Waverly Senior High School

Waverly Senior High School is an expansive high school in LANSING, Michigan, run under Waverly Community Schools. The school educates 987 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 115% larger than typical.

Waverly Community Schools comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,822 students; Waverly Senior High School is among them.

Demographically, Waverly Senior High School logs that the largest single group is Black at 36%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 28% White, 23% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 7% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 21.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 50% of students at Waverly Senior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Eaton County) shows that median household income runs about $79,597, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Waverly Senior High School is one of 47 public schools in Eaton County (combined enrollment of about 17,025 students).

SAIL Waverly is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Waverly Senior High School.

Waverly Senior High School operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Waverly Senior High School has edged down 10%, going from 1,091 students in 2018 to 987 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 33% to 28%.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.