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Oak Park City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Oak Park and Royal Oak Township, and parts of Southfield.
Students
2,986
Schools
7
Spent per student
$20,244
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Debt
$26.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Oak Park City School District
- School Grade D: better than 12% of Indiana districts
- Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 33 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 16 pts below the state
- Spends 22% more per student than the MI average
- 17 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 12.1% since 2020
- Debt of $26.1M, about $8,737 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 proficiency5%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)67%
State average 82.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,244 per student · 22% above MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 42%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 63%Federal 14%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,397’20
3,193’21
3,212’22
2,995’23
2,986’24
Down 12.1% since 2020.
Students
Black 94%White 3%Hispanic 1%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
7 public schools.
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.