School district · Michigan

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools in Michigan: 23 public schools with 15,910 students and 17.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,647 per student in FY2024.

Schools
23
Students
15,910
Students per teacher
17.5
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,647
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)
910
Counselors (FTE)
40.8
Students per counselor
390
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
7.9
Librarians (FTE): 22.0

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%

64%proficient

+0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

6,833 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

54%proficient

−0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 92% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

6,852 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
$9.6K15
$9.4K16
$9.6K17
$10.1K18
$10.5K19
$10.8K20
$12.0K21
$13.6K22
$15.0K23
$15.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.1% · $12.6M
State
59% · $183.5M
Local
37% · $113.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,848
Support services
$6,256
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$37.8M
Long-term debt
$299.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 14Middle schools: 5High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Bentley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–547916.147%40%
Bird Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–547619.068%56%
Dodson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–547014.662%63%
Eriksson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–544314.046%32%
Farrand Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–540215.359%54%
Field Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–546715.247%35%
Gallimore Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–533614.998%98%
Hoben Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–544316.756%52%
Hulsing Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–546816.540%33%
Isbister Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–542215.369%72%
Miller Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–548016.448%44%
Smith Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–536416.869%60%
Tonda Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–547617.264%64%
Workman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–563717.961%51%
Discovery Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–873117.558%36%
6–872519.978%70%
Liberty Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–881717.962%46%
Pioneer Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–882720.472%62%
6–866718.867%49%
6–121,89920.6——
6–121,81618.8——
6–121,87120.1——
Starkweather Academy FiegelAlternativeFree meals for all
10–1219413.2——

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
454 S Harvey St, Plymouth, MI 48170
Phone
(734)416-2700
Website