NCES CCD 2024-25 8 schools MI

Best-Resourced Schools in Okemos, MI

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

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8
Schools
6,228
Students
27.6/100
Avg Resource Index
17.2:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Okemos has more public-school enrollment than 65% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Okemos'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.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Okemos's list includes 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high-school campus, plus 3 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 16-point gap between Michigan Connections Academy and Okemos High School shows the range hidden by Okemos'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 35%
School count
Top 54%
Resource Index average
8th percentile
Teacher staffing
32nd percentile

Michigan Connections Academy accounts for 25.5% of all Okemos public-school enrollment

That concentration means Okemos-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: Combined. 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

Okemos school enrollment varies 4.9× across entities

Okemos school enrollment ranges from 326 students (lowest) to 1,589 students (highest), a spread of 1,263 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. 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

Okemos student-teacher ratio is 17.2:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

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 Variation between sub-units within Okemos is typically wider than the Okemos-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

1 of Okemos's 8 listed schools are charters

13% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Michigan Connections Academy 36
2. Kinawa School 32
3. Chippewa Middle School 32
4. Okemos Public Montessoricentral 29
5. Hiawatha Elementary School 26
6. Bennett Woods Elementary School 24
7. Cornell Elementary School 22
8. Okemos High School 20

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Okemos

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 Okemos Public Montessoricentral 64.6/100
  2. 2 Kinawa School 64.2/100
  3. 3 Hiawatha Elementary School 61.8/100
  4. 4 Chippewa Middle School 61.7/100
  5. 5 Okemos High School 61.5/100

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Which Okemos school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Michigan Connections Academy has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Okemos schools in this federal-data comparison at 36/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Okemos, MI? ▼

Okemos has 8 public schools with a total enrollment of 6,228 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 17.2:1.

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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.