Perry Local School District

Public Grades PK–12 A-School Grade

Public schools for Perry, and parts of Massillon and Navarre.

At a glance

4,062Students enrolled

7Schools

$13,144Spent per student

17:1Student–teacher ratio

47%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Perry

Grades K–4

Watson Elementary School or Southway Elementary School or Lohr Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

Edison Middle School585 students · MassillonThis district

Grades 9–12

Perry High School1,456 students · MassillonThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs OH

Math proficiency63%

State average 49.7%

Reading / language arts73%

State average 57.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)95%

State average 85.3%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,144

per student each year · 21% below the OH average

Spending

Classroom instruction60%

Support & administration35%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)53%

State41%

Federal6%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,111’20

3,998’21

3,962’22

3,898’23

4,062’24

Students

White · 85%3,449

Two or more races · 7%274

Hispanic · 4%159

Black · 4%148

Asian · 1%26

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%5

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools7 in district

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Watson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 515 students · Massillon

APublic 📚

Southway Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 474 students · Massillon

B+Public 📚

Lohr Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 445 students · Navarre

APublic 📚

Pfeiffer Intermediate SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–6 · 587 students · Massillon

A-Public 📚

Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 585 students · Massillon

A-Public 🏫

Perry High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,456 students · Massillon

B-Public 📚

T C Knapp Elementary SchoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK · Canton

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Fairless Local School DistrictBethlehem · $16,837 per student

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Jackson Local School DistrictJackson · $12,792 per student

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Tuslaw Local School DistrictTuscarawas · $13,590 per student

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Canton City School DistrictCanton · $20,727 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.