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Southwest Licking Local School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,069 students in Southwest Licking Local School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Ohio.
Public Middle School in Southwest Licking Local School District have an average math proficiency score of 54% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 60% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Asian), which is less than the Ohio public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,244 Schools
# Students
4,852 Students
562,575 Students
# Teachers
242 Teachers
34,195 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Southwest Licking Local School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 918 school districts in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#288 out of 929 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
61%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
66%
60%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
73%
63%
Graduation Rate
95%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.57
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
12%
2%
% Hispanic
4%
9%
% Black
5%
22%
% White
73%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,426 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,287. The school district revenue/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,674 is higher than the state median of $17,235. The school district spending/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$75 MM
$28,879 MM
Spending
$91 MM
$28,792 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,426
$17,287
Spending / Student
$18,674
$17,235
Best Southwest Licking Local School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Watkins Middle School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
8868 Watkins Rd Sw
Pataskala, OH 43062
(740) 927-5767
Pataskala, OH 43062
(740) 927-5767
Grades: 6-8
| 1,069 students
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