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Schools in Perry · Gallia County Local School District

Perry’s public schools score below 63% of Ohio districts

The public schools Perry’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 63% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

10%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
49%
▼ 8 pts vs OH 57%
2020–21
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 13 pts vs OH 50%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 3 pts vs OH 85%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 6% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.8
OH 17.2
Schools
2
224 students
The School Grade

How Perry compares

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation
Ohio school districts we grade (897)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
Ohio towns with similar household incomes (1,245)Better than 10%
Towns in Gallia County (15)Better than 0%
High confidence. Built on 1,140 tested students and a graduating class of 163; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Ohio’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Ohio only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Perry.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Southwestern Elementary SchoolGallia County Local School District
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 57.2%
Math37%
State average 49.7%

Perry vs. its neighbors

Perry’s schools rank 4th of 6 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Ohio districts.

Every school in Perry

2 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary
Also serving Perry · in other towns
Private & other

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Within reach

Colleges near Perry

There’s no college in Perry, but 7 are within 30 miles. The closest is University of Rio Grande in Rio Grande, 5.1 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Perry. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Ohio. Stars are from neighbors.

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