Utica Community Schools
Utica Community Schools is a public school district based in Sterling Heights, Michigan, serving 25,297 students in 37 schools. By enrollment it ranks #2 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 100% of them. Its schools average 684 students each, more than the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is Robert Monroe. It spends about $11,538 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 17.9 students per teacher.
How Utica Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Utica Community | Michigan median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,538 | $11,576 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,136 | $7,157 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $340.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $356.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,416 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 2,870 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.9 | 16.8 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 666 | 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
Moves tracker →Robert Monroe
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utica Community SchoolsSterling Heights · this district | 25,297 | 37 | $11,538 | 17.9 | #2 |
| Dearborn City School DistrictDearborn | 19,262 | 37 | $13,709 | 14.8 | #3 |
| Ann Arbor Public SchoolsAnn Arbor | 16,871 | 32 | $15,265 | 14.9 | #4 |
| Plymouth-Canton Community SchoolsPlymouth | 16,083 | 23 | $11,951 | 17.7 | #5 |
| Rochester Community School DistrictRochester Hls | 14,868 | 21 | $11,794 | 19.3 | #6 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent School DistrictKent, WA | 25,358 | $15,847 | 18.0 |
| Glendale UnifiedGlendale, CA | 25,329 | $14,037 | 23.6 |
| Manteca UnifiedManteca, CA | 25,248 | $11,831 | 23.4 |
| West Contra Costa UnifiedRichmond, CA | 25,244 | $15,242 | 22.0 |
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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