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A fast growing rural/suburban village located 19 miles from Broad and High on the southeast side of the Columbus metropolitan area. Founded in 1815, Pickerington is a charter community with the Mayor-Council-Manager form of government. Designated Violet Capital of Ohio in 1995, by The Ohio State Senate. Violet Festival held every spring in Olde Downtown Pickerington.
Pickerington boasts reasonable land costs, available sites and a well educated and trained labor force of managers, technicians and workers. There is over 350,000 square feet of new retail space, plus professional offices and services.
Population:
City of Pickerington and surrounding Violet Township 27,000
Land Area:
8.1 square miles/village-44 square miles/township
Taxes: (per $1000.00 valuation)
$114.38 (1997 total tax rate) Madison Twp. Pickerington Corp.
Churches:
(25 representing numerous denominations)
Day Care Centers:
9 day care centers, pre school centers; including Kindercare and Word of Life, Adult Day Care also available.
Hospitals:
Mt. Carmel East, Grant, Park Medical Center, and Lancaster- Fairfield Community Hospital.
Libraries:
Pickerington Public Library located on the campus of Pickerington High School
Recreational Facilities:
5 city parks (over 74 acres) owned, operated and located in the village. Many adult and children programs, including "Music in the Air" and movies in the park.
Social & Civic Orefanizations:
Various organizations within community including Senior Citizen Center, an active Welcome Wagon, Lions, Rotary, Grange, Sertoma and Jaycees, Historical Society, Downtown Merchants Association.
General Price Range of Homes:
$90,000—$700,000
Price Range of Greatest Selection:
$90,000—$400,000
Pickerington Chamber of Commerce:
13 West Columbus St.
P.O. Box 58
Pickerington, Ohio 43147
614-837-1958
Pickerington Local School District:
(I of 7 districts) in Fairfield Cty.
777 Long Rd.
Pickerington, Ohio 43147
614-833-2110
- Elementary—4 schools, grades K-4, total enrollment 2,606
- Middle School—1 school, grades 5-6, total enrollment 1,073
- Jr. High—1 School, grades 7-8, total enrollment 1,005
- High School—1 school, grades 9-12 total enrollment 1,983
- Vocational—Eastland Vocational Center total enrollment 75
- Colleges—within 30 miles of six colleges and universities
- Parochial—none within township; St. Pius, grades 1-8 in nearby Reynoldsburg and Bishop Hartley High School, 9-12
- Total public school enrollment-6,645
- Pupil/teacher ratio—25:1 Elementary, 23:1 Secondary (does not include specialists)
- Expenditure per pupil: $5,535 (1997)
- Number of courses offered-over 120 at High School
- % of students that pursue formal education-65%
- ACT (test scores) 22.3 Composite.
- SAT Scores Composite 1,155. Verbal 571; Math, 584.
- 1997 scores by 8th grade on Ohio 9th grade proficiency tests ranked district in top 10 in Ohio.
- National Merit Finalists: 19 in past 10 years
- Number of personnel—435 certified Staff-143 support.
Special Programs:
K-12 Substance Abuse, Including DARE
Computer Education
Occupational Work Experience and Marketing Education-grades 9-12
Reading Recovery
Elementary Guidance
Honors and Advanced Placement Programs, Art, Music &C Phys. Ed. (K-12)
Extensive Academic Awards Program
Guidance Program K-12
Learning Handicapped-grades 1-12
Supplemental Tutoring for Learning Disabled-grades 1-12
Educable Mentally Retarded-grades 1-12
Speech and Hearing Therapy-K-12
Eastland Vocational-grades 11 & 12
Reading Specialist-grades 1-12
Enrichment Program-grades 4-6
LatchKey
Adult education and summer school offered.
Full program of athletics, music, theatre, and academic related clubs. District requires drug screening of all athletes. Lady Tiger Basketball, Division I State Champs: '85, '90, '92. Numerous regional qualifiers. Marching band went to 1993 and 1997 Rose Bowl.
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Related Links:
City of Pickerington
Pickerington.Com
Pickerington.Com's mission is to be the one-stop Internet source of information on Pickerington businesses, organizations, and events.
Pickerington Home Page/TigerWeb
Pickerington-related information.
Pickerington High School Marching Tiger Band
Pickerington Lady Tigers Basketball Team
Violet Township
Home township to Pickerington.
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