DeWitt Public Schools

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade

Public schools for DeWitt and DeWitt, and parts of Watertown.

At a glance

3,109Students enrolled

5Schools

2Towns served

$12,820Spent per student

18:1Student–teacher ratio

12%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

DeWittDeWitt

Grades PK–12

18 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listLansing Public School District

Grades 12

18 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listLansing Public School District

Grades 8

Sheridan Road356 students · LansingLansing Public School District

Grades 9–12

DeWitt High School944 students · DewittThis district

Grades PK–1

Schavey Road Elementary School469 students · DewittThis district

Grades 2–3

David Scott Elementary School473 students · DewittThis district

Grades 6–8

DeWitt Middle School754 students · DewittThis district

Grades 9–12

DeWitt High School944 students · DewittThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MI

Math proficiency51%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts60%

State average 47.9%

Graduation rate (4-year)98%

State average 82.9%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$12,820

per student each year · 22% below the MI average

Spending

Classroom instruction66%

Support & administration30%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)27%

State69%

Federal4%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,116’20

3,116’21

3,105’22

3,129’23

3,109’24

Students

White · 83%2,587

Hispanic · 9%276

Two or more races · 5%154

Black · 1%46

Asian · 1%38

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%6

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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DeWitt15,313 people · Grades PK–12 at Gardner International School or Pattengill School and others

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DeWitt4,777 people

Also covers small parts of Watertown.

Schools5 in district

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David Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 2–3 · 473 students · Dewitt

A-Public 📚

Herbison Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 4–5 · 469 students · Dewitt

A-Public 📚

Schavey Road Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–1 · 469 students · Dewitt

Public 📚

DeWitt Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 754 students · Dewitt

A-Public 🏫

DeWitt High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 944 students · Dewitt

APublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Grand Ledge Public SchoolsDelta · Eagle · $12,607 per student

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St. Johns Public SchoolsOlive · Riley · $13,565 per student

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Waverly Community SchoolsDelta · Lansing · $17,324 per student

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East Lansing School DistrictEast Lansing · $14,447 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.