C
Garden City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Garden City.
Students
3,193
Schools
8
Spent per student
$20,825
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Debt
$57.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Garden City School District
- School Grade C: better than 33% of Indiana districts
- Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts below the state
- Spends 26% more per student than the MI average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $57.4M, about $17,971 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Mackey.
PK–62 schoolsEast Gibson School Corporation
7–8Wood Memorial Middle SchoolEast Gibson School Corporation
9–12Waldo J Wood Memorial HighEast Gibson School Corporation
Test scores vs. MI
2020–21Math proficiency22%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts36%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)74%
State average 82.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,825 per student · 26% above MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 59%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,338’20
3,155’21
3,207’22
3,171’23
3,193’24
Down 4.3% since 2020.
Students
White 73%Black 13%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
8 public schools.
Memorial Elementary 12 Campus
419 students15:1
Douglas Elementary 34 Campus
C+412 students15:1
Lathers Early Childhood and Kindergarten Center
222 students8:1
Farmington 56 Campus
C455 students18:1
Garden City Middle School
C+423 students17:1
Garden City High School
C+896 students18:1
Cambridge Alternative High School
D258 students24:1
Burger Development Center
A108 students3:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.