schools reporting to the National Center for Education Statistics. The average student-teacher ratio across the city is 25.6:1, and the composite quality score, derived from student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted-program availability, and CRDC attendance data, averages 34.1/100. Schools must report at least five campuses in a city to appear in this listing, which is why very small towns may redirect to the broader county or state view.

The most-resourced campus in Pickerington on this index is Pickerington High School North, at 24/100 on the Resource Investment Index with 1,761 enrolled students. What the index does and doesn't measure; click any school below for its full component breakdown.

Pickerington spans 1 district, each filing its own NCES F-33 return, per-pupil spending can vary between neighbouring campuses. Sort the table below by enrollment, level, or district; click any school for its full profile.

Pickerington High School North accounts for 16.1% of all Pickerington public-school enrollment

That concentration means Pickerington-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade level: High. A dominant campus often anchors a city's program landscape and absorbs a disproportionate share of district capital and staffing decisions. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Pickerington school enrollment varies 22× across entities

Pickerington school enrollment ranges from 80 students (lowest) to 1,761 students (highest), a spread of 1,681 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing, programme depth, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same city based on enrollment shape, a 200-student magnet runs a different operational model than a 2,000-student comprehensive high school.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Pickerington operates only 1 school district — one of the single most consolidated governance structures in the country

Most Pickerington school districts are a single unified district covering the whole city, a structural feature that simplifies inter-school comparison but concentrates policy authority, and the count here is near the floor observed nationally. Consolidation produces narrower variance because resources pool across a large population, but it can also mask intra-school district inequities — sub-school district differences within a single school district are not visible at this aggregation level. Consolidated systems typically rely more heavily on top-down funding formulas than on local revenue variability.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Pickerington student-teacher ratio is 25.6:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Pickerington

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Harmon Middle School 72.3/100
  2. 2 Pickerington Elementary School 70.8/100
  3. 3 Fairfield Elementary School 70.8/100
  4. 4 Diley Middle School 70.1/100
  5. 5 Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School 69.1/100

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best schools in Pickerington, OH?

The highest-ranked school in Pickerington is Pickerington High School North with a quality score of 24/100. There are 15 public schools in Pickerington with 10,917 total students.

How many schools are in Pickerington, OH?

Pickerington has 15 public schools with a total enrollment of 10,917 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 25.6:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. Quality scores based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance. Schools must have 5+ in the city to be listed.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.