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Educational Services Sector

Education has always been an integral part of Wayne County, Ohio. According to page 110 of Caldwell's 1873 Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio, the first school house of Clinton Twp was built in 1817. The primitive school house was usually 18 feet square, built of logs, had split-logs flooring, and roofed with clap-boards. At one end of the structure was a fireplace. Pupils sat on benches with no backs. The early schools were subscription based. (Douglass 277).

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 schools 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.