NCES CCD 2024-25 11 schools MI

Best-Resourced Schools in Clinton Twp, MI

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11 public K-12 schools in Clinton Twp from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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11
Schools
6,939
Students
26.9/100
Avg Resource Index
24.1:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Clinton Twp has more public-school enrollment than 69% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Clinton Twp's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

6 of Clinton Twp's 11 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 31-point gap between Chippewa Valley Adult and Mohegan Alt Educ and Ottawa Elementary School shows the range hidden by Clinton Twp's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 31%
School count
Top 35%
Resource Index average
7th percentile
Teacher staffing
3rd percentile

Chippewa Valley High School accounts for 31.2% of all Clinton Twp public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Clinton Twp-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Clinton Twp school enrollment varies 15× across entities

Clinton Twp school enrollment ranges from 143 students (lowest) to 2,162 students (highest), a spread of 2,019 students. That spread reflects typical urban portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Clinton Twp student-teacher ratio is 24.1:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Chippewa Valley Adult and Mohegan Alt Educ 50
2. International Academy of Macomb 34
3. Erie Elementary School 30
4. Chippewa Valley High School 28
5. Huron Academy Grades K2 26
6. Wyandot Middle School 23
7. Algonquin Middle School 23
8. Cherokee Elementary School 23
9. Huron Elementary School 21
10. Ottawa Elementary School 19
11. Miami Elementary School 19

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Clinton Twp

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 International Academy of Macomb 60.6/100
  2. 2 Algonquin Middle School 59.2/100
  3. 3 Ottawa Elementary School 59.2/100
  4. 4 Huron Elementary School 57.4/100
  5. 5 Miami Elementary School 56.8/100

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Which Clinton Twp school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Chippewa Valley Adult and Mohegan Alt Educ has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Clinton Twp schools in this federal-data comparison at 50/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Clinton Twp, MI? ▼

Clinton Twp has 11 public schools with a total enrollment of 6,939 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 24.1:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.