Wayne County Today

There were 129 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Wayne County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 17.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Hazel Harvey Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 47 students.

Within Wayne County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Wayne County ranked 27th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 13,457 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was 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 Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Hazel Harvey Elementary School	47	15	314
Apple Creek Elementary School	42	11.8	357
Northwestern Elementary School	40	6.3	639
Rittman Academy	0	0	23
Dalton Middle School	0	0	274
Green Middle School	0	0	227
Green Elementary School	0	0	535
Smithville High School	0	0	243
Norwayne Middle School	0	0	314
Norwayne High School	0	0	383
Norwayne Elementary School	0	0	568
Northwestern Middle School	0	0	289
Northwestern High School	0	0	313
Fredericksburg Elementary School	0	0	119
John R. Lea Middle School	0	0	183
Mount Eaton Elementary School	0	0	116
Waynedale High School	0	0	306
Shreve Elementary School	0	0	309
Triway High School	0	0	358
Wooster Twp Elementary School	0	0	374
Triway Junior High School	0	0	353
Beacon Hill Academy	0	0	49
Liberty Preparatory School	0	0	43
Orrville Elementary School	0	0	528
Orrville High School	0	0	411
Orrville Middle School	0	0	476
Edgewood Middle School	0	0	735
Kean Elementary School	0	0	302
Melrose Elementary School	0	0	244
Parkview Elementary School	0	0	264
Wooster High School	0	0	1,155
Cornerstone Elementary School	0	0	353
Rittman Middle School	0	0	189
Rittman High School	0	0	216
Rittman Elementary School	0	0	372
Chippewa Junior-Senior High School	0	0	497
Chippewa Intermediate School	0	0	336
Chippewa Virtual Learning Academy	0	0	11
Dalton Elementary School	0	0	352
Dalton High School	0	0	253