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Wayne Central Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waynesboro, Wayne County. The school has 443 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wayne Co School Dist school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Wayne Central Elementary School enrolls 443 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Black or African American, 17% White and 2.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 353 | 80% |
| White | 77 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
443 of the school's 443 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 443 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 Central Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 MS-40, state senate district 43, state house district 86.
Wayne Central Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Wayne County School District, based in Waynesboro, Mississippi. The district serves 2,977 students district-wide and employs 243 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 443 students, Wayne Central Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 372 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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