Montrose Community Schools
Montrose Community Schools is a public school district based in Montrose, Michigan, serving 1,447 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #244 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 23% of them. Its schools average 362 students each, fewer than the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is Linden Moore. It spends about $11,204 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 16.4 students per teacher.
How Montrose Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Montrose Community | Michigan median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,204 | $11,576 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,122 | $7,157 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $18.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $20.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 88 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 188 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 16.8 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 724 | 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
Moves tracker →Linden Moore
Source: Michigan CEPI Educational Entity Master, checked 2026-10-04. Report a change
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Peer districts in Michigan
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton-Portage Township School DistrictHoughton | 1,458 | 3 | $10,459 | 16.0 | #242 |
| Reed City Area Public SchoolsReed City | 1,456 | 4 | $11,348 | 17.1 | #243 |
| Montrose Community SchoolsMontrose · this district | 1,447 | 4 | $11,204 | 16.4 | #244 |
| Mt. Morris Consolidated SchoolsMount Morris | 1,446 | 9 | $12,070 | 18.5 | #245 |
| Grant Public School DistrictGrant | 1,438 | 5 | $10,992 | 16.9 | #246 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Locks School DistrictWindsor Locks, CT | 1,448 | $26,570 | 9.2 |
| Pierce Joint UnifiedArbuckle, CA | 1,447 | $11,876 | 19.3 |
| Valhalla Union Free School DistrictValhalla, NY | 1,447 | $33,445 | 10.3 |
| South Allegheny School DistrictMc Keesport, PA | 1,447 | $14,539 | 14.3 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-mi-montrose-community-schools