NCES CCD 2024-25 8 schools MI

Best-Resourced Schools in Petoskey, MI

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8 public K-12 schools in Petoskey 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
2,525
Students
29.4/100
Avg Resource Index
16.3:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Petoskey has more public-school enrollment than 21% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Petoskey'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

4 of Petoskey's 8 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.

A small portfolio contains radically different campus scales

Petoskey lists only 8 schools, yet reported enrollment runs from 28 to 862 students, a 31-fold range. In a portfolio this compact, the smallest record may be a specialized or nonstandard setting rather than a miniature version of the largest campus. That distinction affects how ratios and program fields should be read. Compare similarly configured grade levels first; combining the extremes into one city average conceals more than it explains.

City enrollment
Top 79%
School count
Top 54%
Resource Index average
11th percentile
Teacher staffing
40th percentile

Petoskey High School accounts for 34.1% of all Petoskey public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Petoskey-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

Petoskey school enrollment varies 31× across entities

Petoskey school enrollment ranges from 28 students (lowest) to 862 students (highest), a spread of 834 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. 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

Petoskey student-teacher ratio is 16.3:1 — 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 Petoskey is typically wider than the Petoskey-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

1 of Petoskey'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. Concord Academy Petoskey 40
2. Petoskey Montessori Elem School 40
3. Petoskey Middle School 30
4. Central Elementary School 27
5. Ottawa Elementary School 26
6. Petoskey High School 24
7. Sheridan School 24
8. Lincoln School 24

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Petoskey

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 Concord Academy Petoskey 30.8/100
  2. 2 Petoskey High School 24.9/100
  3. 3 Petoskey Middle School 24.4/100
  4. 4 Central Elementary School 24.4/100
  5. 5 Lincoln School 23.8/100

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Which Petoskey school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Concord Academy Petoskey has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Petoskey schools in this federal-data comparison at 40/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Petoskey, MI? ▼

Petoskey has 8 public schools with a total enrollment of 2,525 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 16.3:1.

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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.