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Public Schools of Petoskey

Petoskey, Michigan · Superintendent: Jeffrey Leslie · #163 of 316 Michigan districts by enrollment

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2,409

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,087

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Michigan median

14.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Michigan median 16.8

Public Schools of Petoskey is a public school district based in Petoskey, Michigan, serving 2,409 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #163 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 49% of them. Its schools average 402 students each, about the same as the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is Jeffrey Leslie. It spends about $12,087 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.7 students per teacher.

How Public Schools of Petoskey compares

Public Schools of PetoskeyMichigan median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,087

Michigan median $11,576 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,203

Michigan median $7,157 · 15% above · FY2020-21

Students per school402

Michigan median 421 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.7

Michigan median 16.8 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor268

Michigan median 585 · 54% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$40.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 27%Local 65%

Measure	Public Schools of Petoskey	Michigan median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,087	$11,576	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,203	$7,157	FY2020-21
Total spending	$35.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$40.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	164	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	351	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.7	16.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	268	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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Jeffrey Leslie

Superintendent, Public Schools of Petoskey

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
North Branch Area SchoolsNorth Branch	2,431	4	$9,478	18.6	#160
Big Rapids Public SchoolsBig Rapids	2,411	6	$11,639	19.9	#161
Fowlerville Community SchoolsFowlerville	2,410	5	$10,809	15.4	#162
Public Schools of PetoskeyPetoskey · this district	2,409	6	$12,087	14.7	#163
Tecumseh Public SchoolsTecumseh	2,397	5	$10,895	17.4	#164

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Richland Union ElementaryShafter, CA	2,410	$15,877	17.7
Leake County School DistrictCarthage, MS	2,408	$9,767	13.9
Penncrest School DistrictSaegertown, PA	2,408	$17,839	14.2
Dallas School DistrictDallas, PA	2,407	$14,107	15.3

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-public-schools-of-petoskey