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Wayne Highlands School District

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Wayne Highlands School District is located in east Pennsylvania. Wayne Highlands School District has 414.30 square miles of land area and 11.04 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Wayne Highlands School District population is 20,514. Wayne Highlands School District median household income is $44,956 in 2010-2014. Wayne Highlands School District median house value is $180,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Wayne Highlands School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (193 out of 496, top 39%) Elementary/Middle School: (119 out of 498, top 24%)* Rank: #151
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	20,514 (2010-2014), rank #201
Population Growth	-11.03% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	48.23/sq mi, rank #455
Median Household Income:	$44,956 at 2010-2014—6.64% increase since 2005-2009, rank #354
Median House Price:	$180,000 at 2010-2014—5.26% increase since 2005-2009, rank #129
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	414.30 sq mi, rank #7
Water Area:	11.04 sq mi (2.60%), rank #6
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Wayne County
City:	Honesdale, Hawley, White Mills, Starlight, Starrucca, Susquehanna, Prompton, Lake Como, Lakewood, Union Dale, Pleasant Mount, Poyntelle, Preston Park, Thompson, Equinunk, Damascus, Beach Lake, Milanville, Tyler Hill, Lake Ariel, Bethany
Zip:	18431, 18428, 18473, 18461, 18462, 18847, 18456, 18437, 18439, 18470, 18453, 18454, 18455, 18465, 18417, 18415, 18405, 18443, 18469, 18436
Area:	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA

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Wayne Highlands School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

474 Grove St

Honesdale PA, 18431, Wayne County

Phone: 570-253-4661

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,756	2,836	2,931	2,983	2,997	3,040	3,141
English Language Learner Students:	20	14	14	13	11	10	3
Total Teachers:	209.90	211.90	211.90	217.53	218.80	216.90	220.90
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	10.00	10.00	10.00	9.00	11.00	11.60	13.70
Elementary:	88.35	89.35	90.35	95.62	95.03	91.50	89.60
Secondary:	99.35	99.35	99.35	101.08	102.50	102.70	106.20
Ungraded:	12.20	13.20	12.20	11.83	10.27	11.10	11.40
Total Other Staff:	165.00	187.50	185.50	191.50	173.50	166.70	167.90
Instructional Aides:	41.00	37.00	37.00	41.00	33.50	30.50	29.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	6.50	6.50	6.50	6.50	6.50	4.90
Total Guidance Counselors:	8.00	8.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Library/Media Support:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
District Administrators:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
District Administrative Support:	8.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
School Administrators:	7.00	7.00	7.00	8.00	8.00	7.70	9.00
School Administrative Support:	22.00	23.00	23.00	22.00	22.00	22.00	22.00
Student Support Services:	NA	11.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00
Other Support Services:	64.00	73.00	73.00	75.00	64.50	61.00	63.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.13	13.38	13.83	13.71	13.70	14.02	14.22

Schools

Damascus Area School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	174 High School Rd, Damascus PA 18415
Honesdale High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	459 Terrace St, Honesdale PA 18431
Lakeside Elementary School	Grade 3 to Grade 5	129 Lakeside Dr, Honesdale PA 18431
Preston School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	1493 Crosstown Hwy, Lakewood PA 18439
Stourbridge Primary Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 2	123 Abc Dr, Honesdale PA 18431
Wayne Highlands Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	482 Grove St, Honesdale PA 18431

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.6%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	65.8%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.6%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	56.3%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	64.1%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	59.6%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	64.8%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	69.2%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61.9%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	67.3%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	57.9%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.8%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	67.8%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.5%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	72.3%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.2%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.8%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.7%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	75.7%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74.9%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	35.2%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	44.5%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	43.4%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	46.1%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	52.5%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	58.4%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	83.6%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	91.5%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	79.6%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	89.8%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	83.7%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	91.5%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	93.8%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.6%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.2%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.5%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.5%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.4%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.8%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.2%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.9%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.2%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.7%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.8%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.1%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.9%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.7%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.8%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.3%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.5%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.4%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.5%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.4%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.1%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.5%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.7%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.8%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90.8%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	93.2%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94.8%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	99.5%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	98.6%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62.5%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66.2%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.4%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.3%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.1%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.1%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.7%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.5%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.9%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54.3%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.2%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.6%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.9%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.4%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.8%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.4%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.7%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.3%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	51.7%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	64.8%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	58.9%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	69.3%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	64.6%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	70.9%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	67.9%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87.6%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.4%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.9%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.3%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88.5%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.9%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.1%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.2%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.7%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.1%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.2%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.6%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.2%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.2%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.9%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.2%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.9%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.5%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92.6%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.9%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.7%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.8%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.3%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.6%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.9%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.3%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	54.8%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.2%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.1%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.9%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.2%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.6%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.7%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	52.5%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.9%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.4%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.7%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.3%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.3%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.7%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.3%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.6%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.2%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	61.6%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64.9%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74.7%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.9%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	76.9%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	59.8%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	73.9%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	82.8%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	75.1%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	90.3%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	87.7%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	95.3%	72.7%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$45,280,000	$15,449		$44,369,000	$14,874		$44,330,000	$14,791
Federal:	$2,025,000	$691	4.5%	$3,400,000	$1,140	7.7%	$3,184,000	$1,062	7.2%
State:	$14,593,000	$4,979	32.2%	$13,337,000	$4,471	30.1%	$13,913,000	$4,642	31.4%
Local:	$28,662,000	$9,779	63.3%	$27,632,000	$9,263	62.3%	$27,233,000	$9,087	61.4%
Total Expenditures:	$42,770,000	$14,592		$41,861,000	$14,033		$41,793,000	$13,945
Total Current Expenditures:	$39,030,000	$13,316		$37,844,000	$12,687		$37,200,000	$12,412
Instructional Expenditures:	$24,664,000	$8,415	63.2%	$23,836,000	$7,991	63.0%	$23,665,000	$7,896	63.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,678,000	$1,255	9.4%	$3,287,000	$1,102	8.7%	$3,356,000	$1,120	9.0%
Administration:	$3,402,000	$1,161	8.7%	$3,347,000	$1,122	8.8%	$3,290,000	$1,098	8.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$7,286,000	$2,486	18.7%	$7,374,000	$2,472	19.5%	$6,889,000	$2,299	18.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,024,000	$349		$1,542,000	$517		$1,151,000	$384
Construction:	$834,000	$285		$1,305,000	$437		$478,000	$159
Total Other:	$17,000	$6		$45,000	$15		$291,000	$97
Interest on Debt:	$1,144,000	$390		$1,215,000	$407		$1,762,000	$588

Total Salary:	$22,589,000	$7,707		$22,124,000	$7,417		$21,727,000	$7,250
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$16,430,000	$5,606	72.7%	$16,082,000	$5,391	72.7%	$15,817,000	$5,278	72.8%
Other Salary:	$6,159,000	$2,101	27.3%	$6,042,000	$2,025	27.3%	$5,910,000	$1,972	27.2%
Total Benefit:	$9,672,000	$3,300		$8,973,000	$3,008		$8,457,000	$2,822
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$6,942,000	$2,368	71.8%	$6,440,000	$2,159	71.8%	$6,040,000	$2,015	71.4%
Other Benefit:	$2,730,000	$931	28.2%	$2,533,000	$849	28.2%	$2,417,000	$806	28.6%

* Wayne Highlands School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.