SE Ohio Times

There were 5,604 students enrolled in Perry County schools in the 2023-24 school year, slightly more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 53.1% of the county's student body, while the other 46.9% 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 0.6% and 0.2% Hispanic students.

Sheridan High School had the highest enrollment among Perry County's 15 schools in the 2023-24 cycle, welcoming 681 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 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Sheridan High School	639	681	6.6
Sheridan Middle School	559	515	-7.9
New Lexington High School	472	484	2.5
Crooksville Elementary School	478	455	-4.8
New Lexington Elementary School	427	445	4.2
Junction City Elementary School	407	421	3.4
New Lexington Middle School	376	383	1.9
Thornville Elementary School	365	370	1.4
Millcreek Elementary School	365	363	-0.5
Glenford Elementary School	336	332	-1.2
Crooksville Middle School	329	321	-2.4
Somerset Elementary School	282	284	0.7
Crooksville High School	280	274	-2.1
Miller High School	241	221	-8.3
Franklin Local Community School	47	55	17