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Wayne County School Districts: 12,249 non-Hispanic white students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

Webp superintendent of public instruction j christopher woolard 2023

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

There were 12,249 non-Hispanic white students enrolled in Wayne County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Wayne County school districts welcomed 13,844 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic white students comprised 88.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county's school districts.

Among the 10 school districts in Wayne County, Wooster City recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,710 students.

The main offices of all school districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Wayne County.

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.

Ethnicities in Wayne County in 2022-23 School Year

Non-Hispanic White 88%Ethnicities <5% 12%

Non-Hispanic white Enrollment in Wayne County During 2022-23 School Year

District% of White, Non-Hispanic studentsTotal enrollment
Northwestern Local Schools95.4%1,256
Norwayne Local Schools94.7%1,273
Southeast Local Schools94.5%1,216
Chippewa Local Schools94.5%1,230
Triway Local Schools92.9%1,413
Rittman Exempted Village92.4%831
Dalton Local Schools88.7%881
Green Local Schools88.5%1,018
Wooster City83.7%3,238
Orrville City71.4%1,488

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