Career Connections Academy
🇺🇸 Official data · 2025Wayland, Michigan 49348 · Wayland Union Schools
About Career Connections Academy
Career Connections Academy is a public high located in Wayland, in the Wayland Union Schools school district of Michigan, United States. It caters for Grades 9–12. In 2025 it enrolled 37 students. Traditional public schools run by a school district; free to attend.
Its Success Index (US) is 30.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of high schools in United States. Its strongest component is students per teacher (57th percentile), and its weakest is reading proficiency (10th percentile).
Other published figures: enrollment 37.
There are 6 schools in Wayland; Career Connections Academy ranks 6th of 6 scored schools there.
Success Index (US) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against high schools across United States.
- Math proficiency (30%)24.5%
- Reading proficiency (30%)24.5%
- Community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%)54.1%
- Students per teacher (15%)1.4
The Success Index (US) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Career Connections Academy by the official sources.
- Enrollment
- 37
- Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.
- Free/reduced-price lunch
- 54.1%
- Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
- Students per teacher
- 1.4
- Enrollment divided by FTE teachers; not class size.
- Reading proficiency
- 24.5%
- Share of tested students proficient or above (all students, all grades).
- Math proficiency
- 24.5%
- Share of tested students proficient or above (all students, all grades).
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Schools near Career Connections Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (US).
Wayland High School
Wayland · Public high · Grades 9–12
800 students · 24 m away
RJ Steeby School
Wayland · Public elementary · Grades 2–3
256 students · 522 m away
Wayland Union Middle School
Wayland · Public middle · Grades 5–8
611 students · 562 m away
Pine Street Elementary
Wayland · Public elementary · Grades 4–5
413 students · 1.1 km away
Bessie B Baker School
Wayland · Public elementary · Grades PK–1
280 students · 1.4 km away
Dorr School
Dorr · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
311 students · 9.2 km away
Paris Ridge Elementary
Caledonia · Public elementary · Grades K–4
303 students · 11 km away
Hopkins High School
Hopkins · Public high · Grades 9–12
477 students · 12 km away
Hopkins Middle School
Hopkins · Public middle · Grades 6–8
321 students · 12 km away
Thornapple Kellogg Middle School
Middleville · Public middle · Grades 6–8
693 students · 12 km away
Similar schools
Public high schools in Michigan with a comparable Enrollment.
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South Haven · Public high · Grades 8–12
44 students
DeTour High School
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45 students
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Ludington · Public high · Grades 11–12
45 students
JCLISD Academy A Regional Middle College
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46 students
Ashley High School
Ashley · Public high · Grades 9–12
48 students
Youth Center School
Kalamazoo · Public high · Grades 5–12
51 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Career Connections Academy a good school?
Career Connections Academy has a Success Index (US) of 30.5 out of 100 (Lower 50% of high schools in United States). The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Career Connections Academy rank in Michigan?
Career Connections Academy is not ranked: schools need a published Enrollment and at least 60 students to be ranked.
How many students attend Career Connections Academy?
Career Connections Academy had 37 students in 2025.
Is Career Connections Academy a elementary school or a high school?
Career Connections Academy is classified as a high covering Grades 9–12. It is a public school.
What other schools are near Career Connections Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Career Connections Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (US) and distance, and can be compared side by side.