Wayne County Today

There were 157 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Wayne County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 26.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Hazel Harvey Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 56 students.

Within Wayne County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Wayne County ranked 26th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 13,716 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 26th the year before.

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.

School name	# of Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Hazel Harvey Elementary School	56	18.1	310
Apple Creek Elementary School	50	13.6	369
Northwestern Elementary School	38	6.1	627
Shreve Elementary School	13	4	328
Rittman Academy	0	0	26
Beacon Hill Academy	0	0	50
Liberty Preparatory School	0	0	44
Orrville Elementary School	0	0	579
Orrville High School	0	0	399
Orrville Middle School	0	0	485
Edgewood Middle School	0	0	714
Kean Elementary School	0	0	322
Melrose Elementary School	0	0	257
Parkview Elementary School	0	0	283
Wooster High School	0	0	1,175
Cornerstone Elementary School	0	0	367
Rittman Middle School	0	0	212
Rittman High School	0	0	204
Rittman Elementary School	0	0	395
Chippewa Junior-Senior High School	0	0	537
Chippewa Intermediate School	0	0	336
Chippewa Virtual Learning Academy	0	0	24
Dalton Elementary School	0	0	344
Dalton High School	0	0	249
Dalton Middle School	0	0	287
Green Middle School	0	0	211
Green Elementary School	0	0	535
Smithville High School	0	0	273
Norwayne Middle School	0	0	310
Norwayne High School	0	0	376
Norwayne Elementary School	0	0	581
Northwestern Middle School	0	0	288
Northwestern High School	0	0	341
Fredericksburg Elementary School	0	0	118
John R. Lea Middle School	0	0	186
Mount Eaton Elementary School	0	0	127
Waynedale High School	0	0	305
Triway High School	0	0	360
Wooster Twp Elementary School	0	0	379
Triway Junior High School	0	0	343