School district · Michigan

Chelsea School District

Chelsea School District in Michigan: 4 public schools with 2,236 students and 15.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,137 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
2,236
Students per teacher
15.7
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,137
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)
143
Counselors (FTE)
5.0
Students per counselor
447
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.0
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%

65%proficient

+2.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 93% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

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

Math

Michigan: 35%

65%proficient

+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 97% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

995 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
$10.5K15
$10.7K16
$11.5K17
$11.7K18
$12.0K19
$12.2K20
$13.5K21
$14.7K22
$16.3K23
$16.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.8% · $1.4M
State
50% · $25.7M
Local
47% · $24.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,315
Support services
$6,191
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$9.4M
Long-term debt
$49.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–248516.3——
3–547618.653%62%
6–852517.776%67%
9–1275016.3——

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
500 Washington St, Chelsea, MI 48118
Phone
(734)433-2208
Website