Wayzata Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Wayzata Public School District (district ID 2742160)

Public school district · Hennepin County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2742160

Wayzata Public Schools spent $14,820 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 66% of the other Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,091). Its 18 schools enrolled 13,019 students in 2024-25; 49.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,977 per student, up 1.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (Minnesota: 83.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Minnesota's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Wayzata Public Schools ranks 7.

Current spending per student, largest Minnesota districts, FY23Minneapolis $21,839; Saint Paul Public Schools $21,634; Osseo Area Schools $16,345; Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196 $15,334; Anoka-Hennepin $15,130; Lakeville $14,882; Wayzata Public Schools $14,820; Rochester Public Schools $14,804; South Washington County Schools $13,992; Elk River Area ISD 728 $12,958; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k15k20k25kMinneapolis$21,839Saint Paul Public Schools$21,634Osseo Area Schools$16,345Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan I…$15,334Anoka-Hennepin$15,130Lakeville$14,882Wayzata Public Schools$14,820Rochester Public Schools$14,804South Washington County Schools$13,992Elk River Area ISD 728$12,958State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, largest Minnesota districts, FY23Minneapolis $21,839; Saint Paul Public Schools $21,634; Osseo Area Schools $16,345; Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196 $15,334; Anoka-Hennepin $15,130; Lakeville $14,882; Wayzata Public Schools $14,820; Rochester Public Schools $14,804; South Washington County Schools $13,992; Elk River Area ISD 728 $12,958; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k15k20k25kMinneapolis$21,839Saint Paul Public Schools$21,634Osseo Area Schools$16,345Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196$15,334Anoka-Hennepin$15,130Lakeville$14,882Wayzata Public Schools$14,820Rochester Public Schools$14,804South Washington County Schools$13,992Elk River Area ISD 728$12,958State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, largest Minnesota districts, FY23Minneapolis $21,839; Saint Paul Public Schools $21,634; Osseo Area Schools $16,345; Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196 $15,334; Anoka-Hennepin $15,130; Lakeville $14,882; Wayzata Public Schools $14,820; Rochester Public Schools $14,804; South Washington County Schools $13,992; Elk River Area ISD 728 $12,958; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k15k20k25kMinneapolis$21,839Saint Paul Public Schools$21,634Osseo Area Schools$16,345Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196$15,334Anoka-Hennepin$15,130Lakeville$14,882Wayzata Public Schools$14,820Rochester Public Schools$14,804South Washington County Schools$13,992Elk River Area ISD 728$12,958State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, largest Minnesota districts, FY23Minneapolis $21,839; Saint Paul Public Schools $21,634; Osseo Area Schools $16,345; Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196 $15,334; Anoka-Hennepin $15,130; Lakeville $14,882; Wayzata Public Schools $14,820; Rochester Public Schools $14,804; South Washington County Schools $13,992; Elk River Area ISD 728 $12,958; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k15k20k25kMinneapolis$21,839Saint Paul Public Schools$21,634Osseo Area Schools$16,345Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196$15,334Anoka-Hennepin$15,130Lakeville$14,882Wayzata Public Schools$14,820Rochester Public Schools$14,804South Washington County Schools$13,992Elk River Area ISD 728$12,958State median, 1,000+ students $14,091

Where the money came from

$236,520,000 in revenue: 49.3% state, 47.4% local and 3.3% federal. Total spending including $16,081,000 of capital outlay was $219,689,000, or $17,835 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Wayzata Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $116,607,000; Local $112,161,000; Federal $7,752,000; total $236,520,000.
  • State$116,607,000 49%
  • Local$112,161,000 47%
  • Federal$7,752,000 3%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 163 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

12,318 students in 2022-23, 12,625 students in 2023-24, 12,951 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wayzata Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 12,318, 2023-24: 12,625, 2024-25: 12,95105k10k15k2022-2312,3182023-2412,6252024-2512,951
Wayzata Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 12,318, 2023-24: 12,625, 2024-25: 12,95105k10k15k2022-2312,3182023-2412,6252024-2512,951
Wayzata Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 12,318, 2023-24: 12,625, 2024-25: 12,95105k10k15k2022-2312,3182023-2412,6252024-2512,951
Wayzata Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 12,318, 2023-24: 12,625, 2024-25: 12,95105k10k15k2022-2312,3182023-2412,6252024-2512,951

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2312,318678.218.2
2023-2412,625691.118.3
2024-2512,951709.418.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$65,310,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,302 per student

Wayzata Public Schools booked $65,310,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 704 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $92,746 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 98 in 100 Minnesota districts with a figure (state median $62,418, 464 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Minnesota teacher salary at $68,491 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$55,116,00084.4%
Special education$6,780,00010.4%
Vocational$2,057,0003.1%
Other programs$1,357,0002.1%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,564 in 2018-19, $4,891 in 2019-20, $5,238 in 2020-21, $5,355 in 2021-22, $5,302 in 2022-23.

Wayzata Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,564, 2019-20: $4,891, 2020-21: $5,238, 2021-22: $5,355, 2022-23: $5,30202k4k6k2018-19$4,5642019-20$4,8912020-21$5,2382021-22$5,3552022-23$5,302
Wayzata Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,564, 2019-20: $4,891, 2020-21: $5,238, 2021-22: $5,355, 2022-23: $5,30202k4k6k2018-19$4,5642019-20$4,8912020-21$5,2382021-22$5,3552022-23$5,302
Wayzata Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,564, 2019-20: $4,891, 2020-21: $5,238, 2021-22: $5,355, 2022-23: $5,30202k4k6k2018-19$4,5642019-20$4,8912020-21$5,2382021-22$5,3552022-23$5,302
Wayzata Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,564, 2019-20: $4,891, 2020-21: $5,238, 2021-22: $5,355, 2022-23: $5,30202k4k6k2018-19$4,5642019-20$4,8912020-21$5,2382021-22$5,3552022-23$5,302

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Wayzata Public Schools scored proficient or above: 77% in reading and 78% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMinnesotaStudents tested
Reading and language arts77%51.1%6,090
Math78%44.8%5,820

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% of the 942 students in Wayzata Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate95%83.3%
Students in the class94269,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

9 elementary schools, 5,813 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
North Woods Elementary School77516.84.6%Eligible, no program
Greenwood Elementary76216.38.5%Eligible, no program
Meadow Ridge Elementary School76215.710.8%Eligible, no program
Sunset Hill Elementary71215.825.1%Targeted program
Plymouth Creek Elementary67814.98.3%Eligible, no program
Gleason Lake Elementary60415.614.1%Targeted program
Oakwood Elementary54516.318.2%Targeted program
Kimberly Lane Elementary53415.112.4%Eligible, no program
Birchview Elementary44113.124.3%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

5 middle schools, 3,063 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wayzata Central Middle1,34218.711.8%Eligible, no program
Wayzata West Middle83620.613.4%Eligible, no program
Wayzata East Middle81719.117.6%Targeted program
East Middle Alternative (Emap)39not reported46.2%Eligible, no program
Central Middle Alternative (Cmap)29not reported51.7%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 high schools, 3,960 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wayzata High3,78121.713.0%Eligible, no program
The Alternative Program (Tap)14259.452.8%Eligible, no program
Wayzata Transition School377.445.9%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 183 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Early Childhood Special Education183not reported26.2%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

East Middle Alternative (Emap)

Middle school in Plymouth; open in 2024-25; 39 students.

Central Middle Alternative (Cmap)

Middle school in Plymouth; open in 2024-25; 29 students.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Wayzata Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Wayzata Public Schools

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentWayzata Public Schools ranks 56 of 163 Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,820).#56 of 163
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaWayzata Public Schools is the number 9 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 12,318 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#9 of 543
  3. Elk River Area ISD 728The next larger Minnesota district: 14,152 students in fall 2022, $12,958 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,958
  4. Lakeville Public School DistrictThe next smaller Minnesota district: 11,819 students in fall 2022, $14,882 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,882
  5. Compare Wayzata Public Schools with Elk River Area ISD 728Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Wayzata High, its largest high school3,781 students in 2024-25, 21.7 per teacher.3,781
  7. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaWayzata Public Schools spent $92,746 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$92,746
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Wayzata Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Wayzata Public Schools?
    18 schools were open in 2024-25 (9 elementary, 5 middle, 3 high, 1 other), enrolling 13,019 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wayzata Public Schools spend per student?
    $14,820 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Minnesota median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,977 per student, up 1.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Wayzata Public Schools' money come from?
    $236,520,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 49.3% state, 47.4% local and 3.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Wayzata Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 457 of the 15,275 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 3.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Wayzata Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $65,310,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,302 per student. Divided by the 704 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $92,746 per teacher, more than 98 in 100 Minnesota districts (state median $62,418). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Minnesota teacher salary at $68,491 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Wayzata Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Wayzata Public Schools scored proficient or above: 77% in reading and 78% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Wayzata Public Schools?
    95% of the 942 students in Wayzata Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Wayzata Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2742160. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.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: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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