Wayne County Today

There were 767 12th grade students enrolled in Wayne County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wooster High School welcomed most of the 12th grade students in the county, registering 180 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 12th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wooster High School	180	15.3	1,175
Chippewa Junior-Senior High School	76	14.2	537
Norwayne High School	74	19.7	376
Northwestern High School	74	21.7	341
Triway High School	69	19.2	360
Smithville High School	64	23.4	273
Orrville High School	62	15.5	399
Dalton High School	59	23.7	249
Waynedale High School	53	17.4	305
Rittman High School	26	12.7	204
Liberty Preparatory School	16	36.4	44
Rittman Academy	14	53.8	26
Chippewa Virtual Learning Academy	0	0	24
Orrville Middle School	0	0	485
Triway Junior High School	0	0	343
Norwayne Middle School	0	0	310
Northwestern Middle School	0	0	288
Rittman Middle School	0	0	212
John R. Lea Middle School	0	0	186
Dalton Middle School	0	0	287
Green Middle School	0	0	211
Beacon Hill Academy	0	0	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