Wayne County Today

There were 792 11th grade students enrolled in Wayne County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wooster High School welcomed most of the 11th grade students in the county, registering 196 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 11th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wooster High School	196	17	1,155
Norwayne High School	92	24	383
Orrville High School	75	18.2	411
Triway High School	70	19.6	358
Waynedale High School	64	20.9	306
Chippewa Junior-Senior High School	64	12.9	497
Northwestern High School	62	19.8	313
Smithville High School	58	23.9	243
Dalton High School	57	22.5	253
Rittman High School	32	14.8	216
Rittman Academy	12	52.2	23
Liberty Preparatory School	10	23.3	43
Edgewood Middle School	0	0	735
Dalton Elementary School	0	0	352
Orrville Elementary School	0	0	528
Orrville Middle School	0	0	476
Norwayne Middle School	0	0	314
Triway Junior High School	0	0	353
John R. Lea Middle School	0	0	183
Shreve Elementary School	0	0	309
Rittman Elementary School	0	0	372
Wooster Twp Elementary School	0	0	374
Northwestern Elementary School	0	0	639
Green Elementary School	0	0	535
Norwayne Elementary School	0	0	568
Chippewa Intermediate School	0	0	336
Dalton Middle School	0	0	274
Rittman Middle School	0	0	189
Beacon Hill Academy	0	0	49
Green Middle School	0	0	227
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
Chippewa Virtual Learning Academy	0	0	11
Northwestern Middle School	0	0	289
Mount Eaton Elementary School	0	0	116
Fredericksburg Elementary School	0	0	119
Apple Creek Elementary School	0	0	357