B
Waterford School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Waterford Township and Lake Angelus, and parts of West Bloomfield Township and White Lake Township.
Students
6,641
Schools
17
Spent per student
$19,680
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Debt
$181.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Waterford School District
- School Grade B: better than 55% of Michigan districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- Spends 19% more per student than the MI average
- 16 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 10.1% since 2020
- Debt of $181.1M, about $27,265 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Alabaster Township.
PK–4Clara B Bolen Elementary SchoolTawas Area Schools
5–8Tawas Area Middle SchoolTawas Area Schools
9–12Tawas Area High SchoolTawas Area Schools
Test scores vs. MI
2020–21Math proficiency26%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 82.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$19,680 per student · 19% above MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 41%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 53%Federal 8%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
7,383’20
7,013’21
6,948’22
6,742’23
6,641’24
Down 10.1% since 2020.
Students
White 61%Hispanic 18%Black 12%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
17 public schools.
Grayson Elementary
B437 students18:1
Schoolcraft Elementary School
B398 students17:1
Donelson Hills Elementary School
C−392 students18:1
Cooley Elementary School
B377 students18:1
Haviland Elementary School
B−308 students14:1
Beaumont Elementary School
C298 students17:1
Riverside Elementary School
C+291 students15:1
Houghton Elementary School
C+278 students14:1
Knudsen Elementary School
C278 students15:1
Pierce Middle School
B−733 students18:1
Mason Middle School
B−731 students17:1
Waterford Mott High School
C+963 students17:1
Waterford Kettering High School
C+909 students22:1
Waterford Durant High School
C120 students10:1
Childrens Village School
C56 students4:1
Kingsley Montgomery School
D45 students4:1
Waterford Lifetracks Program Crary Campus
27 students5:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Pontiac City School DistrictAuburn Hills, Pontiac, Sylvan Lake
$24,507per student
Huron Valley SchoolsCommerce Township, Highland Township
$15,636per student
Clarkston Community School DistrictIndependence Township, Springfield Township
$18,773per student
Walled Lake Consolidated SchoolsCommerce Township
$15,733per student
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.