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Wayland Union Schools

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Wayland Union Schools is located in south Michigan. Wayland Union Schools has 87.20 square miles of land area and 2.32 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Wayland Union Schools population is 17,720. Wayland Union Schools median household income is $57,290 in 2010-2014. Wayland Union Schools median house value is $137,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Wayland Union Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (246 out of 510, top 48%) Elementary/Middle School: (145 out of 516, top 28%)* Rank: #221
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	7
Population	17,720 (2010-2014), rank #151
Population Growth	-2.56% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	197.96/sq mi, rank #211
Median Household Income:	$57,290 at 2010-2014—-1.29% increase since 2005-2009, rank #117
Median House Price:	$137,000 at 2010-2014—-10.40% increase since 2005-2009, rank #151
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	87.20 sq mi, rank #222
Water Area:	2.32 sq mi (2.59%), rank #205
State:	Michigan
County:	Kent County, Barry County, Allegan County
City:	Byron Center, Wayland, Shelbyville, Caledonia, Hopkins, Dorr, Moline
Zip:	49315, 49348, 49344, 49316, 49328, 49323, 49335
Area:	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI;Allegan, MI

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Wayland Union Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

850 East Superior St

Wayland MI, 49348, Allegan County

Phone: 269-792-2181

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,885	2,808	2,802	2,854	2,968	3,028	3,086
English Language Learner Students:	22	19	18	6	8	1	NA
Total Teachers:	153.94	154.22	145.12	148.54	152.81	163.20	164.90
Prekindergarten:	2.00	2.00	2.50	2.00	1.50	2.60	2.10
Kindergarten:	14.50	15.50	12.50	11.00	11.00	12.00	12.00
Elementary:	53.07	49.71	47.96	50.30	51.44	52.70	52.60
Secondary:	64.87	69.66	64.96	65.34	68.37	77.60	71.80
Ungraded:	19.50	17.35	17.20	19.90	20.50	18.30	26.40
Total Other Staff:	157.02	139.76	138.07	134.20	164.14	178.50	170.10
Instructional Aides:	21.92	22.19	27.15	23.59	26.40	32.00	32.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.00	0.00	0.00	3.00	4.00	5.50	4.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.30	4.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.30	4.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	4.96	4.96	5.00	3.98	5.10	5.10	5.60
District Administrators:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	8.00	6.50
District Administrative Support:	2.00	2.26	3.30	2.77	2.99	2.00	2.00
School Administrators:	11.50	13.70	7.50	7.50	8.50	8.50	8.40
School Administrative Support:	18.95	17.95	17.10	18.82	20.85	20.90	20.90
Student Support Services:	26.29	21.58	16.80	14.24	19.20	16.10	15.70
Other Support Services:	57.10	47.12	52.22	51.30	68.10	75.40	68.70
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.74	18.21	19.31	19.21	19.42	18.55	18.71

Schools

Bessie B. Baker School	Prekindergarten to Grade 1	507 West Sycamore St, Wayland MI 49348
Career Connections Academy	Grade 9 to Grade 12	870 East Superior St, Wayland MI 49348
Dorr School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	4159 18th St, Dorr MI 49323
Pine Street Elementary	Grade 5 to Grade 6	201 Pine St, Wayland MI 49348
R.J. Steeby School	Grade 2 to Grade 4	435 East Superior St, Wayland MI 49348
Wayland High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	870 East Superior St, Wayland MI 49348
Wayland Union Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	701 Wildcat Dr, Wayland MI 49348

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	58.9%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	52.9%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	75.1%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	66.9%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	63.2%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	58.2%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	64.2%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	52.3%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93.1%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.3%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.9%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.2%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.2%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	41.5%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	45.1%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.6%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.3%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.2%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.9%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.2%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.4%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.5%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	50.5%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	49.7%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	59.3%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	66.4%	61.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.9%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.3%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.8%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.2%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.5%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.6%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	58.6%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	62.6%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.4%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.8%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.9%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.3%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94.1%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.8%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.6%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	65.4%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	43.8%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	43.5%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	48%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	55.1%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	51.1%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	56.6%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.2%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.2%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.2%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.5%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.2%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	59.8%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58.2%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.5%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.5%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.7%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.3%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.1%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.8%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.2%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87.6%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87.4%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86.8%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81.5%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89.2%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	83.5%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	15.8%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	14.1%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	51.1%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	55.8%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	60%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	58.2%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75.7%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.2%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89.9%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91.5%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88.8%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90.9%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	46.9%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	46%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.7%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88.4%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89.8%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.9%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90.3%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89.4%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.8%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	74.5%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	83.7%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	32.1%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	34.4%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	85.4%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	80.4%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	83.6%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	80.9%	75.7%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.8%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74.7%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.1%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	88.3%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	93.8%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.5%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	36.7%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	42.3%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.8%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.8%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.6%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.7%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.8%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	60.6%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.3%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	68.3%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	68.3%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	77.2%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	83.9%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	48.4%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	43.8%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	49.1%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.5%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.6%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.5%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	89.4%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	32.1%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	34.1%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.5%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.2%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.6%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.1%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.9%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.1%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58.8%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58.4%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80.2%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	85.2%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	87.8%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	88.5%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.6%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	84.5%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	15.8%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	17.3%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	60.9%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	71.8%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	71.6%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	74.6%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	78%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	83%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	34.8%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	25.3%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	44.4%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	46.1%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	52.2%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	46.7%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	46.3%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	58%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	57%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	55%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	26.7%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	28%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	53.3%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	58.5%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.4%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64.7%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	51.5%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	56%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	56.8%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	57.2%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	59.8%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	64.3%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	57%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	22.1%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	23%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	84.1%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	77.1%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	86.2%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	83.5%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	81%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	40.3%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	41%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	32.3%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	26.3%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	37.5%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	36%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	44%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	41.3%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	42%	49%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$29,916,000	$10,677		$28,861,000	$10,112		$30,170,000	$10,165
Federal:	$1,760,000	$628	5.9%	$1,315,000	$461	4.6%	$1,856,000	$625	6.2%
State:	$17,557,000	$6,266	58.7%	$18,216,000	$6,383	63.1%	$17,880,000	$6,024	59.3%
Local:	$10,599,000	$3,783	35.4%	$9,330,000	$3,269	32.3%	$10,434,000	$3,515	34.6%
Total Expenditures:	$32,189,000	$11,488		$40,580,000	$14,219		$44,974,000	$15,153
Total Current Expenditures:	$24,512,000	$8,748		$23,612,000	$8,273		$25,844,000	$8,708
Instructional Expenditures:	$14,846,000	$5,298	60.6%	$14,224,000	$4,984	60.2%	$16,079,000	$5,417	62.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,185,000	$780	8.9%	$1,960,000	$687	8.3%	$2,297,000	$774	8.9%
Administration:	$2,907,000	$1,037	11.9%	$2,912,000	$1,020	12.3%	$2,610,000	$879	10.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,574,000	$1,632	18.7%	$4,516,000	$1,582	19.1%	$4,858,000	$1,637	18.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$5,021,000	$1,792		$14,352,000	$5,029		$15,920,000	$5,364
Construction:	$3,690,000	$1,317		$10,150,000	$3,556		$10,946,000	$3,688
Total Other:	$243,000	$87		$134,000	$47		$171,000	$58
Interest on Debt:	$2,123,000	$758		$2,289,000	$802		$2,824,000	$951

Total Salary:	$12,765,000	$4,556		$12,770,000	$4,474		$14,455,000	$4,870
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$8,929,000	$3,187	69.9%	$8,914,000	$3,123	69.8%	$10,028,000	$3,379	69.4%
Other Salary:	$3,836,000	$1,369	30.1%	$3,856,000	$1,351	30.2%	$4,427,000	$1,492	30.6%
Total Benefit:	$6,936,000	$2,475		$6,406,000	$2,245		$6,870,000	$2,315
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$5,033,000	$1,796	72.6%	$4,569,000	$1,601	71.3%	$4,846,000	$1,633	70.5%
Other Benefit:	$1,903,000	$679	27.4%	$1,837,000	$644	28.7%	$2,024,000	$682	29.5%

* Wayland Union Schools was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.