Swartz Creek Community Schools
Swartz Creek Community Schools is a public school district based in Swartz Creek, Michigan, serving 3,483 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #92 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 71% of them. Its schools average 435 students each, about the same as the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is Jim Kitchen. It spends about $11,535 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 18.8 students per teacher.
How Swartz Creek Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Swartz Creek Community | Michigan median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,535 | $11,576 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,662 | $7,157 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $59.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $48.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 185 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 397 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 18.8 | 16.8 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 697 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Community SchoolsJackson | 3,507 | 5 | $9,947 | 17.8 | #90 |
| Carman-Ainsworth Community SchoolsFlint | 3,500 | 10 | $11,130 | 18.8 | #91 |
| Swartz Creek Community SchoolsSwartz Creek · this district | 3,483 | 8 | $11,535 | 18.8 | #92 |
| Lowell Area SchoolsLowell | 3,470 | 7 | $11,060 | 17.9 | #93 |
| Reeths-Puffer SchoolsMuskegon | 3,451 | 7 | $11,448 | 17.1 | #94 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde Park Central School DistrictHyde Park, NY | 3,485 | $25,775 | 11.2 |
| Gateway School DistrictMonroeville, PA | 3,485 | $18,618 | 13.3 |
| Guthrie Public SchoolsGuthrie, OK | 3,483 | $11,506 | 16.2 |
| Glen Ellyn School District 41Glen Ellyn, IL | 3,482 | $19,439 | 14.4 |
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-swartz-creek-community-schools