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Schools in Wayne

Wayne has 6 schools inside its limits: 5 public and 1 private. 3 teach elementary grades, 5 middle grades, and 3 high school grades. The largest is Wayne Memorial High School, with 1,257 students (8 to 12).

Schools
6
Students
2,880
Federal counts
Students per teacher
17.0
Public and charter
Four-year graduation
69.0%
Class of 2025
Wayne's limits from the Census, with its 6 schools pinned by kind.
  • Public
  • Charter
  • Private

From the federal and state files

What the numbers say about Wayne

In Wayne, by the federal district boundaries, Wayne-Westland Community School District covers all of it.

Across its public and charter schools there are 17.0 students for every full-time teacher, against 17.3 across Wayne County.

69.0% of the class of 2025 here (a cohort of 529 students) graduated in four years, below 84.0% for Michigan as a whole. Wayne Memorial High School posted the highest rate, 79.4%.

65% of public school students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals, compared with 66% across Wayne County.

3 schools run a federal Title I program for students from lower-income families (2021-22, the last year NCES reported it).

1 private school teaches 138 students; the most common orientation is Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod.

The Census gives Wayne a median home value of $157,800, 61% of homes lived in by their owners, and a median year built of 1958 (ACS 2020-2024).

All the numbers

65% of public school students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals, compared with 66% across Wayne County.

3 schools run a federal Title I program for students from lower-income families (2021-22, the last year NCES reported it).

1 private school teaches 138 students; the most common orientation is Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod.

The Census gives Wayne a median home value of $157,800, 61% of homes lived in by their owners, and a median year built of 1958 (ACS 2020-2024).

By the federal district boundaries

School districts that cover Wayne

Every school in Wayne

6 schools on the map

  1. Benjamin Franklin Middle School Wayne
  2. Roosevelt/McGrath Elem. School Wayne
  3. St. Michael Lutheran School Wayne
  4. Taft-Galloway Elementary School Wayne
  5. Wayne Memorial High School Wayne
  6. Wayne-Westland Innovative Academy Wayne
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Schools in Wayne, asked and answered

5 questions

How many schools are in Wayne?
6 schools stand inside Wayne's limits: 5 public and 1 private. The list above has every one with its grades and students.
Which school district serves Wayne?
Wayne-Westland Community School District covers all of Wayne, by the federal district boundaries.
What is the high school graduation rate in Wayne?
69.0% of the class of 2025 at Wayne's high schools graduated in four years, by the state's cohort count, against 84.0% for Michigan.
What is the largest school in Wayne?
Wayne Memorial High School, with 1,257 students in the 2024-25 federal count.
Does Wayne have charter or private schools?
Yes: 1 private school. Charter schools are public and charge no tuition; private schools set their own.

Sources

Facts only, as each file gives them. Rebuild Detroit does not rate or rank schools. Confirm enrollment and boundaries with the school or district before you decide.