Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools is a public school district based in Walled Lake, Michigan, serving 11,818 students in 20 schools. By enrollment it ranks #13 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 96% of them. Its schools average 591 students each, more than the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is Michael Lonze. It spends about $12,504 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the Michigan median. It has roughly 17.0 students per teacher.
How Walled Lake Consolidated compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Walled Lake Consolidated | Michigan median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,504 | $11,576 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,160 | $7,157 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $216.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $197.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 695 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,887 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.0 | 16.8 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 563 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livonia Public Schools School DistrictLivonia | 13,076 | 25 | $13,848 | 15.6 | #9 |
| Warren Consolidated SchoolsWarren | 12,564 | 23 | $13,946 | 16.7 | #10 |
| Troy School DistrictTroy | 12,283 | 21 | $12,735 | 16.8 | #11 |
| Kalamazoo Public SchoolsKalamazoo | 12,273 | 31 | $12,689 | 17.7 | #12 |
| Walled Lake Consolidated SchoolsWalled Lake · this district | 11,818 | 20 | $12,504 | 17.0 | #13 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks North Star Borough School DistrictFairbanks, AK | 11,857 | $20,536 | 19.5 |
| Perris Union HighPerris, CA | 11,832 | $12,648 | 23.8 |
| Liberty 53Liberty, MO | 11,826 | $11,255 | 13.8 |
| Spartanburg 02Chesnee, SC | 11,806 | $10,370 | 15.9 |
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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