Onsted Community Schools
Onsted Community Schools is a public school district based in Onsted, Michigan, serving 1,157 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #289 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 9% of them. Its schools average 386 students each, about the same as the Michigan median of 421. It spends about $11,012 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.2 students per teacher.
How Onsted Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Onsted Community | Michigan median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,012 | $11,576 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,157 | $7,157 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $19.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $17.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 76 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 176 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.2 | 16.8 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 578 | 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.
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Peer districts in Michigan
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onsted Community SchoolsOnsted · this district | 1,157 | 3 | $11,012 | 15.2 | #289 |
| Menominee Area Public SchoolsMenominee | 1,154 | 3 | $11,318 | 16.0 | #290 |
| Ecorse Public SchoolsEcorse | 1,150 | 6 | $14,383 | 20.2 | #291 |
| Lake City Area School DistrictLake City | 1,142 | 3 | $11,491 | 15.9 | #292 |
| Benzie County Central SchoolsBenzonia | 1,140 | 6 | $10,762 | 16.5 | #293 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estherville Lincoln Central Community School DistrictEstherville, IA | 1,157 | $12,728 | 12.3 |
| Laurel ElementaryLaurel, MT | 1,157 | $12,768 | 14.8 |
| Dewey Public SchoolsDewey, OK | 1,157 | $8,747 | 15.2 |
| Cotulla ISDCotulla, TX | 1,157 | $16,143 | 10.1 |
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-onsted-community-schools