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Enrollment
1,456
High
DISTRICT 635 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRY LOCAL·NCES 390499203750
Perry High School
3737 13th St SW, Massillon, OH 44646 · (330) 477-3486 · Stark County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,456 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
634 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 349 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 333 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 411 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 363 | 25% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -8.5pp since 2021
Math
57.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +7.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023-24 | 74.4% | 55.6% |
| 2022-23 | 70.8% | 54.1% |
| 2021-22 | 80.1% | 50.0% |
% 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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Perry High School
Perry High School's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry High School this school | 1,456 | 43.5% | 72.5% |
| Wooster High School Wooster | 1,182 | 45.8% | 61.4% |
| Edgewood High School Trenton | 1,053 | 43.5% | 55.8% |
| William Henry Harrison High School Harrison | 1,122 | 36.8% | 62.8% |
| Pioneer Career & Technology Shelby | 1,105 | 49.7% | N/A |
| West Clermont High School Cincinnati | 2,048 | 48.7% | 67.2% |
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 Perry High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Stark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #193 of 403 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #267 of 776 ▼ 3 | #7 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #283 of 774 ▼ 59 | #8 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #199 of 742 | #3 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,456 | #74 of 888 | #6 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #583 of 739 | #14 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #353 of 749 | #8 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #216 of 435 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #362 of 484 | #10 of 13 |
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
1,456
+28 (+2%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 1,168
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 1,456 | 74.3 | 19.6:1 | 44% (634) |
| 2023-24 | 1,475 | 75.8 | 19.5:1 | 40% (592) |
| 2022-23 | 1,478 | 81.6 | 18.1:1 | 29% (436) |
| 2020-21 | 1,428 | 85 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,565 | 84.6 | 18.5:1 | 37% (577) |
| 2015-16 | 1,583 | 82 | 19.3:1 | 33% (521) |
| 2010-11 | 1,277 | 73 | 17.5:1 | 31% (396) |
| 2000-01 | 1,071 | 60 | 17.9:1 | 6% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 1,168 | 70 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perry High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,565 to 1,456); teachers down 12% (84.6 to 74.3).
About Perry High School
Perry High School is a high school with a street address in Massillon, Ohio. The student body numbers 1,456 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Ohio is about 565, so this school runs 158% bigger than that.
Perry High School is part of a district of 7 schools: Perry Local, with 4,444 students.
The large majority of students at Perry High School, 86%, are White. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The county population is about 85% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Perry High School comes in at 25%.
Its teaching staff equals 74.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 19.6:1. For comparison, high schools in Ohio average 17.7:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 44%. On average, public schools in Stark County report 36%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Perry High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 72.5%; the prediction is 72.4%.
Within Stark County, median household income is about $67,934, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Stark County number 101 and enroll about 53,798.
The nearest other public school, Southway Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Perry High School is 4th of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, Perry High School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,428 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,456. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.6:1) than in 2020-21 (16.8:1).
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Perry High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Stark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
373,713
Census ACS
Median income
$67,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
101
53,798 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Perry Local
- Pfeiffer Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 587 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Watson Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Southway Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Lohr Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Whipple Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
Other schools in Massillon
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Jackson Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,313 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,211 students
- Massillon Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 900 students
- Strausser Elementary SchoolElementary · 819 students
- R G Drage Career Technical CtrHigh · 736 students
Other Perry High schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Perry High. Perry High School is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Perry High SchoolPerry, OH · 509 students
- Perry High SchoolLima, OH · 296 students
- Perry High SchoolGILBERT, AZ · 2,373 students
- Perry High SchoolPerry, GA · 1,615 students
- Perry High SchoolPerry, IA · 549 students
Nearby schools
- Southway Elementary School0.4 mi · 474
- Edison Middle School0.5 mi · 585
- Pfeiffer Intermediate School0.5 mi · 587
- Watson Elementary School0.9 mi · 515
- R G Drage Career Technical Ctr1.7 mi · 736
- Whipple Heights Elementary School2.0 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Perry High SchoolHow many students attend Perry High School?
Perry High School enrolls approximately 1,456 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Perry High School serve?
Perry High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Perry High School?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at Perry High School.
What is the student diversity at Perry High School?
Student demographics at Perry High School are roughly 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Perry High School in?
Perry High School is part of Perry Local.
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