For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public elementary schools serving 234 students in Wolverine Community School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Michigan.
Public Elementary Schools in Wolverine Community School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Michigan public elementary school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Hispanic and American Indian), which is less than the Michigan public elementary school average of 38% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
2 Schools
2,544 Schools
# Students
234 Students
953,641 Students
# Teachers
16 Teachers
58,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Wolverine Community School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 851 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 60-79% has decreased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#661 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
38%
Graduation Rate
60-79%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.27
0.57
# American Indian Students
6 Students
6,574 Students
% American Indian Students
3%
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
35,670 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
8 Students
87,214 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
9%
# Black Students
2 Students
176,246 Students
% Black Students
1%
18%
# White Students
199 Students
592,590 Students
% White Students
85%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
812 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
17 Students
53,732 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
15
106,334
# Students in 1st Grade:
19
100,790
# Students in 2nd Grade:
20
102,777
# Students in 3rd Grade:
21
100,401
# Students in 4th Grade:
24
101,847
# Students in 5th Grade:
11
101,136
# Students in 6th Grade:
15
102,120
# Students in 7th Grade:
20
90,984
# Students in 8th Grade:
22
87,683
# Students in 9th Grade:
18
14,722
# Students in 10th Grade:
19
14,342
# Students in 11th Grade:
14
13,967
# Students in 12th Grade:
16
14,500
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,038
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,085 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,936 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,085
$18,510
Spending / Student
$12,936
$17,693
Best Wolverine Community School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Wolverine Elementary School
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
5993 W Sholes St
Wolverine, MI 49799
(231) 525-8201
Wolverine, MI 49799
(231) 525-8201
Grades: K-6
| 110 students
Rank: #22.
Wolverine Middlehigh School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
13131 Brook St
Wolverine, MI 49799
(231) 525-8201
Wolverine, MI 49799
(231) 525-8201
Grades: 6-12
| 124 students
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