Total enrollment
4,062
-356 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Perry Local
Ohio · 4,444 students · 3 cities
Other districts in Ohio share this name: Perry Local (Allen County) and Perry Local (Lake County).
Perry Local's public-school count of 8 reflects a system enrolling about 4,444 students inside Ohio, broken out as 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in Perry Local
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
-2 (-25%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Perry Local ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Ohio | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #92 of 223 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,444 | #73 of 584 | #2,185 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #88 of 584 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #346 of 579 | #7,331 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 47.5% | #182 of 387 | #4,526 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #203 of 422 | #5,075 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Perry Local
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Watson Elementary School at 79.0% proficient to Southway Elementary School at 71.0%, a gap of 8.0 points. That is the 86th widest gap among 101 Ohio districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 3,988 to 4,062 students (up 2%) and from 223 to 234 full-time teachers (up 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry High School | Massillon | High | 09-12 | 1,456 |
| Pfeiffer Intermediate School | Massillon | Middle | 05-06 | 587 |
| Edison Middle School | Massillon | Middle | 07-08 | 585 |
| Watson Elementary School | Massillon | Elementary | KG-04 | 515 |
| Southway Elementary School | Massillon | Elementary | KG-04 | 474 |
| Lohr Elementary School | Navarre | Elementary | KG-04 | 445 |
| Whipple Heights Elementary School | Canton | Elementary | KG-04 | 382 |
| T C Knapp Elementary School | Canton | Elementary | PK-PK | · |
About Perry Local
As a small district in Ohio, Perry Local teaches 4,444 students across 8 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Perry Local is made up of 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in Perry Local is about 556, higher than the Ohio average of roughly 469.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 4,062 students, shrank 8% from the 4,418 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, Perry Local shed 2 schools, going from 8 to 6.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Perry Local discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.