Wayne County Today

There were 1,084 fourth grade students enrolled in Wayne County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Orrville Elementary School welcomed most of the fourth grade students in the county, registering 138 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Orrville Elementary School	138	23.8	579
Green Elementary School	102	19.1	535
Norwayne Elementary School	99	17	581
Chippewa Intermediate School	91	27.1	336
Northwestern Elementary School	86	13.7	627
Kean Elementary School	71	22	322
Dalton Elementary School	68	19.8	344
Wooster Twp Elementary School	66	17.4	379
Rittman Elementary School	65	16.5	395
Parkview Elementary School	65	23	283
Cornerstone Elementary School	62	16.9	367
Shreve Elementary School	50	15.2	328
Apple Creek Elementary School	45	12.2	369
Melrose Elementary School	42	16.3	257
Fredericksburg Elementary School	20	16.9	118
Mount Eaton Elementary School	14	11	127
Hazel Harvey Elementary School	0	0	310
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 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