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Gender representation in Pike County student body in 2023-24 school year

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Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-craft-5b033a4a/

Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-craft-5b033a4a/

In the 2023-24 school year, 50.1% of students enrolled in Pike County schools were female, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

There were 4,235 students in the halls of Pike County schools, comprised of 2,120 female students (50.1%) and 2,115 male pupils (49.9%).

During the previous school year, Pike County’s student body consisted of 50.8% male and 49.2% female.

Across the state, 51.3% of students were male and 48.7% were female.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.

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.

Enrollment in Pike County by Gender Over 5 Years

2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024010002000300023312331217521752274227421532153222922292114211421762176210421042115211521202120MaleFemale

Enrollment by Gender in Pike County Schools in 2023-24 School Year

School name% Male% FemaleTotal Students Enrolled
Eastern High School45.2%54.8%166
Eastern Intermediate Elementary School54.7%45.3%181
Eastern Middle School51.4%48.6%185
Eastern Primary Elementary School48.3%51.7%205
Jasper Elementary School49.3%50.7%509
Piketon Junior-Senior High School48.6%51.4%658
Waverly High School47.6%52.4%450
Waverly Intermediate School54.4%45.6%377
Waverly Junior High School55.1%44.9%383
Waverly Primary School48.7%51.3%446
Western Elementary School53.8%46.2%156
Western High School47.7%52.3%277
Western Primary School46.7%53.3%242

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