Okemos Public Schools
Okemos Public Schools is a public school district based in Okemos, Michigan, serving 4,651 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #60 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 81% of them. Its schools average 664 students each, more than the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is John Hood. It spends about $11,655 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 16.7 students per teacher.
How Okemos compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Okemos | Michigan median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,655 | $11,576 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,683 | $7,157 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $71.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $69.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 279 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 580 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.7 | 16.8 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 517 | 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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bloomfield School DistrictWest Bloomfield | 4,727 | 10 | $12,933 | 16.0 | #57 |
| Holt Public SchoolsHolt | 4,726 | 9 | $11,680 | 16.5 | #58 |
| Saline Area SchoolsSaline | 4,683 | 8 | $12,984 | 17.3 | #59 |
| Okemos Public SchoolsOkemos · this district | 4,651 | 7 | $11,655 | 16.7 | #60 |
| Caledonia Community SchoolsCaledonia | 4,598 | 10 | $11,914 | 17.5 | #61 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Ridge CCSD 64Niles, IL | 4,654 | $19,819 | 12.2 |
| LiberalLiberal, KS | 4,654 | $11,699 | 14.0 |
| Branson R-IVBranson, MO | 4,653 | $9,613 | 14.2 |
| Westbury Union Free School DistrictOld Westbury, NY | 4,649 | $28,244 | 13.3 |
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.
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