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B+

Wayne School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Loa, Bicknell, Torrey, Lyman and Hanksville.

Loa’s Schools page →

Students
468
Schools
3
Spent per student
$19,515
UT $11,467
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$10.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wayne School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Utah districts
  • Spends 70% more per student than the UT average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 25.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $10.7M, about $22,844 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% of the 153 Utah school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2020–21
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Loa 504Bicknell 322Torrey 257Lyman 215Hanksville 169

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Loa. Grade by grade →

PK–6Loa SchoolThis district
7–12Wayne HighThis district

Test scores vs. UT

2020–21 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 38.8% · 194 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 88.3% · 29 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,515 per student · 70% above UT
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 78%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
372’20
377’21
385’22
334’23
468’24

Up 25.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Utah’s other public schools.

Loa School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Loa
B+
254 students17:1
Hanksville School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hanksville
24 students22:1
Wayne High
High · Grades 7–12 · Bicknell
C
190 students13:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Utah.