📍 611 W 7th St, Wayne, Wayne County, 68787
Wayne High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wayne, Wayne County. The school has 307 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Russ Plager. It is part of the Wayne Community Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wayne High School enrolls 307 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 231 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
101 of the school's 307 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 67 qualify for free lunch and 34 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.
Wayne High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-30, state senate district 17.
Wayne High School is one of 4 schools in WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, based in WAYNE, Nebraska. The district serves 1,016 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 307 students, Wayne High School is larger than the district average of about 254 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant