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Grass Lake Community Schools

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Grass Lake Township, Waterloo Township and Grass Lake, and parts of Leoni Township and Sharon Township.

Students

1,334

Schools

Spent per student

$14,092

MI $16,528

Students per teacher

18:1

Free or reduced lunch

29%

Debt

$12.7M

fiscal 2024

The gist

What stands out about Grass Lake Community Schools

School Grade A−: better than 77% of Michigan districts
Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts above the state
Spends 15% less per student than the MI average
18 students per teacher
Debt of $12.7M, about $9,484 per student

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wacousta.

K–44 elementary schoolsGrand Ledge Public Schools

5–122 schoolsGrand Ledge Public Schools

Test scores vs. MI

2020–21

Math proficiency37%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts49%

State average 47.9%

Graduation rate (4-year)92%

State average 82.9%

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024

$14,092 per student · 15% below MI

Spending

Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 32%Other 6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 66%Federal 6%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time

1,277’20

1,299’21

1,315’22

1,333’23

1,334’24

Up 4.5% since 2020.

Students

White 92%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools.

George Long Elementary School

Elementary · Grades K–5 · Grass Lake

650 students18:1

Grass Lake Middle School

Middle · Grades 6–8 · Grass Lake

B+

290 students15:1

Grass Lake High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Grass Lake

B+

394 students20:1

Towns served

Grass Lake Township 6,177Waterloo Township 2,964Grass Lake 1,186

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Chelsea School DistrictFreedom Township, Lyndon Township, Sylvan Township

$16,137per student

Napoleon Community SchoolsNapoleon Township, Norvell Township

$13,598per student

Northwest School DistrictBlackman Township, Henrietta Township

$13,419per student

Stockbridge Community SchoolsHenrietta Township, Stockbridge Township

$15,654per 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.