Wayne County Today

There were 1,033 first grade students enrolled in Wayne County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Orrville Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 110 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Orrville Elementary School	110	19	579
Northwestern Elementary School	107	17.1	627
Green Elementary School	88	16.4	535
Norwayne Elementary School	76	13.1	581
Cornerstone Elementary School	74	20.2	367
Hazel Harvey Elementary School	71	22.9	310
Wooster Twp Elementary School	71	18.7	379
Rittman Elementary School	69	17.5	395
Kean Elementary School	62	19.3	322
Parkview Elementary School	61	21.6	283
Dalton Elementary School	59	17.2	344
Melrose Elementary School	54	21	257
Apple Creek Elementary School	52	14.1	369
Shreve Elementary School	48	14.6	328
Fredericksburg Elementary School	17	14.4	118
Mount Eaton Elementary School	14	11	127
Rittman Academy	0	0	26
Beacon Hill Academy	0	0	50
Liberty Preparatory School	0	0	44
Orrville High School	0	0	399
Orrville Middle School	0	0	485
Edgewood Middle School	0	0	714
Wooster High School	0	0	1,175
Rittman Middle School	0	0	212
Rittman High School	0	0	204
Chippewa Junior-Senior High School	0	0	537
Chippewa Intermediate School	0	0	336
Chippewa Virtual Learning Academy	0	0	24
Dalton High School	0	0	249
Dalton Middle School	0	0	287
Green Middle School	0	0	211
Smithville High School	0	0	273
Norwayne Middle School	0	0	310
Norwayne High School	0	0	376
Northwestern Middle School	0	0	288
Northwestern High School	0	0	341
John R. Lea Middle School	0	0	186
Waynedale High School	0	0	305
Triway High School	0	0	360
Triway Junior High School	0	0	343