[3][4] The district boundaries include all or part of eight municipalities: Corcoran, Maple Grove, Medicine Lake, Medina, Minnetonka, Orono, Plymouth, and Wayzata.

Classes were taught in homes until a one-room school was built near what is now the second green of the Wayzata Country Club.

[7] On February 25, 2014, voters approved a referendum for a $109 million bond request to expand the high school and improve security and technology.

Part of the provisions include the purchasing of adjacent land belonging to the Elm Creek Golf Course and the building of a new wing.

[9] The school also hosts the Minnesota PSEO program, allowing students in 11th and 12th grades to receive college credit.

[10] Wayzata High School has consistently exceeded the state and national average scores on the ACT.

Notable partnerships include elementary school carnival support, Salvation Army donations, and removal of invasive Buckthorn species.