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Garden City, MI
Public School Ratings




Garden City Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Garden City Public Schools School District details

Garden City Public Schools School District
1333 Radcliff St
Garden City, MI 48135

3,194 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 17)

Garden City Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Michigan

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.4% of all MI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 20.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
38%
31%
42%
24%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Burger Development Center School
28865 Carlysle St
Inkster, MI, 48141
KG-12
Cambridge Alternative High School
28901 Cambridge St
Garden City, MI, 48135
09-12
Douglas Elementary 34 Campus School
6400 Hartel St
Garden City, MI, 48135
03-04
Farmington 56 Campus School
33411 Marquette St
Garden City, MI, 48135
05-06
Garden City High School
6500 Middlebelt Rd
Garden City, MI, 48135
09-12
Garden City Middle School
1851 Radcliff St
Garden City, MI, 48135
07-08
Lathers Early Childhood And Kindergarten Center School
28351 Marquette St
Garden City, MI, 48135
PK-KG
Memorial Elementary 12 Campus School
30001 Marquette St
Garden City, MI, 48135
01-02

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 75.9% 66.4%
Black 14.0% 19.2%
Hispanic 7.4% 9.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 3.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 61.6% 51.8%
Free lunch eligible 58.4% 48.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.2% 3.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,021 $35,202,000 47.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,966 $6,281,000 8.4%
Staff $1,000 $3,193,000 4.3%
General Administration $199 $637,000 0.9%
School Administration $956 $3,054,000 4.1%
Operation $1,337 $4,271,000 5.7%
Transportation $388 $1,238,000 1.7%
Other $920 $2,938,000 3.9%
Total Support $6,766 $21,612,000 29.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,584 $17,835,000 23.9%
Total Expenditures $23,372 $74,649,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,284 $11,821,898,000 43.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,332 $1,900,616,000 7.1%
Staff $828 $1,181,333,000 4.4%
General Administration $320 $457,365,000 1.7%
School Administration $802 $1,143,777,000 4.2%
Operation $1,336 $1,907,076,000 7.1%
Transportation $559 $797,813,000 3.0%
Other $933 $1,331,358,000 4.9%
Total Support $6,110 $8,719,338,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,487 $6,402,959,000 23.8%
Total Expenditures $18,881 $26,944,195,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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