Education System

One of the key foundations for Orrville’s successful industrial activities is in its exceptional educational system at all levels, from preschools through advanced degree and adult education programs. Each year, a significant number of Orrville’s students achieve recognition for their scholastic accomplishments, including above-average scores in SATs, ACTs, and Ohio Tests of Scholastic Achievement.

Through the combined efforts of parents, teachers, students, business and community leaders, Orrville’s public schools continually attain excellent levels of academic performance and achievement. In the fall of 1991, the Heartland Education Community, Inc. was formed to encourage the participation of the whole community in the educational process. The highly successful program involves volunteers who devote their time and resources to bettering education, with a substantial focus on improving competency and literacy and increasing parental involvement. Ultimately, the project’s goal is to foster citizenship, life-long learning, and productive employment in Orrville. The city received a road sign designating Orrville as a BEST (Building Excellent Schools for Today and the 21st Century) Community.

An enriched, expanded curriculum is available for students with exceptional ability, and Orrville schools feature computer education experiences from 1st through 12th grades. Full and part-time staff assist those with special learning difficulties.

To complement the diverse range of advanced programming and early college placement opportunities with a number of local colleges, the Wayne County Schools Career Center in Smithville offers students 33 vocational programs, from auto mechanics to welding and metal fabrication. In addition, Orrville Public Library represents a priceless community resource, which continues to grow as a member of the regional network and as a member of CLEVNET, a system that gives patrons access to more than a million titles from over two dozen Ohio libraries.

Just outside of Orrville, The University of Akron-Wayne College, The College of Wooster, and the OSU Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster offer a wide selection of options for higher education, from a two-year technical degree to baccalaureate and graduate degrees. In all, 16 institutions of higher learning, covering the spectrum of private and public colleges and universities as well as branch campuses, are located within an hour’s drive of Orrville.

Orrville City School District’s Web Page

Wayne County Schools Career Center, High School & Adult Education

Agriculture & Industrial Mechanics

In this program, the student is prepared to assemble, service, and completely repair lawn and garden, agricultural and construction equipment. This course covers all sizes of gasoline and diesel engines as well as hydraulic and electrical systems, repair welding, fabrication, parts department operation and the use of basic computers.

Drafting Technology

Students will be taught mechanical drafting, architectural drafting, architectural modeling, pictorial drawing, electrical and electronic schematic drawing, manufacturing processes, manual drafting and sketching, Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD), and 3-Dimensional CAD modeling.

Electronics & Computer Technology

This course prepares students to work in a variety of electronics areas. Students will be taught electronic circuits, building robots, building and maintaining computers, designing and building networks, programming computers and robotics, digital electronics, electrical wiring and pneumatics.

Engineering Technology

Students in this program will be taught pneumatics, hydraulics, CAD systems, industrial controls, mechanical drive systems, quality assurance, robotics, electrical circuits, plastics, manufacturing processes, and CNC machine controls.

Precision Machining

Students will learn hand and layout tool use, drill press, pedestal grinder, lathe, saw, mill, and precision grinder setup and operation, CNC lathe and mill programming and operation, heat treatment of steel, and basic measurement.

Welding & Metal Fabrication

Students will learn blueprint reading, computer operation of plasma cutting, individual project fabrication, metal working for artistry work, ornamental iron projects, Oxyacetylene welding, cutting and brazing, shop pattern design and layout, and all positions of MIG, TIG, and stick welding.