Bessie B Baker School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Wayland, Michigan
Bessie B Baker School in Wayland, Michigan enrolled 280 students in 2024-25 with 21.6 full-time teachers, 13.0 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 18%
297 students in 2022-23, 313 students in 2023-24, 280 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.3 to 21.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 297 | 18.3 | 16.2 |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 19.1 | 16.4 |
| 2024-25 | 280 | 21.6 | 13.0 |
13.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools
Among the 1,602 Michigan elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bessie B Baker School enrolled 395 students and reported no counselor; it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions12
- Chronically absent25.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
82.9% of students were White, 8.6% Hispanic, 6.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White82.9%
- Hispanic8.6%
- Two or more races6.4%
- Black1.1%
- American Indian1.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Wayland
3 public elementary schools in Wayland report 2024-25 enrollment; Bessie B Baker School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Street Elementary | 413 | 19.7 | 37.8% |
| Bessie B Baker School | 280 | 13.0 | 40.4% |
| RJ Steeby School | 256 | 17.6 | 38.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bessie B Baker School
- Pine Street ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 413 students, 19.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- RJ Steeby SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 256 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Bessie B Baker School with Pine Street ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wayland Union Schools spends per student$13,860 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,860
- The largest public schools in MichiganBessie B Baker School is the number 1,155 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,155 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher13.0 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.13.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bessie B Baker School
How many students attend Bessie B Baker School?
280 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 297 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wayland, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bessie B Baker School?
13.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bessie B Baker School a Title I school?
Bessie B Baker School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Bessie B Baker School in?
Wayland Union Schools, NCES district ID 2635550. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 263555007165 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.