📍 507 W Sycamore St, Wayland, Allegan County, 49348
Bessie B Baker School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wayland, Allegan County. The school has 297 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wayland Union Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–1 in a small-town setting. The school employs 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bessie B Baker School enrolls 297 students across grades Pre-K–1. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 6.7% Two or more races and 6.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 252 | 85% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 6.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 6.1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 297 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 122 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bessie B Baker School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI-40, state senate district 26, state house district 72.
Bessie B Baker School is one of 7 schools in Wayland Union Schools, based in WAYLAND, Michigan. The district serves 2,729 students district-wide and employs 157 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 297 students, Bessie B Baker School is smaller than the district average of about 390 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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