SE Ohio Times

There were 36 multiracial students enrolled in Perry County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 12.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Perry County welcomed 5,604 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Perry County, Sheridan High School and New Lexington Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 13 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Sheridan High School	1.9	681
New Lexington Elementary School	2.9	445
Sheridan Middle School	1.9	515
New Lexington High School	0	484
Crooksville Elementary School	0	455
Junction City Elementary School	0	421
New Lexington Middle School	0	383
Millcreek Elementary School	0	363
Thornville Elementary School	0	370
Glenford Elementary School	0	332
Crooksville Middle School	0	321
Somerset Elementary School	0	284
Crooksville High School	0	274
Miller High School	0	221
Franklin Local Community School	0	55