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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 3.9% of Wayne County's student body in 2023-24 school year

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Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-craft-5b033a4a/

Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-craft-5b033a4a/

There were 521 multiracial students enrolled in Wayne County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Wayne County welcomed 13,457 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 3.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 40 schools in Wayne County, Wooster High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 84 students.

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.

Ethnicities in Wayne County in 2023-24 School Year

Non-Hispanic white [88.2%]Ethnicities < 5% [11.8%]

Enrollment Demographics in Wayne County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Wooster High School7.31,155
Edgewood Middle School7.8735
Orrville Elementary School9.5528
Orrville Middle School9476
Cornerstone Elementary School10.5354
Orrville High School7.8411
Wooster Twp Elementary School6.9377
Parkview Elementary School9.1264
Melrose Elementary School8.6244
Green Elementary School3.5536
Rittman Elementary School5.1370
Northwestern Elementary School2.8639
Rittman High School7215
Triway High School3.4357
Green Middle School4.8227
Kean Elementary School3.7301
Norwayne Middle School3.5314
Dalton Elementary School3.1352
Northwestern Middle School3.4290
Rittman Middle School5.3189
Liberty Preparatory School046
Rittman Academy033
Chippewa Virtual Learning Academy041
Waynedale High School0306
Shreve Elementary School0318
Hazel Harvey Elementary School0314
Chippewa Intermediate School0337
Norwayne High School0383
Beacon Hill Academy061
Mount Eaton Elementary School0116
Fredericksburg Elementary School0128
John R. Lea Middle School0183
Northwestern High School0313
Triway Junior High School0353
Smithville High School0243
Norwayne Elementary School0568
Dalton Middle School0275
Dalton High School0252
Chippewa Junior-Senior High School0496
Apple Creek Elementary School0357

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