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Utica Community Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Sterling Heights, Shelby Township and Utica, and parts of Macomb Township and Washington Township.
Students
25,143
Schools
37
Spent per student
$15,140
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Debt
$257.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Utica Community Schools
- School Grade A−: better than 83% of Michigan districts
- Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 13 pts above the state
- Spends 8% less per student than the MI average
- 18 students per teacher
- Debt of $257.1M, about $10,227 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 proficiency38%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts53%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 82.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,140 per student · 8% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 33%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 66%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
25,135’20
25,274’21
25,180’22
24,925’23
25,143’24
About steady.
Students
White 77%Asian 6%Black 6%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
37 public schools.
Beacon Tree Elementary School
B+787 students19:1
Richard J Duncan Elementary
A716 students17:1
Floyd Ebeling Elementary School
A−711 students20:1
Schuchard Elementary School
C+602 students17:1
Schwarzkoff Elementary School
B−597 students17:1
Crissman Elementary School
A−586 students18:1
Havel Elementary School
B571 students18:1
Wiley Elementary School
B570 students18:1
Morgan Elementary School
A−563 students19:1
Oakbrook Elementary School
B535 students19:1
Roberts Elementary School
B534 students17:1
Issac Monfort Elementary School
A−525 students17:1
West Utica Elementary School
C522 students18:1
Dekeyser Elementary School
B+512 students19:1
Graebner Elementary School
B−509 students17:1
Switzer Elementary School
B495 students20:1
Burr Elementary School
C−490 students16:1
Plumbrook Elementary School
B−445 students14:1
Jack Harvey Elementary School
B−429 students15:1
Bruce Collins Elementary School
B426 students16:1
Flickinger Elementary School
B+422 students17:1
Dresden Elementary School
B−420 students16:1
Beck Centennial Elem School
B+406 students16:1
Browning Elementary School
B+368 students15:1
Messmore Elementary School
A332 students17:1
Malow Junior High School
A−1,084 students22:1
Shelby Junior High School
A−1,073 students22:1
Davis Junior High School
B+1,061 students21:1
Bemis Junior High School
A−742 students21:1
Frank Jeannette Jr High School
C+716 students18:1
Eppler Junior High School
B+589 students17:1
Adlai Stevenson High School
B1,881 students18:1
Henry Ford II High School
B+1,663 students20:1
Eisenhower High School
A−1,625 students20:1
Utica High School
B+1,391 students18:1
UCS Alternative Learning Center
D245 students18:1
Joan C Sergent Instructional Resource Center
0 students
Towns served
Nearby districts
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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.