Perrin Woods Elementary School

Located at 431 W John St, in Springfield, Ohio, Perrin Woods Elementary School is a medium-sized K-5 school that educates 383 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within Springfield City School District.

Perrin Woods Elementary School is one of 17 schools operated by Springfield City School District, a district that teaches 7,288 students overall.

On demographics, Perrin Woods Elementary School logs that Black students make up the majority at 57%. Other groups include 14% White, 14% multiracial, 13% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Clark County indicate median household income runs about $63,132, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Perrin Woods Elementary School is one of 44 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 20,515 students).

The closest other public school is Hayward Middle School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Perrin Woods Elementary School operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Perrin Woods Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 5% since 2018, when it stood at 403 (now 383). Over the same period, the White share declined from 23% to 14%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Perrin Woods Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.