WAYZATA HIGH

As a sizable senior high in PLYMOUTH, Minnesota, WAYZATA HIGH works with 3,781 students from grades 9 through 12, run under WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so WAYZATA HIGH sits 919% bigger than that benchmark.

WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 12,951 students. WAYZATA HIGH is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, WAYZATA HIGH logs that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 24% Asian, 9% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Hennepin County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, WAYZATA HIGH logs 174 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.8:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 16% of students at WAYZATA HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hennepin County (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, WAYZATA HIGH ranks in the top 10% of Minnesota public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 56.3%; WAYZATA HIGH posts 76.5%, +20.2 points above that line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Hennepin County indicate the typical household earns roughly $97,653 per year, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WAYZATA HIGH is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students).

Nearest neighbor: THE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM (TAP), around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WAYZATA HIGH. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WAYZATA HIGH at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 68.9%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WAYZATA HIGH has edged up 13%, going from 3,342 students in 2018 to 3,781 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 70% to 57%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.