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In 1853, the state of Ohio passed legislation to implement the "Free School System". One of the first school houses built under the new law was the Peoples College erected in Plain Twp. It was built under the direction and management of Hon. Benjamin Eason, Jacob Welty and Robert C. Beard among others. (Douglass 276). Other early schols included Apple Creek Academy, Edinburg Academy, Smithville Academy, Bixlers Business College, Grove Female Institute, and the College of Wooster.
Presently, three colleges exist in Wayne County, Ohio. Wayne College, Ohio State ATI, and the College of Wooster.
Today, the Educational Services industry now has 44 public school buildings, 1 private college, 2 public university branches. Source: Ohio County Profiles for 2015 by the Office of Research.