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Wayland, MI
Public School Ratings




Wayland Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Wayland Union Schools School District details

Wayland Union Schools School District
850 E Superior St
Wayland, MI 49348

2,765 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 17)

Wayland Union Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Michigan

8

(10 is best)

Better than 76.1% of all MI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
38%
50%
42%
43%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bessie B Baker School
507 W Sycamore St
Wayland, MI, 49348
PK-01
Career Connections Academy School
870 E Superior St
Wayland, MI, 49348
09-12
Dorr School
4159 18 Th St
Dorr, MI, 49323
PK-05
Pine Street Elementary School
201 Pine St
Wayland, MI, 49348
04-05
Rj Steeby School
435 E Superior St
Wayland, MI, 49348
02-03
Wayland High School
870 E Superior St
Wayland, MI, 49348
09-12
Wayland Union Middle School
701 Wildcat Dr
Wayland, MI, 49348
05-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.4% 66.4%
Black 1.5% 19.2%
Hispanic 7.0% 9.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 3.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 0.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.3% 51.8%
Free lunch eligible 36.8% 48.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.5% 3.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,967 $22,030,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $697 $1,928,000 4.8%
Staff $511 $1,413,000 3.5%
General Administration $167 $461,000 1.2%
School Administration $810 $2,240,000 5.6%
Operation $1,065 $2,946,000 7.4%
Transportation $473 $1,309,000 3.3%
Other $617 $1,707,000 4.3%
Total Support $4,341 $12,004,000 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $5,900,000 14.8%
Total Expenditures $14,443 $39,934,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,284 $11,821,898,000 43.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,332 $1,900,616,000 7.1%
Staff $828 $1,181,333,000 4.4%
General Administration $320 $457,365,000 1.7%
School Administration $802 $1,143,777,000 4.2%
Operation $1,336 $1,907,076,000 7.1%
Transportation $559 $797,813,000 3.0%
Other $933 $1,331,358,000 4.9%
Total Support $6,110 $8,719,338,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,487 $6,402,959,000 23.8%
Total Expenditures $18,881 $26,944,195,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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