Wayne County Today

There were 1,085 fifth grade students enrolled in Wayne County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Edgewood Middle School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 247 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Edgewood Middle School	247	33.6	735
Orrville Middle School	133	27.9	476
Norwayne Elementary School	102	18	568
Green Elementary School	97	18.1	535
Chippewa Intermediate School	87	25.9	336
Northwestern Elementary School	85	13.3	639
Wooster Twp Elementary School	69	18.4	374
Dalton Middle School	68	24.8	274
Rittman Elementary School	61	16.4	372
Shreve Elementary School	54	17.5	309
Apple Creek Elementary School	48	13.4	357
Fredericksburg Elementary School	19	16	119
Mount Eaton Elementary School	15	12.9	116
Norwayne High School	0	0	383
Northwestern Middle School	0	0	289
Norwayne Middle School	0	0	314
Rittman Academy	0	0	23
Smithville High School	0	0	243
Green Middle School	0	0	227
Northwestern High School	0	0	313
John R. Lea Middle School	0	0	183
Waynedale High School	0	0	306
Triway High School	0	0	358
Triway Junior High School	0	0	353
Beacon Hill Academy	0	0	49
Liberty Preparatory School	0	0	43
Orrville High School	0	0	411
Dalton High School	0	0	253
Chippewa Virtual Learning Academy	0	0	11
Chippewa Junior-Senior High School	0	0	497
Rittman High School	0	0	216
Rittman Middle School	0	0	189
Wooster High School	0	0	1,155
Hazel Harvey Elementary School	0	0	314
Melrose Elementary School	0	0	244
Parkview Elementary School	0	0	264
Kean Elementary School	0	0	302
Cornerstone Elementary School	0	0	353
Dalton Elementary School	0	0	352
Orrville Elementary School	0	0	528