School district · Michigan

Garden City Public Schools

Garden City Public Schools in Michigan: 8 public schools with 3,193 students and 13.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,825 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
3,193
Students per teacher
13.3
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,825
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)
240
Counselors (FTE)
7.0
Students per counselor
456
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
5.0
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%

35%proficient

+0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 60% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

1,248 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

24%proficient

−1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 62% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

1,251 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
$13.7K15
$12.3K16
$12.3K17
$13.3K18
$14.4K19
$14.6K20
$16.6K21
$18.4K22
$20.4K23
$20.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
10% · $7.8M
State
59% · $45.8M
Local
31% · $23.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,475
Support services
$7,772
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$14.9M
Long-term debt
$59.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 2High schools: 2Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
3–441214.735%33%
Pre-K–K2227.8——
1–241914.7——
Farmington 56 CampusFree meals for all
5–645517.933%24%
Garden City Middle SchoolFree meals for all
7–842316.537%15%
Cambridge Alternative High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all
9–1225823.9——
Garden City High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1289618.1——
Burger Development CenterSpecial educationFree meals for all
K–121082.6——

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
1333 Radcliff St, Garden City, MI 48135
Phone
(734)762-6311
Website