Summary:
Sandusky, Ohio has 10 schools serving roughly 5,177 students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade across three districts: Sandusky City, Perkins Local, and Monroe Preparatory Academy. Sandusky City is the largest district with 5 schools and 3,105 students (60% of enrollment), followed by Perkins Local with 4 schools and 1,868 students (36%), and Monroe Prep with a single school of 204 students. Six schools are elementary, two are middle, and two are high school; the largest is Sandusky High School with 1,028 students. Three schools serve only PK-2 or PK-K grade levels and have no state test results.
Perkins Local is the clear academic bright spot. Perkins High School graduates 99.3% of students versus 91.3% at Sandusky High School, and its 2025-26 test average of about 72.1% beats the state's roughly 63.2%, with all six End-of-Course subjects above state. Briar Middle School holds a 3-star rating and a test average of about 64.9% against a state average of about 57.1%. Meadowlawn Elementary School has the city's lowest chronic absenteeism at 7.1% and a test average of about 64.7%, close to the state's roughly 63.8%.
The contrast within Sandusky City is stark. Sandusky High School has a test average of about 40.6% versus a state average of roughly 63.2%, and its Geometry score of 7.3% is the lowest figure in the data. The Sandusky Intermediate School sits at about 36.7% versus roughly 62.1% state, with 33.5% chronic absenteeism. Monroe Preparatory Academy has the highest absenteeism in the city at 40.3%. Keep in mind that free/reduced lunch data is only reported for Perkins schools, spending figures are from 2018-19 and not inflation-adjusted, and test averages are simple unweighted averages of reported proficiency rates.
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