Wesleyan At A Glance

Students

  • 1,206 students enrolled in grades K-12
    • Lower school: 308
    • Middle school: 397
    • High school: 501
  • Student/teacher ratio:
    • Lower school: 10:1
    • Middle school: 9:1
    • High school: 7:1
  • Average class sizes:
    • Lower school: 19
    • Middle school: 15
    • High school: 13
  • 24% students of color

Visual & Performing Arts

  • Lower school students participate in curricular music, art classes, and an annual class play.
  • Middle and high school students enjoy a variety of elective offerings in visual arts, band, chorus, and theater.

Accreditation

  • Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS).
  • Cognia (formerly AdvancedEd or the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools-SACS).

Academics

  • Foreign language instruction at all grade levels.
  • 25 AP Courses offered.
  • 90% of AP exams taken scored a 3 or higher in 2022.
  • Average SAT score was 1241 in 2023.
  • Average ACT score was 28 in 2023.

Faculty

  • Average faculty tenure at Wesleyan is 10 years.
  • 68% of faculty hold advanced degrees.
  • 8.76% hiring rate for the 2023-2024 school year.

Athletics

  • 75 team state championships since 1996.
  • 155 individual state championships since 1996.
  • Intramural offerings begin in fifth grade for selected sports.
  • Beginning in sixth grade, students can participate in a sport each season.
  • Students in grades 7 through 12 grade have access to athletic teams and facilities.
  • 86% of high school students play at least one season of athletics.

Giving & Financial Aid

  • Over $28.2 million endowment as of Dec. 31, 2023.
  • Over $188 million raised since 1996.
  • 12% of students receive need-based financial aid.