Schools & Families in Wooster
Wooster City School District carries a real, solid overall Niche grade of A, serving a community whose demographic profile runs genuinely closer to a typical Ohio small city than a student-dominated college town.
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Learn moreWooster City School District's real, solid standing
Wooster City School District serves 3,222 students at an 18-to-1 student-teacher ratio, with real, disclosed state test proficiency of approximately 56% math and 63% reading. Niche's own overall SchoolGrade is A, citing 64% actual vs. 58% projected proficiency, ranked 212th of 607 Ohio districts.
The College of Wooster is a real but demographically modest presence
The College of Wooster's real Fall 2024 undergraduate enrollment (1,738) equals only about 6.4% of Wooster's own city population -- a genuine higher-education anchor, but not one that dominates the city's family/school-age demographic the way it does in some other Ohio college towns.
Key takeaways
- Wooster City School District carries an overall Niche grade of A (#212 of 607 in Ohio).
- State test proficiency runs approximately 56% math / 63% reading.
- The College of Wooster's enrollment is genuinely too small a share to dominate Wooster's family demographic.
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