School district · Michigan

Atherton Community Schools

Atherton Community Schools in Michigan: 3 public schools with 638 students and 14.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,712 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
638
Students per teacher
14.5
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,712
MI $16.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
44.1
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
638
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Michigan: 45%

24%proficient

+2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 85% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

253 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

14%proficient

−0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 82% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

254 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.4K15
$8.5K16
$10.0K17
$10.3K18
$11.0K19
$10.6K20
$11.8K21
$13.6K22
$15.2K23
$15.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
16% · $2.1M
State
55% · $7.3M
Local
29% · $3.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,214
Support services
$6,383
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$625K
Long-term debt
$395K

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Atherton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–626711.922%19%
Atherton Jr Sr High SchoolFree meals for all
7–1232316.725%7.2%
Atherton Vern Van Y Educational CenterAlternativeFree meals for all
Pre-K–124820.3——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
3354 S Genesee Rd, Burton, MI 48519
Phone
(810)591-9182
Website