Schools in Wayne · Switzerland of Ohio Local School District, Barnesville Exempted Village School District
Wayne’s public schools score below 52% of Ohio districts
The public schools Wayne’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation.
Reading proficiency
51%
▼ 6 pts vs OH 57%
2020–21
Math proficiency
39%
▼ 11 pts vs OH 50%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 3 pts vs OH 85%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$29.1K
▲ 75% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Wayne compares
C+ Test scoresC− Graduation
Ohio school districts we grade (897)Better than 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
Towns in Belmont County (16)Better than 19%
High confidence. Built on 2,559 tested students and a graduating class of 161; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Ohio’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Ohio only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wayne (some depend on your address).
6 schools teach Pre-K in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Union Local Elementary School, Barnesville Elementary School, Woodsfield Elementary School and River Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach K in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Union Local Elementary School, Barnesville Elementary School, Woodsfield Elementary School and River Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 1st grade in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Union Local Elementary School, Barnesville Elementary School, Woodsfield Elementary School and River Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 2nd grade in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Union Local Elementary School, Barnesville Elementary School, Woodsfield Elementary School and River Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 3rd grade in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Union Local Elementary School, Barnesville Elementary School, Woodsfield Elementary School and River Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 4th grade in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Union Local Elementary School, Barnesville Elementary School, Woodsfield Elementary School and River Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 5th grade in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Union Local Elementary School, Barnesville Middle School, Woodsfield Elementary School and River Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 6th grade in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Barnesville Middle School, Woodsfield Elementary School, Union Local Middle School and River Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 7th grade in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Barnesville Middle School, Woodsfield Elementary School, Union Local Middle School and River Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 8th grade in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Barnesville Middle School, Woodsfield Elementary School, Union Local Middle School and River Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 9th grade in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Barnesville High School, Union Local High School, Monroe Central High School and River High School and more.
5 schools teach 10th grade in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Barnesville High School, Union Local High School, Monroe Central High School and River High School and more.
5 schools teach 11th grade in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Barnesville High School, Union Local High School, Monroe Central High School and River High School and more.
5 schools teach 12th grade in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Barnesville High School, Union Local High School, Monroe Central High School and River High School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–87 schoolsDepends on your address
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your address
125 high schoolsDepends on your address
Three districts serve Wayne
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Switzerland of Ohio Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 1,883 students
$29,135OH $16,610
C+Barnesville Exempted Village School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,319 students
$13,491OH $16,610
BUnion Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,248 students
$14,909OH $16,610
B−Test scores · 2020–21
Close to the state in reading
Reading · PK–12, Barnesville Exempted Village School District59%
State average 57.2%
Reading · PK–12, Switzerland of Ohio Local School District51%
State average 57.2%
Reading · PK–12, Union Local School District60%
State average 57.2%
Math · PK–12, Barnesville Exempted Village School District48%
State average 49.7%
Math · PK–12, Switzerland of Ohio Local School District39%
State average 49.7%
Math · PK–12, Union Local School District39%
State average 49.7%
Wayne vs. its neighbors
Wayne’s schools rank 3rd of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Ohio districts.
Every school in Wayne
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Wayne · in other towns
Union Local Elementary School
B−562 students15:1Rate it →
Barnesville Elementary School
B516 students19:1Rate it →
Woodsfield Elementary School
C+363 students12:1Rate it →
River Elementary School
C+289 students12:1Rate it →
Skyvue Elementary School
B+237 students11:1Rate it →
Powhatan Elementary School
C200 students12:1Rate it →
Beallsville Elementary School
B−136 students9:1Rate it →
Barnesville Middle School
B−418 students21:1Rate it →
Union Local Middle School
B−304 students13:1Rate it →
Beallsville High School
C93 students8:1Rate it →
Barnesville High School
C+385 students21:1Rate it →
Union Local High School
C382 students12:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Wayne
There’s no college in Wayne, but 4 are within 30 miles. The closest is Ohio University-Eastern Campus in Richland, 12.2 miles away.
Ohio University-Eastern CampusUniversity or college · Public · Richland
12.2 mi871 students
Belmont CollegeCommunity college · Public · Richland
12.7 mi735 students
West Virginia Northern Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Wheeling
21.1 mi677 students
Wheeling UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Wheeling
22.8 mi635 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Wayne. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Ohio. Stars are from neighbors.