West NY News

Wayne Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Wayne County schools, welcoming 669 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the New York State Education Department.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 90% of the Wayne Senior High School's total enrollment.

Among the 36 schools in Wayne County, Wayne Central Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 625 students, while Palmyra-Macedon Senior High School welcomed 606 students and came in third in the 2022-23 school year.

Wayne Senior High School is part of Wayne Central School District, which roughly covers three schools within Wayne County and has a main office in Clyde.

In the previous school year, Wayne Senior High School also had the highest number of students among Wayne County schools.

In 2022, New York had roughly one teacher for every 12 students, which is lower than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students. A lower student-to-teacher ratio has been found to improve students' school performance.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Wayne Senior High School	Ontario Center	669
Wayne Central Middle School	Ontario Center	625
Palmyra-Macedon Senior High School	Palmyra	606
Newark Senior High School	Newark	602
Lyons Elementary School	Lyons	492
Newark Middle School	Newark	445
Sodus Junior/Senior High School	Sodus	443
Richard Mann Elementary School	Walworth	442
Palmyra-Macedon Primary School	Palmyra	440
Wayne Central Primary School	Ontario Center	439
Clyde-Savannah Elementary School	Clyde	428
Williamson Elementary School	Williamson	423
North Rose-Wolcott Elementary School	North Rose	417
Norman R. Kelley Intermediate School	Newark	387
Marion Elementary School	Marion	371
Margaret W. Cuyler Elementary School	Red Creek	371
North Rose-Wolcott High School	Wolcott	367
Palmyra-Macedon Middle School	Palmyra	367
Palmyra-Macedon Intermediate School	Macedon	363
Sodus Elementary School	Sodus	354
North Rose-Wolcott Middle School	Wolcott	343
Wayne Central Elementary School	Ontario Center	309
Williamson Senior High School	Williamson	291
Perkins Elementary School	Newark	288
Williamson Middle School	Williamson	279
Marion Junior-Senior High School	Marion	277
Lyons Senior High School	Lyons	259
Red Creek High School	Red Creek	243
Ruben A. Cirillo High School	Walworth	242
Sodus Intermediate School	Sodus	232
Lincoln Elementary School	Newark	203
Gananda Middle School	Walworth	196
Red Creek Middle School	Red Creek	188
Clyde-Savannah Junior High School	Clyde	188
Clyde-Savannah High School	Clyde	155
Lyons Middle School	Lyons	124