Waverly Junior High School

Waverly Junior High School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Waverly, Ohio, one of the schools within Waverly City. The school works with 383 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 21% smaller than the state mean of about 482.

Waverly City runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,607 students. Waverly Junior High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Waverly Junior High School records that nearly all students (94%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Pike County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Waverly Junior High School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, census data for Pike County shows the typical household earns roughly $52,736 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Waverly Junior High School is one of 14 public schools in Pike County (combined enrollment of about 4,611 students).

The closest other public school is Waverly High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Waverly Junior High School has edged down 13%, going from 440 students in 2018 to 383 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.