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Wayland High School

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Wayland High School ranks 212 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

212^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 74% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Wayland High School, part of the Wayland Union Schools district, serves about 800 students in grades 9-12 in the Wayland, MI area, and has earned a 4-star rating by ranking in the 74th percentile of Michigan high schools for the 2025-2026 school year.

This past year marks a significant turning point for Wayland High School. After several years hovering in the 55th-69th percentile range, the school has vaulted upward, with particularly impressive gains for female students and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. The school's standout strength is mathematics: 9th and 10th graders scored dramatically above state averages on the PSAT (40.1% and 45.9% proficient, respectively, versus 33.5% and 31.5% statewide), and 11th graders also edged out state averages on the SAT. This strong math foundation likely contributes to the school's excellent 95.5% graduation rate—well above the state's 84.0%—and a dropout rate of just 2.7%, less than half the state average. Parents should note that while reading and social studies scores are solid, science proficiency (32.1%) trails the state average (35.2%), a consistent trend worth watching.

For context, Wayland sits in a competitive area with high-achieving neighbors like Byron Center High School (99th percentile) and Caledonia High School (93rd percentile), whose SAT math proficiency rates are more than double Wayland's. However, Wayland's early high school math scores are competitive with nearby Thornapple Kellogg High School and Hopkins High School. Within its own district, Wayland contrasts sharply with Career Connections Academy, an alternative school with a 66.6% graduation rate and 56.2% chronic absenteeism, highlighting Wayland's role as the district's primary, high-performing academic institution. Overall, Wayland's upward trajectory and strong graduation outcomes make it a solid choice for families seeking a well-rounded high school experience.

800

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,708

Per pupil spending ?

27.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

870 E Superior St
Wayland, MI 49348-9141

(269) 792-2254

District: Wayland Union Schools

Feeder schools for Wayland High School:

Elementary:	Bessie B Baker School
	Dorr School
	Pine Street Elementary
	RJ Steeby School
Middle:	Wayland Union Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.8%

Hispanic:

7.0%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (48% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg47%

Michigan avg43%

212^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	212 of 800	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	53.7	336 of 739	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	269 of 743	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	230 of 735	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	177 of 531	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	165 of 561	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	179 of 666	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	215 of 824	73.9%	★★★★☆
2017	54.6	337 of 835	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.3	290 of 852	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.9	353 of 832	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.0	283 of 799	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.2	259 of 805	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.7	307 of 773	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.2	332 of 784	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.5	308 of 765	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.0	269 of 754	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.8	402 of 750	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.4	380 of 767	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.2	229 of 705	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	171 of 686	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	40.3	371 of 629	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	358 of 619	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	256 of 611	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	135 of 416	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	159 of 462	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	129 of 554	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	201 of 710	71.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	59 of 259	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	47.1	98 of 195	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	74 of 201	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	197 of 719	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	45.3	339 of 635	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	276 of 654	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	254 of 614	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	191 of 369	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.0	110 of 417	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	35 of 532	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	77.1	119 of 755	84.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	238 of 693	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	247 of 628	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	181 of 633	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	208 of 611	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	191 of 440	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	185 of 472	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	221 of 543	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	230 of 707	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	111 of 179	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	26.9	226 of 315	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	240 of 671	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.2	333 of 639	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	321 of 638	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.5	235 of 647	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	190 of 492	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	186 of 516	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	192 of 582	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	221 of 708	68.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)66th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)38th percentile-36 vs school

Special Education (2018)28th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts67%+8 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing56%+4 vs state

Social Studies46%+3 vs state

Mathematics43%+10 vs state

Science32%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)		M-Step Math (2026)		M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wayland High School	Public	9-12	870 E Superior St	Wayland	49348	Allegan County	Wayland Union Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 792-2254	800	43	18.7	27.5%	686 (85.8%)	10 (1.3%)	56 (7.0%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	66.4	212^th of 800 public high schools	73.5%		53.7	336^th of 739 public high schools	54.5%	124		70.6	63.4		40.1	45.9	55.6	29.1						32.1		46.4	$20,708	$658	$20,050
Career Connections Academy	Public	9-12	870 E Superior St	Wayland	49348	Allegan County	Wayland Union Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 792-2254	37	28	1.3	54.1%	35 (94.6%)	1 (2.7%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$3,890	$781	$3,110
Hopkins High School	Public	9-12	333 S Clark St	Hopkins	49328	Allegan County	Hopkins Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 793-7616	477	32	14.6	26.4%	435 (91.2%)	4 (0.8%)	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	60.3	260^th of 800 public high schools	67.5%		56.7	306^th of 739 public high schools	58.6%	46		62.4	65.9		35.9	33.3	63.2	11.4						36.0		50.9	$13,882	$737	$13,145
Thornapple Kellogg High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3885 Bender Rd	Middleville	49333	Barry County	Thornapple Kellogg School District	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 795-3394	982	52	19.0	36.3%	884 (90.0%)	11 (1.1%)	54 (5.5%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.2%)	71.7	173^rd of 800 public high schools	78.4%		56.3	311^th of 739 public high schools	57.9%	138		72.6	64.0		41.1	38.4	62.6	31.7						42.8		49.0	$14,383	$835	$13,548
Martin High School	Public	6-12	1556 Chalmers	Martin	49070	Allegan County	Martin Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 442-0400	330	18	18.8	42.1%	284 (86.1%)	3 (0.9%)	34 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	52.5	339^th of 800 public high schools	57.6%		61.6	260^th of 739 public high schools	64.8%	79	60.4	66.0	81.0	11.3	31.9	31.0	42.5	12.5	31.3	21.6	14.9	23.1	14.8	27.8	46.3	41.7	$14,719	$703	$14,016
Byron Center High School	Public	9-12	8500 Burlingame Ave SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 878-6600	1,387	63	22.0	22.6%	1,089 (78.5%)	16 (1.2%)	134 (9.7%)	55 (4.0%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (6.4%)	97.9	7^th of 800 public high schools	99.1%		96.9	16^th of 739 public high schools	97.8%	9		89.3	82.8		76.5	70.8	83.5	67.6						69.2		87.9	$14,938	$929	$14,009
Caledonia High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	9050 Kraft Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 891-8129	1,438	80	18.0	15.0%	1,169 (81.3%)	32 (2.2%)	90 (6.3%)	50 (3.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	92 (6.4%)	89.6	58^th of 800 public high schools	92.8%		90.5	49^th of 739 public high schools	93.4%	9		80.1	78.0		65.8	61.0	69.4	39.5						53.4		59.0	$14,535	$527	$14,008
East Kentwood High School	Public	10-12	6230 Kalamazoo Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 698-6700	2,068	106	19.4	65.5%	505 (24.4%)	761 (36.8%)	370 (17.9%)	265 (12.8%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	163 (7.9%)	46.6	399^th of 800 public high schools	50.1%		43.7	420^th of 739 public high schools	43.2%	21			51.8			33.1	46.8	23.5						28.5		36.5	$19,040	$1,901	$17,139
Crossroads Alternative High School	Public	6-12	28 60th St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 261-6166	216	14	15.4	83.8%	49 (22.7%)	92 (42.6%)	49 (22.7%)	8 (3.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	6	754^th of 800 public high schools	5.8%					(n/a)			21.6			337.8	358.2	340.6						2067.5		11.9	$23,523	$2,393	$21,130
Outlook Academy Youth Home Campus	Public, Charter	5-12	2243 33rd St	Allegan	49010	Allegan County	Outlook Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(269) 512-7880	11	1	7.5	54.5%	10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$33,347	$6,729	$26,618

Frequently Asked Questions about Wayland High School

What schools feed into Wayland High School?

Wayland High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bessie B Baker School
Elementary : Dorr School
Elementary : Pine Street Elementary
Elementary : RJ Steeby School
Middle : Wayland Union Middle School

How many students attend Wayland High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 800 students attended Wayland High School.

What is the racial makeup of Wayland High School?

Students at Wayland High School are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Wayland High School a good school?

Wayland High School ranks 212^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Wayland High School in?

Wayland Union Schools

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