Wayne County Today

There were 1,084 eighth grade students enrolled in Wayne County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wooster High School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 236 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wooster High School	236	20.4	1,155
Orrville Middle School	124	26.1	476
Norwayne Middle School	106	33.8	314
Triway Junior High School	104	29.5	353
John R. Lea Middle School	100	54.6	183
Chippewa Junior-Senior High School	95	19.1	497
Northwestern Middle School	93	32.2	289
Green Middle School	78	34.4	227
Dalton Middle School	69	25.2	274
Rittman Middle School	56	29.6	189
Beacon Hill Academy	23	46.9	49
Orrville High School	0	0	411
Liberty Preparatory School	0	0	43
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 High School	0	0	253
Chippewa Virtual Learning Academy	0	0	11
Rittman High School	0	0	216
Mount Eaton Elementary School	0	0	116
Fredericksburg Elementary School	0	0	119
Apple Creek Elementary School	0	0	357
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
Norwayne High School	0	0	383
Rittman Academy	0	0	23
Smithville High School	0	0	243
Northwestern High School	0	0	313
Waynedale High School	0	0	306
Triway High School	0	0	358
Orrville Elementary School	0	0	528
Dalton Elementary School	0	0	352
Edgewood Middle School	0	0	735