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What's one thing Wooster High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,182
High
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOOSTER CITY·NCES 391003202033
Wooster High School
515 Oldman Rd, Wooster, OH 44691 · (330) 345-4000 · Wayne County
GRADES 08–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,182 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
541 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 8 | 261 | 22% |
| Grade 9 | 236 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 280 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 195 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 210 | 18% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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 Wooster City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
55.1%
OH avg 59.8% . -7.0pp since 2021
Math
49.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +9.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.1% | 49.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 46.5% |
| 2022-23 | 60.4% | 38.8% |
| 2021-22 | 62.1% | 40.3% |
% 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Wooster High School
Wooster High School's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooster High School this school | 1,182 | 45.8% | 61.4% |
| Perry High School Massillon | 1,456 | 43.5% | 72.5% |
| Pioneer Career & Technology Shelby | 1,105 | 49.7% | N/A |
| Edgewood High School Trenton | 1,053 | 43.5% | 55.8% |
| Celina High School Celina | 743 | 43.2% | 61.5% |
| Madison High School Madison | 818 | 41.0% | 61.5% |
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 Wooster High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #318 of 403 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #397 of 776 ▼ 14 | #9 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #536 of 774 ▼ 90 | #10 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.2pp | #489 of 742 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,182 | #111 of 888 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #445 of 739 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.6% | #310 of 749 | #2 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.8% | #192 of 435 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #340 of 484 | #5 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
1,182
-50 (-4%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,263
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 1,182 | 68.1 | 17.4:1 | 46% (541) |
| 2023-24 | 1,165 | 60.6 | 19.2:1 | 49% (573) |
| 2022-23 | 1,227 | 64.6 | 19.0:1 | 40% (490) |
| 2020-21 | 1,232 | 62 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,283 | 82.3 | 15.6:1 | 41% (522) |
| 2015-16 | 1,338 | 83 | 16.1:1 | 45% (603) |
| 2010-11 | 1,044 | 73 | 14.3:1 | 43% (449) |
| 2000-01 | 1,318 | 89 | 14.8:1 | 17% (223) |
| 1990-91 | 1,263 | 68 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wooster High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,283 to 1,182); teachers down 17% (82.3 to 68.1).
About Wooster High School
Located in Wooster, Ohio, Wooster High School is a high-enrollment high school. It educates 1,182 students in grades 8 through 12. The school's enrollment is 109% larger than the 565 average for high schools in Ohio.
Wooster City includes 7 schools. Together they enroll 3,222 students.
Most students at Wooster High School are White: 83% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Wayne County is roughly 93% White. Wooster High School has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Wooster High School is 68.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.4:1. High schools in Ohio average about 17.7:1, a similar figure. About 46% of students, or 541, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Wooster High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (61.4%) and its predicted rate (71.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools.
Wayne County has these Census figures: median household income is about $73,574, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Wooster High School is among the 45 public schools in Wayne County.
Nearby, Kean Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away. Wooster High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 64.1% on proficiency, and Wooster High School is below that at 61.4%.
Under the NCES locale system, Wooster High School is Town: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 1,232 to 1,182. Students per teacher fell from 19.9 in 2020-21 to 17.4 in 2024-25.
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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 Wooster City
- Edgewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Cornerstone Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
- Kean Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Melrose Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Wooster Littlest Generals PreschoolElementary · 161 students
Other schools in Wooster
- Edgewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Triway Middle SchoolMiddle · 364 students
- Triway High SchoolHigh · 355 students
- Wooster Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
- Cornerstone Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
- Kean Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Kean Elementary School0.1 mi · 313
- Edgewood Middle School0.8 mi · 704
- Melrose Elementary School1.6 mi · 251
- Parkview Elementary School2.1 mi · 264
- Cornerstone Elementary School2.2 mi · 347
- Wooster Littlest Generals Preschool2.2 mi · 161
Frequently asked questions
About Wooster High SchoolHow many students attend Wooster High School?
Wooster High School enrolls approximately 1,182 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does Wooster High School serve?
Wooster High School serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wooster High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wooster High School is approximately 17.4:1 (68 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Wooster High School?
Student demographics at Wooster High School are roughly 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Wooster High School in?
Wooster High School is part of Wooster City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.