Wayne County Today

There were 1,066 fifth 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.

Edgewood Middle School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 242 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Edgewood Middle School	242	33.9	714
Orrville Middle School	115	23.7	485
Norwayne Elementary School	112	19.3	581
Northwestern Elementary School	107	17.1	627
Green Elementary School	78	14.6	535
Chippewa Intermediate School	77	22.9	336
Dalton Middle School	67	23.3	287
Wooster Twp Elementary School	63	16.6	379
Shreve Elementary School	62	18.9	328
Rittman Elementary School	58	14.7	395
Apple Creek Elementary School	45	12.2	369
Mount Eaton Elementary School	23	18.1	127
Fredericksburg Elementary School	17	14.4	118
Orrville Elementary School	0	0	579
Kean Elementary School	0	0	322
Dalton Elementary School	0	0	344
Parkview Elementary School	0	0	283
Cornerstone Elementary School	0	0	367
Melrose Elementary School	0	0	257
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
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
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