Wayne County Schools Career Center
Public high school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Smithville, Ohio
Wayne County Schools Career Center in Smithville, Ohio enrolled 624 students in 2024-25 with 50.0 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the Ohio high-school median of 15.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
592 students in 2022-23, 606 students in 2023-24, 624 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.0 to 50.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 592 | 52.0 | 11.4 |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 50.0 | 12.1 |
| 2024-25 | 624 | 50.0 | 12.5 |
12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 82 of every 100 Ohio high schools
Among the 886 Ohio high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 265 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wayne County Schools Career Center enrolled 795 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 64 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 265 of the 795 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions64
- Chronically absent61.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.9% of students were White, 7.7% Hispanic, 5.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White84.9%
- Hispanic7.7%
- Two or more races5.0%
- Black2.2%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
High schools in Smithville
3 public high schools in Smithville report 2024-25 enrollment; Wayne County Schools Career Center is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County Schools Career Center | 624 | 12.5 | 50.0% |
| Smithville High School | 295 | 16.8 | 41.4% |
| Liberty Preparatory School | 46 | 23.0 | 52.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Wayne County Schools Career Center
- Liberty Preparatory SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 46 students, 23.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Smithville High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 295 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Wayne County Schools Career Center with Liberty Preparatory SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wayne County JVSD spends per student$25,294 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,294
- The largest public schools in OhioWayne County Schools Career Center is the number 298 by size of 924 Ohio high schools open in 2024-25.#298 of 924
- Ohio schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 15.9 for high schools.12.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Wayne County Schools Career Center
How many students attend Wayne County Schools Career Center?
624 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 592 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Smithville, OH.What is the student-teacher ratio at Wayne County Schools Career Center?
12.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for high schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Wayne County Schools Career Center a Title I school?
Wayne County Schools Career Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Wayne County Schools Career Center in?
Wayne County JVSD, NCES district ID 3905171. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390517104095 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.