School district · Michigan

Pontiac City School District

Pontiac City School District in Michigan: 10 public schools with 3,773 students and 15.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $24,507 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
Students
3,773
Students per teacher
15.6
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$24,507
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)
241
Counselors (FTE)
9.2
Students per counselor
410
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%

14%proficient

+0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 96% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

1,535 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

9.9%proficient

+1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 90% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

1,586 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
$13.6K15
$13.7K16
$13.8K17
$13.5K18
$13.5K19
$13.7K20
$14.9K21
$18.4K22
$21.5K23
$24.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
20% · $21.1M
State
23% · $24M
Local
57% · $60.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,645
Support services
$12,899
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$26.3M
Long-term debt
$143.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 3Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Alcott SchoolFree meals for all
K–533423.29.6%13%
Herrington SchoolFree meals for all
K–631920.48.8%7.7%
Owen Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–638322.013%12%
Rogers SchoolFree meals for all
K–528020.617%24%
Whitman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–561111.913%13%
Pontiac Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–879019.916%6.1%
120———
9–1277.8——
Pontiac High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1299217.2——
Kennedy CenterSpecial educationFree meals for all
Pre-K–12576.6——

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
47200 Woodward Ave, Pontiac, MI 48342
Phone
(248)451-6883
Website