Wayne County Today

There were 764 12th grade students enrolled in Wayne County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wooster High School welcomed most of the 12th grade students in the county, registering 166 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 12th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wooster High School	166	14.4	1,155
Norwayne High School	84	21.9	383
Chippewa Junior-Senior High School	72	14.5	497
Triway High School	65	18.2	358
Waynedale High School	64	20.9	306
Orrville High School	63	15.3	411
Smithville High School	59	24.3	243
Dalton High School	57	22.5	253
Northwestern High School	52	16.6	313
Rittman High School	40	18.5	216
Liberty Preparatory School	20	46.5	43
Chippewa Virtual Learning Academy	11	100	11
Rittman Academy	11	47.8	23
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
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
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
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