School district · Massachusetts

Wayland

Wayland in Massachusetts: 6 public schools with 2,701 students and 11.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $25,443 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
2,701
Students per teacher
11.3
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$25,443
MA $26.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
239
Counselors (FTE)
4.7
Students per counselor
575
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
7.0
Librarians (FTE): 4.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Massachusetts's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Massachusetts: 42%

73%proficient

+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 97% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

1,311 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

75%proficient

−0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 98% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

1,311 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$19.1K15
$18.2K16
$19.5K17
$20.2K18
$21.0K19
$22.1K20
$23.5K21
$24.1K22
$24.3K23
$25.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.9% · $2.3M
State
21% · $16.9M
Local
76% · $59.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$16,946
Support services
$8,497
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.7M
Long-term debt
$3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K5211.6——
K–549511.058%69%
K–533011.681%71%
K–535912.475%79%
6–866211.377%78%
9–1280310.9——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
41 Cochituate Rd, Wayland, MA 01778
Phone
(508)358-3774
Website