Wayne Memorial High School

Set in WAYNE, Michigan, Wayne Memorial High School is a sizable secondary school, overseen by Wayne-Westland Community School District. It works with 1,257 students across grades 8 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 173% above typical.

Wayne-Westland Community School District comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 8,980 students; Wayne Memorial High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Wayne Memorial High School records that the largest single group is Black at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 41% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the resource side, Wayne Memorial High School lists 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Wayne Memorial High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Wayne Memorial High School is one.

The closest other public school is Adams Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Wayne Memorial High School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wayne Memorial High School has declined 26%, going from 1,692 students in 2018 to 1,257 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 51% to 41%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

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