B+
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools
Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 9 towns
Serves Ovid, Duplain, Middlebury, Sciota, Ovid, Elba, Elsie, Chapin and Fairfield, and parts of Owosso, Victor and Rush.
Students
1,275
Schools
5
Spent per student
$14,772
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$24.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Ovid-Elsie Area Schools
- School Grade B+: better than 72% of Michigan districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts above the state
- Spends 11% less per student than the MI average
- 16 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 9.1% since 2020
- Debt of $24.2M, about $19,019 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Beecher.
PK–7Dailey Elementary SchoolBeecher Community School District
8–12Beecher High SchoolBeecher Community School District
Test scores vs. MI
2020–21Math proficiency33%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 82.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,772 per student · 11% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 70%Federal 4%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,402’20
1,396’21
1,344’22
1,318’23
1,275’24
Down 9.1% since 2020.
Students
White 92%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
5 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.