School district · Michigan

Gaylord Community Schools

Gaylord Community Schools in Michigan: 5 public schools with 2,747 students and 17.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,951 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
2,747
Students per teacher
17.3
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,951
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)
159
Counselors (FTE)
9.2
Students per counselor
298
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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%

48%proficient

+3.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 70% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

1,251 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

38%proficient

−4.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 71% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

1,253 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
$9.1K15
$9.2K16
$9.8K17
$10.1K18
$10.5K19
$10.7K20
$11.9K21
$13.2K22
$14.5K23
$15.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.9% · $2.6M
State
54% · $23.9M
Local
40% · $17.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,663
Support services
$4,572
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.9M
Long-term debt
$89K

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–338815.035%26%
Pre-K–338513.834%36%
Gaylord Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all
4–663217.941%38%
Gaylord Middle SchoolFree meals for all
7–843519.665%43%
Gaylord High SchoolVoc BldgFree meals for all
9–1290721.2——

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
615 S Elm Ave, Gaylord, MI 49735
Phone
(989)705-3009
Website