C+
Port Huron Area School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves Port Huron, Fort Gratiot Township, Port Huron Township, Kimball Township, Clyde Township, Burtchville Township and Grant Township, and parts of Wales Township.
Students
6,916
Schools
16
Spent per student
$16,238
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Debt
$106.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Port Huron Area School District
- School Grade C+: better than 38% of Michigan districts
- Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
- 16 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.4% since 2020
- Debt of $106.3M, about $15,369 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Shields.
PK–52 elementary schoolsSwan Valley School District
6–8Swan Valley Middle SchoolSwan Valley School District
9–12Swan Valley High SchoolSwan Valley School District
Test scores vs. MI
2020–21Math proficiency23%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)78%
State average 82.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$16,238 per student · 2% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 59%Federal 18%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
7,314’20
7,219’21
7,188’22
7,078’23
6,916’24
Down 5.4% since 2020.
Students
White 75%Two or more races 10%Black 8%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
16 public schools.
Keewahdin Elementary School
C+510 students15:1
Edison Elementary School
B404 students16:1
H D Crull Elementary School
C−397 students14:1
Garfield Elementary School
C−377 students11:1
Indian Woods Elementary School
C+357 students15:1
Michigamme Elementary School
C−341 students15:1
Roosevelt Elementary School
D270 students14:1
Cleveland Elementary
250 students11:1
Woodrow Wilson Elementary
D246 students11:1
Central Middle School
C−599 students16:1
Fort Gratiot Middle School
B−533 students20:1
Holland Woods Middle School
B−404 students14:1
Port Huron Northern High School
A−1,089 students21:1
Port Huron High School
B988 students18:1
Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy
141 students32:1
Port Huron Schools Adult Learning Center
10 students5:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Marysville Public SchoolsMarysville, St. Clair Township
$11,560per student
Croswell-Lexington Community School DistrictFremont Township, Worth Township
$14,353per student
Yale Public SchoolsGreenwood Township, Kenockee Township
$14,157per student
East China School DistrictColumbus Township, St. Clair Township
$15,506per 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.