Wayzata School District
| Wayzata Public Schools | |
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| United States | |
| District information | |
| Superintendent | Chace B. Anderson |
| Schools | 16 |
| Budget | $165,000,000 |
| District ID | 2742160 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 11,600 |
| Teachers | 800 |
| Staff | 1,800 |
| Student-teacher ratio | 16.74 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Wayzata Public Schools (ISD #284) is a public school district in the northwestern area of Hennepin County, Minnesota, U.S. serving all or part of the cities of Corcoran, Maple Grove, Medicine Lake, Medina, Minnetonka, Orono, Plymouth, and Wayzata.
Wayzata Public Schools include eight elementary schools (K-5), three middle schools (6-8) and one high school (9-12). The district also has a community education department.
The superintendent of Wayzata Public Schools is Dr. Chace B. Anderson. The projected enrollment for the 2016-2017 school year is 12,064 students, including 860 early learning students, 5,029 elementary students, 2,789 middle school students, and 3,396 high school students. The district employs more than 1,545 employees including about 791 teaching positions. The district operates with a total expenditure budget for the 2016-2017 school year of more than $192 million, which includes about $139 million for the general operations of the schools. One of only two districts in the state to be given a Aaa bond rating by Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s Investor Services.
Despite the district's name, only one school, West Middle School, is currently located in the City of Wayzata; every other school is located in the City of Plymouth. The majority of the district lies to the north of Wayzata in Plymouth and as the population in the area increased, schools were built closer to where the new students lived. The West Middle School building at one time housed all grades 7-12 students for the district.
Wayzata High School is located at 4955 Peony Lane in Plymouth MN 55446. Scott Gengler is the principal and the student day is from 8:2 ;a.m. to 3:10 ;p.m. The current enrollment is 3,429 students in grades 9 through 12.
The Wayzata High School building was opened in 1997 to replace the former high school which is now Central Middle School. It is located north of Highway 55 in Plymouth at the intersection of Peony Lane and Schmidt Lake Road.
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