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The highest-poverty public schools in Wayne County, Ohio

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Wayne County, Ohio, drawn from 27 qualifying public schools. Rittman High School leads the list at 98.6%, against a median of 48.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Wayne County, Ohio

Top % FRL

98.6%

Median % FRL

48.9%

HIGHEST POVERTY · WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Rittman High School	Rittman, OH	Rittman Exempted Village	High	212	98.6%
2	Cornerstone Elementary School	Wooster, OH	Wooster City	Elementary	347	79.5%
3	Dalton Middle School	Dalton, OH	Dalton Local	Middle	277	76.5%
4	Wayne County Schools Career Center	Smithville, OH	Wayne County JVSD	High	624	66.8%
5	Orrville High School	Orrville, OH	Orrville City	High	416	61.8%
6	Rittman Elementary School	Rittman, OH	Rittman Exempted Village	Elementary	359	57.7%
7	Orrville Elementary School	Orrville, OH	Orrville City	Elementary	514	56.0%
8	Orrville Middle School	Orrville, OH	Orrville City	Middle	462	54.3%
9	Melrose Elementary School	Wooster, OH	Wooster City	Elementary	251	53.0%
10	Northwestern High School	West Salem, OH	Northwestern Local	High	327	52.0%
11	Edgewood Middle School	Wooster, OH	Wooster City	Middle	704	51.3%
12	Smithville High School	Smithville, OH	Green Local	High	295	50.5%
13	Parkview Elementary School	Wooster, OH	Wooster City	Elementary	264	50.4%
14	Norwayne High School	Creston, OH	Norwayne Local	High	415	48.9%
15	Northwestern Middle School	West Salem, OH	Northwestern Local	Middle	284	45.8%
16	Wooster High School	Wooster, OH	Wooster City	High	1,182	45.8%
17	Waynedale Elementary School	Apple Creek, OH	Waynedale Local	Elementary	459	44.7%
18	Chippewa Intermediate School	Doylestown, OH	Chippewa Local	Elementary	336	44.6%
19	Northwestern Elementary School	West Salem, OH	Northwestern Local	Elementary	632	43.7%
20	Norwayne Elementary School	Creston, OH	Norwayne Local	Elementary	539	40.6%
21	Hazel Harvey Elementary School	Doylestown, OH	Chippewa Local	Elementary	312	33.0%
22	Mount Eaton Elementary School	Mount Eaton, OH	Southeast Local	Elementary	117	30.8%
23	Waynedale High School	Apple Creek, OH	Waynedale Local	High	333	30.6%
24	Chippewa Jr./Sr. High School	Doylestown, OH	Chippewa Local	High	588	30.3%
25	Kean Elementary School	Wooster, OH	Wooster City	Elementary	313	29.7%
26	Fredericksburg Elementary School	Fredericksburg, OH	Southeast Local	Elementary	127	23.6%
27	Dalton High School	Dalton, OH	Dalton Local	High	282	21.6%

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