Enrollment
382
High
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYLAND-COHOCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360001101020
WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL
2350 RT 63, WAYLAND, NY 14572 · (585) 728-2366 · Steuben County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
193 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WAYLAND-COHOCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
88.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
60.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 56% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
382
-9 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.3:1
% White
95%
was 96%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Steuben County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,588
Census ACS
Median income
$65,887
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
13,701 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WAYLAND-COHOCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WAYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 451 students
- WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 390 students
- COHOCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 71 students
Other schools in WAYLAND
- WAYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 451 students
- WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 390 students
Nearby schools
- WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 390
- WAYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 451
- ELLIS B HYDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.2 mi · 339
- DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL5.3 mi · 583
- DANSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL5.3 mi · 393
- COHOCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.8 mi · 71
Frequently asked questions
About WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOLHow large is WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL?
WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 382 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL?
WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL in?
WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL is part of WAYLAND-COHOCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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