Public schools in Garden City, MI
Garden City has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 3,641 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Garden City Public Schools runs 7 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Garden City's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Garden City | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City Public Schools | 7 | 3,228 | $20,375 |
| Tipton Academy | 2 | 489 | $11,736 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Garden City, 1,154 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City High School | 896 | 18.1 | 38.4% | Garden City Public Schools |
| Cambridge Alternative High School | 258 | 23.9 | 70.5% | Garden City Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Garden City, 878 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington 56 Campus | 455 | 17.9 | 46.4% | Garden City Public Schools |
| Garden City Middle School | 423 | 16.5 | 45.4% | Garden City Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in Garden City, 1,354 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Elementary 12 Campus | 419 | 14.7 | 53.2% | Garden City Public Schools |
| Douglas Elementary 34 Campus | 412 | 14.7 | 51.5% | Garden City Public Schools |
| Tipton Academy PK3 | 301 | 14.5 | 68.1% | Tipton Academy |
| Lathers Early Childhood and Kindergarten Center | 222 | 7.8 | 52.7% | Garden City Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Garden City, 255 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipton Academy 48 | 255 | 23.2 | 65.9% | Tipton Academy |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Garden City's public schools compare with Michigan's
The median Garden City school has 16.5 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Michigan median of 16.5. 67% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 41% across the state. Its median school enrolls 412 students (state 360).
| Garden City | Michigan | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.5 | 16.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 412 | 360 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 67% | 41% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 76% |
| Charter schools | 22% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 9 Garden City schools and the 3,326 Michigan schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Garden City
- Garden City Public SchoolsRuns 7 of Garden City's 9 public schools and spent $20,375 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,375
- Garden City High School, the largest high school in Garden City896 students in 2024-25, 18.1 per teacher.896
- Compare Garden City Public Schools with Tipton AcademyGarden City's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in MichiganMichigan's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Garden City addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Garden City
How many public schools are in Garden City, MI?
9 public schools with an address in Garden City were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 3,641 students. 2 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Garden City?
Garden City High School, with 896 students in 2024-25 (Garden City Public Schools).Which districts run Garden City's schools?
Garden City Public Schools (7 schools), Tipton Academy (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25