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Perkins Local School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Perkins Township and Oxford Township, and parts of Huron Township, Milan Township and Groton Township.

Perkins Township’s School Grade B better than 64% of Ohio school districts

Students
1,868
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,948
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
The gist

What stands out about Perkins Local School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of Ohio districts
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the OH average
  • 18 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% of the 910 Ohio school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BPerkins Township 12,302B+Oxford Township 1,100

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Perkins Township. Grade by grade →

PK–2Furry Elementary SchoolThis district
3–5Meadowlawn Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Briar Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Perkins High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency54%
State average 52.2% · 960 students tested
Reading / language arts62%
State average 59.5% · 991 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 86.2% · 135 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,948 per student · 10% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 75%State 18%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,833’20
1,899’21
1,897’22
1,918’23
1,868’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 75%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 10%Black 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools.

Furry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Sandusky
495 students18:1
Meadowlawn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Sandusky
B
421 students18:1
Briar Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sandusky
B
413 students17:1
Perkins High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sandusky
B−
539 students18:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bellevue City School DistrictBellevue, Lyme Township, York Township
$14,412per student
Edison Local (formerly Berlin-Milan) School DistrictBerlin Township, Norwalk Township
$13,692per student
Margaretta Local School DistrictMargaretta Township
$16,217per student
Sandusky City School DistrictSandusky
$18,284per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Ohio.