School district · Michigan

Gwinn Area Community Schools

Gwinn Area Community Schools in Michigan: 3 public schools with 892 students and 13.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,918 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
892
Students per teacher
13.5
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,918
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)
66.0
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
223
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%

29%proficient

−1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 75% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

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

Math

Michigan: 35%

22%proficient

−0.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 67% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

430 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
$10.2K15
$10.9K16
$10.8K17
$10.6K18
$10.8K19
$11.1K20
$12.5K21
$13.4K22
$15.0K23
$15.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
21% · $4.2M
State
52% · $10.5M
Local
27% · $5.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,112
Support services
$5,705
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2M
Long-term debt
$3.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
3–520813.427%33%
KI Sawyer Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–420711.8——
Gwinn MiddleHigh SchoolFree meals for all
6–1247714.931%12%

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
50 West State Highway M35, Gwinn, MI 49841
Phone
(906)346-9283
Website