Total enrollment
2,322
-6 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Wayne Highlands SD
Pennsylvania · 2,322 students · 3 cities
Wayne Highlands SD's public-school directory holds 6 schools, serving about 2,322 K-12 students inside Pennsylvania (an average of 387 per school).
4-year change in Wayne Highlands SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Wayne Highlands SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #48 of 356 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,322 | #202 of 479 | #3,967 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #136 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #86 of 478 | #1,772 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 51.9% | #167 of 398 | #3,882 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.4% | #270 of 378 | #5,556 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 Wayne Highlands SD
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Honesdale High School at 79.0% proficient to Preston School at 51.2%, a gap of 27.8 points. That is the 45th widest gap among 223 Pennsylvania districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 2,524 to 2,322 students (down 8%) and from 205 to 198 full-time teachers (down 3%), 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honesdale HS | Honesdale | High | 09-12 | 679 |
| Lakeside Elementary School | Honesdale | Elementary | 03-05 | 419 |
| Stourbridge Primary Ctr | Honesdale | Elementary | PK-02 | 415 |
| Wayne Highlands MS | Honesdale | Middle | 06-08 | 408 |
| Damascus Area Sch | Damascus | Elementary | PK-08 | 258 |
| Preston Sch | Lakewood | Elementary | KG-08 | 143 |
About Wayne Highlands SD
As a small district in Pennsylvania, Wayne Highlands SD hosts 2,322 students across 6 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Wayne Highlands SD covers 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Wayne Highlands SD runs about 387 students per school, 32% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 569.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 2,322 students, stayed largely flat from the 2,328 reported in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Wayne Highlands SD discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.