South Ohio News

There were 114 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Pike County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 10.2% less 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 40 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 71st in enrollment numbers, with a total of 4,234 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was 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	40	8.9	447
Eastern Primary Elementary School	32	15.6	205
Western Primary School	22	9.1	243
Jasper Elementary School	20	3.9	509
Eastern High School	0	0	165
Eastern Intermediate Elementary School	0	0	182
Eastern Middle School	0	0	185
Piketon Junior-Senior High School	0	0	656
Waverly Junior High School	0	0	383
Waverly High School	0	0	449
Waverly Intermediate School	0	0	377
Western Elementary School	0	0	157
Western High School	0	0	276