📍 482 Grove St, Honesdale, Wayne County, 18431
Wayne Highlands MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Honesdale, Wayne County. The school has 376 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wayne Highlands SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wayne Highlands MS enrolls 376 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 337 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
175 of the school's 376 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 161 qualify for free lunch and 14 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 Highlands MS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 PA-80, state senate district 20, state house district 111.
Wayne Highlands MS is one of 6 schools in Wayne Highlands SD, based in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,369 students district-wide and employs 200 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 376 students, Wayne Highlands MS is close to the district average of about 395 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant