Ovid-Elsie Area Schools
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools is a public school district based in Elsie, Michigan, serving 1,275 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #270 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 15% of them. Its schools average 255 students each, fewer than the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is Mark Horak. It spends about $11,310 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 16.1 students per teacher.
How Ovid-Elsie Area compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Ovid-Elsie Area | Michigan median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,310 | $11,576 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,025 | $7,157 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $20.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $19.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 79 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 195 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 | 16.8 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 255 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algonac Community School DistrictClay | 1,299 | 4 | $11,170 | 17.3 | #267 |
| Montague Area Public SchoolsMontague | 1,290 | 4 | $12,233 | 16.1 | #268 |
| Napoleon Community SchoolsNapoleon | 1,290 | 4 | $10,294 | 19.0 | #269 |
| Ovid-Elsie Area SchoolsElsie · this district | 1,275 | 5 | $11,310 | 16.1 | #270 |
| Hillsdale Community SchoolsHillsdale | 1,263 | 5 | $11,445 | 15.6 | #271 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Central Com Schools CorpLeopold, IN | 1,275 | $8,986 | 16.1 |
| PrattPratt, KS | 1,275 | $10,427 | 13.9 |
| Fonda-Fultonville Central School DistrictFonda, NY | 1,275 | $19,287 | 12.3 |
| Brookings-Harbor School District 17CBrookings, OR | 1,275 | $13,598 | 16.8 |
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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