WAY Niles

WAY Niles is a 9-12 campus of rural-scale scale in NILES, Michigan, operated by Niles Community Schools, serveing 95 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 79% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Within Niles Community Schools, which oversees 11 schools and 3,107 students, WAY Niles is one campus in the system.

Demographically, WAY Niles records that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 12% multiracial, 8% Black, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Berrien County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Roughly 64% of students at WAY Niles qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Berrien County (around 55%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Berrien County indicate the typical household earns roughly $65,425 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. WAY Niles is one of 75 public schools in Berrien County (combined enrollment of about 21,027 students).

The closest other public school is Niles Virtual School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

WAY Niles operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. WAY Niles's enrollment has shrank 27% since 2018, when it stood at 131 (now 95). Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 9% to 2%.

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