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Hamtramck School District of the City of

Hamtramck, Michigan · Superintendent: James Larson-Shidler · #124 of 316 Michigan districts by enrollment

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2,877

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,895

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 11% above the Michigan median

14.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Michigan median 16.8

Hamtramck School District of the City of is a public school district based in Hamtramck, Michigan, serving 2,877 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #124 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 61% of them. Its schools average 360 students each, fewer than the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is James Larson-Shidler. It spends about $12,895 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Michigan median. It has roughly 14.6 students per teacher.

How Hamtramck School District of the City of compares

Hamtramck School District of the City ofMichigan median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,895

Michigan median $11,576 · 11% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,586

Michigan median $7,157 · 6% above · FY2020-21

Students per school360

Michigan median 421 · 14% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.6

Michigan median 16.8 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor575

Michigan median 585 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$51.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 19%State 66%Local 15%

Measure	Hamtramck School District of the City of	Michigan median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,895	$11,576	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,586	$7,157	FY2020-21
Total spending	$46.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$51.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	197	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	478	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.6	16.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	575	585	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Michigan median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

Leadership

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James Larson-Shidler

Superintendent, Hamtramck School District of the City of

Source: Michigan CEPI Educational Entity Master, checked 2026-10-04. Report a change

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Peer districts in Michigan

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Holland City School DistrictHolland	2,878	7	$13,790	13.8	#123
Hamtramck School District of the City ofHamtramck · this district	2,877	8	$12,895	14.6	#124
Fenton Area Public SchoolsFenton	2,872	6	$10,760	15.1	#125
Owosso Public SchoolsOwosso	2,863	6	$11,047	16.5	#126
Waverly Community SchoolsLansing	2,854	6	$12,264	16.3	#127

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Rim of the World UnifiedCrestline, CA	2,877	$13,751	22.1
San Carlos ElementarySan Carlos, CA	2,877	$14,112	21.8
Becker Public School DistrictBecker, MN	2,877	$11,801	16.3
Burlington Area School DistrictBurlington, WI	2,876	$13,248	15.8

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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