Wayne County Today

There were 1,121 ninth grade students enrolled in Wayne County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wooster High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 274 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wooster High School	274	23.7	1,155
Orrville High School	140	34.1	411
Triway High School	108	30.2	358
Norwayne High School	97	25.3	383
Northwestern High School	96	30.7	313
Chippewa Junior-Senior High School	94	18.9	497
Waynedale High School	87	28.4	306
Rittman High School	83	38.4	216
Dalton High School	77	30.4	253
Smithville High School	65	26.7	243
Chippewa Intermediate School	0	0	336
Norwayne Elementary School	0	0	568
Green Elementary School	0	0	535
Northwestern Elementary School	0	0	639
Wooster Twp Elementary School	0	0	374
Rittman Elementary School	0	0	372
Shreve Elementary School	0	0	309
John R. Lea Middle School	0	0	183
Rittman Academy	0	0	23
Triway Junior High School	0	0	353
Norwayne Middle School	0	0	314
Orrville Middle School	0	0	476
Orrville Elementary School	0	0	528
Dalton Elementary School	0	0	352
Edgewood Middle School	0	0	735
Apple Creek Elementary School	0	0	357
Fredericksburg Elementary School	0	0	119
Mount Eaton Elementary School	0	0	116
Northwestern Middle School	0	0	289
Chippewa Virtual Learning Academy	0	0	11
Cornerstone Elementary School	0	0	353
Kean Elementary School	0	0	302
Parkview Elementary School	0	0	264
Melrose Elementary School	0	0	244
Hazel Harvey Elementary School	0	0	314
Liberty Preparatory School	0	0	43
Green Middle School	0	0	227
Beacon Hill Academy	0	0	49
Rittman Middle School	0	0	189
Dalton Middle School	0	0	274