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Enrollment
509
High
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRY LOCAL·NCES 390479003037
Perry High School
1 Success Blvd, Perry, OH 44081 · (440) 259-9300 · Lake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Ohio public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
143 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 108 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 147 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 125 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 129 | 25% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
74.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -5.8pp since 2021
Math
79.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +14.8pp 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 79 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.6% | 79.2% |
| 2023-24 | 73.8% | 81.8% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 64.1% |
| 2021-22 | 80.4% | 64.5% |
% 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
79.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 (79.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry High School this school | 509 | 28.1% | 79.8% |
| Jonathan Alder High School Plain City | 729 | 32.1% | 77.1% |
| Bowling Green High School Bowling Green | 799 | 31.4% | 67.0% |
| Ottawa-Glandorf High School Ottawa | 595 | 18.3% | 79.9% |
| Liberty-Benton High School Findlay | 549 | 20.9% | 82.2% |
| Marion L Steele High School Amherst | 1,014 | 34.1% | 77.0% |
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 Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #93 of 403 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #54 of 776 ▼ 15 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #218 of 774 ▲ 21 | #4 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #331 of 742 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #374 of 888 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #459 of 739 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #288 of 749 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.1% | #338 of 435 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #136 of 484 | #4 of 8 |
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
509
-45 (-8%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 469
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 509 | 29.1 | 17.5:1 | 28% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 27.1 | 18.6:1 | 25% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 29.4 | 16.6:1 | 14% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 30 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 618 | 34.7 | 17.8:1 | 23% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 23% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 17% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 45 | 13.8:1 | 6% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 469 | 30 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perry High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (618 to 509); teachers down 16% (34.7 to 29.1).
About Perry High School
A medium-sized high school in Perry, Ohio, Perry High School is part of Perry Local. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 509 students.
Perry Local has 3 schools; together they serve 1,490 students.
At Perry High School, White students make up 81% of the student body. The school is also 13% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Perry High School has a diversity index of 32%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. High schools in Ohio average about 17.7:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Perry High School is 28%. The 39% average for public schools in Lake County is 11 points higher.
allk12 grades Perry High School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Ohio with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 78.2%. Perry High School scores 79.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lake County, median household income is about $80,925, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 65 public schools operate in Lake County, serving about 27,899 students.
The nearest other public school, Perry Middle School, is about 0.2 miles away. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Perry High School. By average proficiency, Perry High School is 1st among 7 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Perry High School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Perry High School had 554 students in 2020-21 and 509 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
232,216
Census ACS
Median income
$80,925
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
27,899 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Perry Local
- Perry Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
- Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 443 students
- Perry Virtual Learning SchoolCombined
Other schools in Perry
- Perry Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
- Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 443 students
- Perry Virtual Learning SchoolCombined
Other Perry High schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Perry High. Perry High School is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Perry High SchoolMassillon, OH · 1,456 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
- Perry Middle School0.2 mi · 443
- Perry Elementary School0.3 mi · 538
- Riverside Preschool3.7 mi · 142
- Madison Middle School3.7 mi · 605
- Madison High School3.9 mi · 818
- South Elementary School5.0 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About Perry High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Perry High School?
Perry High School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades 09-12.
Is Perry High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Perry High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Perry High School have?
Perry High School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
How diverse is Perry High School?
Perry High School reports a student body of 81% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Perry High School public or private?
Perry High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Perry Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.