Enrollment
190
High
DISTRICT 140 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE DISTRICT·NCES 490117000610
Wayne High
225 N 400 W, BICKNELL, UT 84715 · (435) 425-3411 · Wayne County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Utah public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
84 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 33%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 40 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 25 | 13% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 Wayne District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.4%
UT avg 41.4%
Math
63.2%
UT avg 41.8%
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Wayne High
Wayne High's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne High this school | 190 | 44.2% | 45.5% |
| Millard High FILLMORE | 382 | 40.8% | 49.7% |
| Monticello High MONTICELLO | 211 | 38.4% | 45.7% |
| North Sevier High SALINA | 270 | 37.8% | 43.5% |
| Piute High JUNCTION | 141 | 46.8% | 22.8% |
| Gunnison Valley High GUNNISON | 319 | 40.1% | 39.3% |
Matched among Utah high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Wayne High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #38 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #5 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #11 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 190 | #149 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.2% | #31 of 169 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
190
+58 (+44%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 189
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 190 | 15.1 | 12.6:1 | 44% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 113 | 9.1 | 12.5:1 | 34% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 139 | 9.7 | 14.3:1 | 35% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 132 | N/A | N/A | 30% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 147 | N/A | N/A | 37% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 155 | N/A | N/A | 43% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 158 | 10 | 15.8:1 | 45% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 181 | 12 | 15.1:1 | 47% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 189 | 11 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wayne High.
About Wayne High
BICKNELL, Utah, is home to Wayne High, a very small high school. It has an enrollment of 190 students in grades 7 through 12. Across high schools in Utah, the average enrollment is about 980.
Wayne District includes 4 schools. Together they enroll 561 students.
Of every 100 students at Wayne High, about 82 are White. It is also 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Wayne County is roughly 92% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Wayne High, giving a ratio of 12.6:1. High schools in Utah have an average ratio of 21.1:1. By family income, 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Wayne High holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 85% of Utah public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Wayne High would score about 38.2%. It scores 45.5%, 7.3 points above that figure.
The county, Wayne County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $76,607, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 4 public schools and about 561 students.
Wayne Middle is about 0.4 miles from Wayne High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within ten miles: 2. The school's 45.5% average proficiency ranks 4th among 5 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Wayne High is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Wayne High enrolled 132 in 2020-21 and 190 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size.
Wayne High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,584
Census ACS
Median income
$76,607
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wayne District
- Loa SchoolElementary · 254 students
- Wayne MiddleMiddle · 93 students
- Hanksville SchoolElementary · 24 students
Other Wayne High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Wayne High. Wayne High is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Wayne High SchoolHuber Heights, OH · 1,772 students
- Wayne High SchoolFort Wayne, IN · 1,398 students
- Wayne High SchoolWayne, WV · 525 students
- WAYNE HIGH SCHOOLWAYNE, NE · 323 students
- Wayne High SchoolWayne, OK · 147 students
Nearby schools
- Wayne Middle0.4 mi · 93
- Loa School6.2 mi · 254
- Koosharem School21.2 mi · 26
- Antimony School28.9 mi · 1
- Boulder School30.9 mi · 7
- South Sevier Middle36.4 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Wayne HighHow many students attend Wayne High?
Wayne High enrolls approximately 190 students in grades 07-12.
Is Wayne High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wayne High is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wayne High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wayne High is approximately 12.6:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wayne High?
At Wayne High, the student body is approximately 82% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Wayne High public or private?
Wayne High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wayne District.
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