SE Ohio Times

There were 401 kindergarten students enrolled in Perry County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Crooksville Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 75 students.

Within Perry County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Perry County ranked 62nd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 5,603 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 62nd the year before.

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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Crooksville Elementary School	75	15.7	477
Junction City Elementary School	66	16.2	407
New Lexington Elementary School	64	15	427
Thornville Elementary School	55	15.1	365
Glenford Elementary School	51	15.3	334
Somerset Elementary School	49	17.4	282
Millcreek Elementary School	41	11.2	367
New Lexington Middle School	0	0	376
New Lexington High School	0	0	470
Crooksville Middle School	0	0	329
Crooksville High School	0	0	278
Sheridan High School	0	0	635
Sheridan Middle School	0	0	558
Miller High School	0	0	241