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Wayne Trace Local School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 13 towns

Serves Paulding Township, Jackson Township, Harrison Township, Payne, Benton Township, Latty Township, Blue Creek Township, Washington Township, Grover Hill, Scott, Latty, Haviland and Broughton, and parts of Monterey Township.

Paulding Township’s Schools page →

Students
884
Schools
3
Spent per student
$17,528
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Debt
$1.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wayne Trace Local School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 86% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% more per student than the OH average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.1M, about $1,188 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 86% of the 910 Ohio school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Paulding Township. Grade by grade →

PK–5Paulding Elementary SchoolPaulding Exempted Village School District
6–8Paulding Middle SchoolPaulding Exempted Village School District
9–12Paulding High SchoolPaulding Exempted Village School District

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency71%
State average 52.2% · 489 students tested
Reading / language arts76%
State average 59.5% · 485 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 86.2% · 77 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,528 per student · 6% above OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 35%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
876’20
875’21
890’22
897’23
884’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Ohio.