School district · Michigan

Linden Community Schools

Linden Community Schools in Michigan: 5 public schools with 2,335 students and 17.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,734 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
2,335
Students per teacher
17.5
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,734
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)
133
Counselors (FTE)
5.9
Students per counselor
393
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%

53%proficient

+1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 79% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

1,054 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

49%proficient

−0.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 88% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

1,051 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
$9.3K17
$9.8K18
$10.1K19
$9.7K20
$10.6K21
$11.9K22
$13.2K23
$13.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.9% · $2.1M
State
69% · $29.7M
Local
26% · $11.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,276
Support services
$4,931
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$12.4M
Long-term debt
$1.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Central Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
4–533719.056%55%
Hyatt ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–335116.857%69%
Linden Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–329518.045%53%
Linden Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–857717.552%43%
Linden High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1277518.5——

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
7205 Silver Lake Rd, Linden, MI 48451
Phone
(810)591-0980
Website