School district · Michigan

Romulus Community Schools

Romulus Community Schools in Michigan: 8 public schools with 2,058 students and 15.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,788 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
2,058
Students per teacher
15.4
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,788
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)
1.0
Students per counselor
2,058
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
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%

33%proficient

+1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 64% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

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

Math

Michigan: 35%

23%proficient

+2.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 64% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

916 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
$10.7K15
$11.0K16
$11.3K17
$11.6K18
$12.7K19
$13.1K20
$13.2K21
$16.2K22
$18.2K23
$20.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
18% · $11.1M
State
30% · $18.3M
Local
51% · $31.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,152
Support services
$9,687
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.5M
Long-term debt
$44.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Barth Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–523314.344%46%
K–522315.629%34%
Romulus Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–526216.144%40%
Wick Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–528117.336%23%
Romulus Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–842314.328%8.9%
120———
Romulus Senior High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1251817.0——
Romulus Virtual Learning CenterAlternativeMostly virtual
6–1211853.6——

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
36540 Grant St, Romulus, MI 48174
Phone
(734)532-1610
Website