Wayne County Today

There were 1,144 eighth grade students enrolled in Wayne County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wooster High School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 268 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wooster High School	268	22.8	1,175
Orrville Middle School	141	29.1	485
Triway Junior High School	109	31.8	343
Norwayne Middle School	99	31.9	310
Chippewa Junior-Senior High School	98	18.2	537
Northwestern Middle School	96	33.3	288
Rittman Middle School	86	40.6	212
John R. Lea Middle School	85	45.7	186
Dalton Middle School	76	26.5	287
Green Middle School	60	28.4	211
Beacon Hill Academy	26	52	50
Edgewood Middle School	0	0	714
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
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