Perry Elementary School

Perry Elementary School, a mid-tier elementary-level community in Lima, Ohio, operated by Perry Local, hosts 408 students, covering grades K through 6.

Within Perry Local, which oversees 12 schools and 6,638 students, Perry Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Perry Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 24% Black, 16% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Allen County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Perry Elementary School records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Allen County) records that median household income runs about $64,038, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Allen County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,579 students), Perry Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Perry High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Perry Elementary School's enrollment has fell 10% since 2018, when it stood at 453 (now 408). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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