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Hazel Park City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Ferndale and Hazel Park.
Students
2,899
Schools
11
Spent per student
$22,396
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Debt
$28.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Hazel Park City School District
- School Grade D: better than 9% of Indiana districts
- Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 40 pts below the state
- Spends 36% more per student than the MI average
- 17 students per teacher
- Debt of $28.8M, about $9,949 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 proficiency10%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)43%
State average 82.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$22,396 per student · 36% above MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 58%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
2,891’20
2,892’21
2,920’22
2,883’23
2,899’24
About steady.
Students
White 50%Black 45%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
11 public schools.
United Oaks Elementary School
C−363 students12:1
Webb Elementary School
C−328 students11:1
Hoover Elementary School
D280 students14:1
Hazel Park Junior High School
C−413 students12:1
Hazel Park High School
C−567 students17:1
Invest Roosevelt Alternative High School
D332 students123:1
Michigan Cyber Academy
D−328 students205:1
Viking Virtual Academy
D−39 students35:1
Advantage Alternative Program
D150 students25:1
Edison
C−65 students7:1
Jardon Vocational School
D−34 students5:1
Towns served
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.