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Westland, Michigan - 16 schools
An equity score of 64/100 ranks Wayne-Westland Community School District #138 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,057 per pupil, Wayne-Westland Community School District ranks #102 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,773
Total Enrollment
16
Schools
$16,057
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wayne-Westland Community School District operates 16 public schools serving 9,773 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 combined, 5 elementary, 2 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,057 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 33.1% local, 56.0% state, and 10.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 64/100, ranked #138 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 16 schools offering Advanced Placement (27 AP courses district-wide), a 266.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 62.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.7% White, 39.3% African American, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Eugene B Elliott Elem School, with a diversity index of 65.4/100.
Its largest campus is John Glenn High School, enrolling 1,368 students (15% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Waynewestland Innovative Academy, at 174 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Wayne-Westland Community School District school enrollment varies 7.9× across entities
Wayne-Westland Community School District school enrollment ranges from 174 students (lowest) to 1,368 students (highest), a spread of 1,194 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Wayne-Westland Community School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.4% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Wayne-Westland Community School District student-counselor ratio is 267:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Wayne-Westland Community School District is typically wider than the Wayne-Westland Community School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Wayne-Westland Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 62.4% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Wayne-Westland Community School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Wayne-Westland Community School District?
Wayne-Westland Community School District has 16 schools, including 9 combined, 2 middle, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 9,773 students.
How much does Wayne-Westland Community School District spend per student?
Wayne-Westland Community School District spends $16,057 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #138 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Wayne-Westland Community School District?
Wayne-Westland Community School District students are 46.7% White, 39.3% African American, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 16 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wayne-Westland Community School District?
Wayne-Westland Community School District has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #138 out of 707 districts in Michigan.