📍 9100 Winchester Rd, Fort Wayne, Allen County, 46819
Wayne High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fort Wayne, Allen County. The school has 1,419 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fort Wayne Community Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 80.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 18 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wayne High School enrolls 1,419 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 80.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% Black or African American, 28% White and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 462 | 33% |
| White | 400 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 268 | 19% |
| Asian | 152 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 132 | 9.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
966 of the school's 1,419 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 937 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wayne High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-30, state senate district 16, state house district 79.
Wayne High School is one of 50 schools in Fort Wayne Community Schools, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The district serves 28,549 students district-wide and employs 1,895 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,419 students, Wayne High School is larger than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large