WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL

As a close-knit senior high in WAYLAND, New York, WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls 382 students from grades 9 through 12, run under WAYLAND-COHOCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL sits 43% below that benchmark.

WAYLAND-COHOCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,294 students. WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Beyond that, the school shows 2% multiracial. Compared to Steuben County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Roughly 51% of students at WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 56.4%; this one delivers 76.7%, a residual of +20.3 points.

Around the school, Steuben County reports that median household income runs about $65,887, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Steuben County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,701 students), WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 50.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL has held roughly steady, going from 391 students in 2018 to 382 in 2025.

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