SE Ohio Times

There were 5,400 non-Hispanic white students enrolled in Perry County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Perry County welcomed 5,603 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic white students comprised 96.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Perry County, Sheridan High School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 623 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	% of non-Hispanic white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Sheridan High School	97.5	639
Sheridan Middle School	95.7	559
Crooksville Elementary School	96.9	478
New Lexington High School	96.2	472
New Lexington Elementary School	96.5	427
Junction City Elementary School	96.1	407
New Lexington Middle School	95.7	376
Millcreek Elementary School	95.6	365
Thornville Elementary School	95.3	365
Glenford Elementary School	96.4	336
Crooksville Middle School	97.9	329
Crooksville High School	96.1	280
Somerset Elementary School	95.4	282
Miller High School	98.8	241
Franklin Local Community School	91.5	47