Enrollment
333
High
DISTRICT 227 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNEDALE LOCAL·NCES 390505804000
Waynedale High School
9052 Dover Rd, Apple Creek, OH 44606 · (330) 698-3071 · Wayne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Ohio public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
102 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 94 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 86 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 74 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 79 | 24% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Waynedale Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
85.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +6.4pp since 2021
Math
71.7%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.5% | 71.7% |
| 2023-24 | 79.8% | 60.8% |
| 2022-23 | 78.9% | 56.5% |
| 2021-22 | 79.1% | 72.8% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
79.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Waynedale High School
Waynedale High School's state test result (79.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waynedale High School this school | 333 | 30.6% | 79.9% |
| Liberty Union High School Baltimore | 349 | 29.2% | 65.5% |
| Pleasant High School Marion | 347 | 32.6% | 74.4% |
| Manchester High School New Franklin | 394 | 32.5% | 74.3% |
| Columbiana High School Columbiana | 319 | 28.2% | 80.8% |
| New Bremen High School New Bremen | 384 | 28.1% | 92.5% |
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Waynedale High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #89 of 403 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #113 of 776 ▲ 90 | #3 of 10 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #64 of 774 ▲ 83 | #3 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #431 of 742 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #559 of 888 | #7 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #206 of 739 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.8% | #642 of 749 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #316 of 435 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #374 of 484 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
333
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 439
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 333 | 23.2 | 14.4:1 | 31% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 23.2 | 14.6:1 | 34% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 23.2 | 14.3:1 | 29% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 22 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 43% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 31% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 19 | 18.7:1 | 30% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 457 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 11% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 439 | 25 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waynedale High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (356 to 333); teachers up 10% (21 to 23.2).
About Waynedale High School
Waynedale High School is a small high school that serves part of Apple Creek, Ohio. Federal data show 333 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 565 students for high schools in Ohio.
The district, Waynedale Local, has 1,135 students enrolled across 5 schools.
The share of White students at Waynedale High School is 95%. The remaining shares are 2% Hispanic. In Wayne County overall, the White share is about 93%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Waynedale High School scores 10%.
Waynedale High School has 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.4:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Ohio is 17.7:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 31% at Waynedale High School. The rate at public schools in Wayne County averages 49%, higher than here.
Among Ohio public high schools, Waynedale High School outscored 82%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Waynedale High School are 2.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (79.9% actual, 77.2% predicted).
Looking at the county, Wayne County, median household income comes to about $73,574, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 45 public schools and about 14,479 students.
Among nearby public schools, Waynedale Elementary School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Waynedale High School. On state test proficiency, Waynedale High School ranks 2nd in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Waynedale High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
The school's student count increased 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,588
Census ACS
Median income
$73,574
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
14,479 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waynedale Local
- Waynedale Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Fredericksburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 127 students
- Mount Eaton Elementary SchoolElementary · 117 students
- Holmesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 99 students
- Waynedale Middle SchoolMiddle
Other schools in Apple Creek
- Waynedale Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Waynedale Middle SchoolMiddle
Nearby schools
- Waynedale Elementary School0.0 mi · 459
- Fredericksburg Elementary School5.4 mi · 127
- Wooster Twp Elementary School6.5 mi · 352
- Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy6.5 mi · 176
- Mount Eaton Elementary School6.5 mi · 117
- Dalton Middle School7.5 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About Waynedale High SchoolHow large is Waynedale High School?
Waynedale High School enrolls approximately 333 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Waynedale High School serve?
Waynedale High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Waynedale High School have?
Waynedale High School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Waynedale High School?
Student demographics at Waynedale High School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Waynedale High School?
Waynedale High School is overseen by Waynedale Local in Wayne County.
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