WAY Oasis

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Mount Pleasant, Michigan

WAY Oasis in Mount Pleasant, Michigan enrolled 138 students in 2024-25 with 8.8 full-time teachers, 15.8 students per teacher against the Michigan high-school median of 18.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 0-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 11-19% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 25%

129 students in 2022-23, 146 students in 2023-24, 138 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.7 to 8.8.

Students enrolled at WAY Oasis by school year2022-23: 129, 2023-24: 146, 2024-25: 1380501001502022-231292023-241462024-25138
Students enrolled at WAY Oasis by school year2022-23: 129, 2023-24: 146, 2024-25: 1380501001502022-231292023-241462024-25138
Students enrolled at WAY Oasis by school year2022-23: 129, 2023-24: 146, 2024-25: 1380501001502022-231292023-241462024-25138
Students enrolled at WAY Oasis by school year2022-23: 129, 2023-24: 146, 2024-25: 1380501001502022-231292023-241462024-25138
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2312911.711.0
2023-2414613.810.5
2024-251388.815.8

15.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 Michigan high schools

Among the 840 Michigan high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; WAY Oasis 15.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherWAY Oasis 15.8state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; WAY Oasis 15.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherWAY Oasis 15.8state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; WAY Oasis 15.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherWAY Oasis 15.8state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; WAY Oasis 15.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherWAY Oasis 15.8state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

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 WAY Oasis enrolled 135 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

53.6% of students were White, 21.7% American Indian, 10.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White53.6%
  2. American Indian21.7%
  3. Hispanic10.1%
  4. Two or more races10.1%
  5. Black3.6%
  6. Asian0.7%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at WAY Oasis scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Reading and language arts, 2021-220‑50%41‑45%44%
Math, 2022-2310% or less27‑31% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

11-19% of the 53 students in WAY Oasis's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. 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 schoolIts districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate11‑19%68%81.8%
Students in the class53312115,301

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

High schools in Mount Pleasant

4 public high schools in Mount Pleasant report 2024-25 enrollment; WAY Oasis is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mt Pleasant Senior High School1,06615.831.6%
WAY Oasis13815.863.8%
Odyssey MiddleHigh School6918.678.3%
Isabella Day Treatment6not reportednot reported

All public schools in Mount Pleasant →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about WAY Oasis

  1. Isabella Day TreatmentThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 6 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Mt Pleasant Senior High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 1,066 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare WAY Oasis with Isabella Day TreatmentStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Mt. Pleasant City School District spends per student$15,449 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,449
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganWAY Oasis is the number 635 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#635 of 908
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher15.8 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.15.8:1
  7. 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 WAY Oasis

  1. How many students attend WAY Oasis?
    138 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 129 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Mount Pleasant, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at WAY Oasis?
    15.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is WAY Oasis a Title I school?
    WAY Oasis was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at WAY Oasis do on state tests?
    The students tested at WAY Oasis scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan'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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at WAY Oasis?
    11-19% of the 53 students in WAY Oasis's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is WAY Oasis in?
    Mt. Pleasant City School District, NCES district ID 2624750. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 262475007729 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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