South Ohio News

There were 127 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Pike County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 12.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Waverly Primary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 38 students.

Within Pike County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Pike County ranked 72nd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 4,278 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 72nd the year before.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School name	# of Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Waverly Primary School	38	8.8	432
Eastern Primary Elementary School	36	18.9	190
Western Primary School	29	12.4	234
Jasper Elementary School	24	4.6	517
Eastern High School	0	0	155
Eastern Intermediate Elementary School	0	0	194
Eastern Middle School	0	0	181
Piketon Junior-Senior High School	0	0	673
Waverly Junior High School	0	0	406
Waverly High School	0	0	483
Waverly Intermediate School	0	0	366
Western Elementary School	0	0	158
Western High School	0	0	287