Wayne County Today

There were 1,083 seventh grade students enrolled in Wayne County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Edgewood Middle School welcomed most of the seventh grade students in the county, registering 232 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 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Edgewood Middle School	232	32.5	714
Orrville Middle School	120	24.7	485
Norwayne Middle School	109	35.2	310
Triway Junior High School	105	30.6	343
John R. Lea Middle School	101	54.3	186
Chippewa Junior-Senior High School	99	18.4	537
Northwestern Middle School	95	33	288
Green Middle School	82	38.9	211
Dalton Middle School	65	22.6	287
Rittman Middle School	51	24.1	212
Beacon Hill Academy	24	48	50
Chippewa Intermediate School	0	0	336
Apple Creek Elementary School	0	0	369
Mount Eaton Elementary School	0	0	127
Fredericksburg Elementary School	0	0	118
Norwayne Elementary School	0	0	581
Northwestern Elementary School	0	0	627
Green Elementary School	0	0	535
Wooster Twp Elementary School	0	0	379
Shreve Elementary School	0	0	328
Rittman Elementary School	0	0	395
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
Liberty Preparatory School	0	0	44
Orrville High School	0	0	399
Wooster High School	0	0	1,175
Rittman High School	0	0	204
Chippewa Virtual Learning Academy	0	0	24
Dalton High School	0	0	249
Smithville High School	0	0	273
Norwayne High School	0	0	376
Northwestern High School	0	0	341
Waynedale High School	0	0	305
Triway High School	0	0	360