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Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves West Bloomfield Township, Commerce Township, Wixom, Walled Lake and Wolverine Lake, and parts of Farmington Hills, Novi, White Lake Township and Orchard Lake Village.
Students
11,640
Schools
20
Spent per student
$15,733
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$399.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
- School Grade A: better than 89% of Michigan districts
- Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts above the state
- 18 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6.6% since 2020
- Debt of $399.1M, about $34,283 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Weidman.
PK–43 elementary schoolsChippewa Hills School District
5–122 schoolsChippewa Hills School District
Test scores vs. MI
2020–21Math proficiency52%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts60%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 82.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,733 per student · 5% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 36%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 54%Federal 4%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
12,457’20
11,907’21
11,907’22
11,773’23
11,640’24
Down 6.6% since 2020.
Students
White 70%Black 10%Hispanic 8%Asian 8%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
20 public schools.
Keith Elementary School
A542 students15:1
Commerce Elementary School
A534 students20:1
Meadowbrook Elementary School
B+518 students15:1
Hickory Woods Elementary School
A499 students13:1
Loon Lake Elementary School
A−496 students17:1
Dublin Elementary
A467 students17:1
Pleasant Lake Elementary School
A−461 students14:1
Wixom Elementary School
A−438 students17:1
Oakley Park Elementary School
A392 students14:1
Mary Helen Guest Elementary School
A−337 students16:1
Glengary Elementary School
A−311 students14:1
Walled Lake Elementary School
B+301 students13:1
Walled Lake Schools Special Services
0 students0:1
Clifford H Smart Middle School
A−888 students21:1
Walnut Creek Middle School
B+641 students19:1
Sarah G Banks Middle School
B+597 students23:1
Walled Lake Northern High School
A1,383 students22:1
Walled Lake Central High School
A1,182 students20:1
Walled Lake Western High School
A1,033 students18:1
James R Geisler Middle School
A−620 students18:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.