Total enrollment
12,951
+938 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
21 schools in WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Minnesota · 12,951 students · 2 cities
WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 21 public K-12 schools in Minnesota, enrolling about 12,951 students between them (10 elementary, 5 middle, and 6 high).
4-year change in WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
16
-2 (-11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #4 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 12,951 | #9 of 269 | #675 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 16 | #21 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #248 of 267 | #7,740 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 17.2% | #257 of 269 | #7,615 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #35 of 152 | #1,517 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 13 scored schools run from WAYZATA HIGH at 76.5% proficient to BIRCHVIEW ELEMENTARY at 57.6%, a gap of 18.8 points. That is the 50th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 11,485 to 11,956 students (up 4%) and from 689 to 658 full-time teachers (down 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Across 21 schools, WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT serves about 12,951 students in Minnesota. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
In terms of grade levels, WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is made up of 10 elementary, 5 middle, and 6 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is about 617, meaningfully above the Minnesota average of roughly 357.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has grew 8% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 12,013 students to 12,951. The school count fell from 18 to 16 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.