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Enrollment
539
High
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERKINS LOCAL·NCES 390468102663
Perkins High School
3714 Campbell St, Sandusky, OH 44870 · (419) 625-1252 · Erie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
170 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 121 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 148 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 134 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 136 | 25% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Perkins Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
74.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +8.0pp since 2021
Math
62.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +17.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.5% | 62.7% |
| 2023-24 | 69.2% | 57.8% |
| 2022-23 | 67.4% | 53.5% |
| 2021-22 | 66.5% | 45.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Perkins High School
Perkins High School's state test result (74.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins High School this school | 539 | 31.5% | 74.1% |
| Shawnee High School Lima | 673 | 30.3% | 77.4% |
| Bexley High School Bexley | 766 | 27.2% | 88.5% |
| Bath High School Lima | 437 | 35.7% | 81.6% |
| Ontario High School Mansfield | 540 | 34.8% | 74.7% |
| Batavia High School Batavia | 679 | 37.7% | 66.3% |
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Perkins High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #169 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #203 of 776 ▲ 37 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #221 of 774 ▲ 102 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.9pp | #78 of 742 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #356 of 888 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #476 of 739 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.8% | #261 of 749 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.5% | #309 of 435 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #301 of 484 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
539
-39 (-7%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 19.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 539 | 30.4 | 17.7:1 | 32% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 32.5 | 17.9:1 | 36% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 33.5 | 16.8:1 | 30% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 30 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 34.4 | 17.4:1 | 26% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 22% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 702 | 42 | 16.7:1 | 25% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 695 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 4% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 585 | 30 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perkins High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (597 to 539); teachers down 11% (34.4 to 30.4).
About Perkins High School
Perkins High School serves students in Sandusky, Ohio, as a medium-sized high school. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 539 students.
Across its 4 schools, Perkins Local enrolls 1,868 students. Perkins High School is one of those schools.
White students are the majority at Perkins High School, with 80% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 9% multiracial, 5% Black, and 5% Hispanic. That is close to the 81% White share among all Erie County residents. The school's diversity index is 35%, meaning two students picked at random have a 35% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.7:1. That is close to the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 32%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Perkins High School is 76.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 74.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Erie County, the median household income is $71,993, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Perkins High School is one of 29 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Briar Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Small, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 39 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.7:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Perkins High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,581
Census ACS
Median income
$71,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
12,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Perkins Local
- Furry Elementary SchoolElementary · 495 students
- Meadowlawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Briar Middle SchoolMiddle · 413 students
Other schools in Sandusky
- Sandusky High SchoolHigh · 1,028 students
- The Sandusky Intermediate SchoolElementary · 892 students
- Furry Elementary SchoolElementary · 495 students
- Meadowlawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Sandusky Middle SchoolMiddle · 418 students
- Briar Middle SchoolMiddle · 413 students
Nearby schools
- Briar Middle School0.2 mi · 413
- Furry Elementary School0.7 mi · 495
- Sandusky Middle School1.5 mi · 418
- Sandusky High School1.6 mi · 1,028
- The Early Learning Academy1.6 mi · 379
- The Sandusky Intermediate School1.7 mi · 892
Frequently asked questions
About Perkins High SchoolHow large is Perkins High School?
Perkins High School enrolls approximately 539 students in grades 09-12.
Is Perkins High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Perkins High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Perkins High School have?
Perkins High School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Perkins High School?
Student demographics at Perkins High School are roughly 80% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Perkins High School in?
Perkins High School is part of Perkins Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.