SE Ohio Times

There were 5,404 non-Hispanic white students enrolled in Perry County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.1% more 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, 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 2023-24 school year, with a total of 655 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	96.2	681
Sheridan Middle School	96.3	515
New Lexington High School	96.5	484
Crooksville Elementary School	98	455
New Lexington Elementary School	95.7	445
Junction City Elementary School	96.9	421
New Lexington Middle School	96.9	383
Millcreek Elementary School	96.7	363
Thornville Elementary School	94.3	370
Glenford Elementary School	95.5	332
Crooksville Middle School	97.2	321
Somerset Elementary School	95.4	284
Crooksville High School	97.4	274
Miller High School	98.6	221
Franklin Local Community School	90.9	55