SE Ohio Times

Among the many ethnicities represented in Perry County schools, non-Hispanic white was the most prevalent among the county students in the 2022-23 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 5,603 students attending Perry County schools, 96.4% were non-Hispanic white. Multiracial students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 0.7% of Perry County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Perry County, representing 96.6% of the student body.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.4% when compared to the previous year.

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	Most prevalent ethnic group	% of Total Student Population	Total enrollment
Miller High School	Non-Hispanic White	98.8%	241
Crooksville Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	97.9%	329
Sheridan High School	Non-Hispanic White	97.5%	639
Crooksville Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	96.9%	478
New Lexington Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	96.5%	427
Glenford Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	96.4%	336
New Lexington High School	Non-Hispanic White	96.2%	472
Junction City Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	96.1%	407
Crooksville High School	Non-Hispanic White	96.1%	280
Sheridan Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	95.7%	559
New Lexington Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	95.7%	376
Millcreek Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	95.6%	365
Somerset Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	95.4%	282
Thornville Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	95.3%	365
Franklin Local Community School	Non-Hispanic White	91.5%	47