School district · Michigan

South Redford School District

South Redford School District in Michigan: 7 public schools with 2,753 students and 15.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,488 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
2,753
Students per teacher
15.5
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$21,488
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)
177
Counselors (FTE)
5.1
Students per counselor
544
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

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%

30%proficient

−1.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 71% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

1,191 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

18%proficient

+0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

1,191 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
$10.4K15
$11.5K16
$11.2K17
$11.9K18
$12.6K19
$13.6K20
$14.0K21
$16.2K22
$19.9K23
$21.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.3% · $5M
State
65% · $44.4M
Local
28% · $19.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$13,053
Support services
$7,880
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$30.5M
Long-term debt
$66.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Fisher Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–534115.427%21%
Pre-K–529716.334%27%
Pre-K–524812.324%19%
Pre-K–528012.927%18%
John D Pierce Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–857715.833%15%
Lee M Thurston High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1280618.4——
6–1220430.543%29%

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
26141 Schoolcraft, Redford, MI 48239
Phone
(313)535-4000
Website