Bessie B. Baker School
507 West Sycamore St
Wayland MI, 49348, Allegan County
Phone: 269-792-9208
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 1
School District: Wayland Union Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 275 | 377 | 375 | 382 | 400 | 394 | 409 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 153 | 55.6% | 141 | 37.4% | 159 | 42.4% | 153 | 40.1% | 153 | 38.3% | 168 | 42.6% | 148 | 36.2% |
| Grade 1: | 122 | 44.4% | 122 | 32.4% | 119 | 31.7% | 100 | 26.2% | 140 | 35.0% | 112 | 28.4% | 125 | 30.6% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 146 | 53.1% | 203 | 53.8% | 191 | 50.9% | 202 | 52.9% | 191 | 47.8% | 187 | 47.5% | 196 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 129 | 46.9% | 174 | 46.2% | 184 | 49.1% | 180 | 47.1% | 201 | 50.3% | 199 | 50.5% | 209 | 51.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.4% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 4.0% | 14 | 3.7% | 7 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.8% | 12 | 3.0% | 19 | 4.6% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.2% |
| White: | 243 | 88.4% | 339 | 89.9% | 345 | 92.0% | 371 | 97.1% | 379 | 94.8% | 370 | 93.9% | 373 | 91.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 3.3% | 10 | 2.7% | 9 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 121 | 44.0% | 183 | 48.5% | 167 | 44.5% | 176 | 46.1% | 179 | 44.8% | 163 | 41.4% | 157 | 38.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 11.3% | 43 | 11.4% | 45 | 12.0% | 30 | 7.9% | 43 | 10.8% | 54 | 13.7% | 59 | 14.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.74 | 15.23 | 16.23 | 16.62 | 18.26 | 16.20 | 17.60 | |||||||