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Garden City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 540 students in Garden City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle Schools in Garden City School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
8 Schools
1,359 Schools
# Students
3,207 Students
539,456 Students
# Teachers
240 Teachers
31,429 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Garden City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 860 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 78% has increased from 68% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#515 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
38%
Graduation Rate
78%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.45
0.60
# American Indian Students
14 Students
5,388 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
53 Students
18,565 Students
% Asian Students
2%
3%
# Hispanic Students
225 Students
46,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
9%
# Black Students
434 Students
123,990 Students
% Black Students
14%
23%
# White Students
2,340 Students
317,045 Students
% White Students
73%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
444 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
138 Students
26,282 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
225
18,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
186
17,662
# Students in 2nd Grade:
217
17,210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
227
17,790
# Students in 4th Grade:
213
19,133
# Students in 5th Grade:
201
26,521
# Students in 6th Grade:
220
87,703
# Students in 7th Grade:
220
102,702
# Students in 8th Grade:
226
104,492
# Students in 9th Grade:
317
34,388
# Students in 10th Grade:
307
31,836
# Students in 11th Grade:
319
29,419
# Students in 12th Grade:
291
30,134
# Ungraded Students:
38
2,140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,167 is higher than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has grown by 22% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,659 is higher than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has grown by 24% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$65 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$63 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,167
$18,370
Spending / Student
$19,659
$17,559
Best Garden City School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Burger Development Center
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
28865 Carlysle St
Inkster, MI 48141
(734) 729-1830
Inkster, MI 48141
(734) 729-1830
Grades: K-12
| 105 students
Rank: #22.
Garden City Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1851 Radcliff St
Garden City, MI 48135
(734) 762-8400
Garden City, MI 48135
(734) 762-8400
Grades: 7-8
| 435 students
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