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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 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 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.