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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Wayne County, Ohio

Across Wayne County, Ohio, 23 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Hazel Harvey Elementary School leads the list at -32.5%, against a median of -17.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Wayne County, Ohio

Best Enrollment change

-32.5%

Median Enrollment change

-17.4%

FASTEST DECLINING · WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Hazel Harvey Elementary School	Doylestown, OH	Chippewa Local	462	312	-32.5%
2	Norwayne Elementary School	Creston, OH	Norwayne Local	736	539	-26.8%
3	Rittman High School	Rittman, OH	Rittman Exempted Village	289	212	-26.6%
4	Rittman Middle School	Rittman, OH	Rittman Exempted Village	259	190	-26.6%
5	Shreve Elementary School	Shreve, OH	Triway Local	425	317	-25.4%
6	Orrville Elementary School	Orrville, OH	Orrville City	678	514	-24.2%
7	Parkview Elementary School	Wooster, OH	Wooster City	336	264	-21.4%
8	Rittman Elementary School	Rittman, OH	Rittman Exempted Village	455	359	-21.1%
9	Northwestern High School	West Salem, OH	Northwestern Local	414	327	-21.0%
10	Smithville High School	Smithville, OH	Green Local	365	295	-19.2%
11	Triway High School	Wooster, OH	Triway Local	439	355	-19.1%
12	Melrose Elementary School	Wooster, OH	Wooster City	304	251	-17.4%
13	Chippewa Intermediate School	Doylestown, OH	Chippewa Local	404	336	-16.8%
14	Edgewood Middle School	Wooster, OH	Wooster City	787	704	-10.5%
15	Cornerstone Elementary School	Wooster, OH	Wooster City	383	347	-9.4%
16	Green Middle School	Smithville, OH	Green Local	277	254	-8.3%
17	Wooster High School	Wooster, OH	Wooster City	1,283	1,182	-7.9%
18	Northwestern Middle School	West Salem, OH	Northwestern Local	304	284	-6.6%
19	Waynedale High School	Apple Creek, OH	Waynedale Local	356	333	-6.5%
20	Kean Elementary School	Wooster, OH	Wooster City	330	313	-5.2%
21	Norwayne High School	Creston, OH	Norwayne Local	431	415	-3.7%
22	Dalton Middle School	Dalton, OH	Dalton Local	287	277	-3.5%
23	Norwayne Middle School	Creston, OH	Norwayne Local	318	310	-2.5%

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