South Ohio News

There were 372 first grade students enrolled in Pike County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 17% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Waverly Primary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 137 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Waverly Primary School	137	31.7	432
Jasper Elementary School	120	23.2	517
Eastern Primary Elementary School	59	31.1	190
Western Primary School	56	23.9	234
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