Wynford High School

Wynford High School is one of the intimate high schools in Bucyrus, Ohio, operated by Wynford Local, with 258 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 565 students per school, that is 54% smaller than typical.

Within Wynford Local, which oversees 3 schools and 1,079 students, Wynford High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wynford High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). Compared to Crawford County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Crawford County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wynford High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.2%, the actual is 63.5%, a residual of +7.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, Crawford County reports that median household income runs about $58,044, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Crawford County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,870 students), Wynford High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wynford Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Wynford High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wynford High School at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 63.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Wynford High School's enrollment has decreased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 273 (now 258). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Wynford High School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.