South Ohio News

There were 343 fifth grade students enrolled in Pike County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Waverly Intermediate School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 143 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Waverly Intermediate School	143	37.9	377
Piketon Junior-Senior High School	86	13.1	656
Eastern Intermediate Elementary School	60	33	182
Western Elementary School	54	34.4	157
Jasper Elementary School	0	0	509
Western Primary School	0	0	243
Waverly Primary School	0	0	447
Eastern Primary Elementary School	0	0	205
Eastern High School	0	0	165
Eastern Middle School	0	0	185
Waverly Junior High School	0	0	383
Waverly High School	0	0	449
Western High School	0	0	276