SE Ohio Times

There were 5,603 students enrolled in Perry County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 52.5% of the county's student body, while the other 47.5% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 96.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in Perry County schools, followed by multiracial students with 0.7%.

Sheridan High School had the highest enrollment among Perry County's 15 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 639 students.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

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	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Sheridan High School	610	639	4.8
Sheridan Middle School	573	559	-2.4
Crooksville Elementary School	462	478	3.5
New Lexington High School	484	472	-2.5
New Lexington Elementary School	440	427	-3
Junction City Elementary School	391	407	4.1
New Lexington Middle School	375	376	0.3
Thornville Elementary School	371	365	-1.6
Millcreek Elementary School	357	365	2.2
Glenford Elementary School	354	336	-5.1
Crooksville Middle School	334	329	-1.5
Somerset Elementary School	282	282	0
Crooksville High School	270	280	3.7
Miller High School	238	241	1.3
Franklin Local Community School	38	47	23.7