Wayne Highlands MS

As a close-knit junior high in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, Wayne Highlands MS educates 408 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Wayne Highlands SD. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 31% below typical.

Across the 6 schools in Wayne Highlands SD (2,322 students total), Wayne Highlands MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Wayne Highlands MS shows that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Wayne Highlands MS higher than the state norm the norm. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wayne Highlands MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,381 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Wayne County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,372 students), Wayne Highlands MS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Honesdale HS, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Wayne Highlands MS comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 62.5%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Wayne Highlands MS's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 411 (now 408). White enrollment moved from 91% to 87% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Wayne Highlands MS typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.