Royal Oak Schools

Public school district · Oakland County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2630300

Royal Oak Schools spent $16,586 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 85% of the other Michigan districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,214). Its 9 schools enrolled 4,727 students in 2024-25; 45.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,245 per student, up 4.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 92% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Michigan districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Royal Oak Schools in enrollment (4,613 to 5,096 students) and Royal Oak Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Royal Oak Schools, FY23Southfield $21,829; Lincoln Park School District of the City of $19,415; West Bloomfield $16,841; Royal Oak Schools $16,586; Saline Area Schools $16,263; Holt Public Schools $15,034; Monroe Public Schools $15,024; Fraser Public Schools $14,755; Caledonia Community Schools $14,535; Grand Ledge Public Schools $13,400; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k15k20k25kSouthfield$21,829Lincoln Park School District o…$19,415West Bloomfield$16,841Royal Oak Schools$16,586Saline Area Schools$16,263Holt Public Schools$15,034Monroe Public Schools$15,024Fraser Public Schools$14,755Caledonia Community Schools$14,535Grand Ledge Public Schools$13,400State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Royal Oak Schools, FY23Southfield $21,829; Lincoln Park School District of the City of $19,415; West Bloomfield $16,841; Royal Oak Schools $16,586; Saline Area Schools $16,263; Holt Public Schools $15,034; Monroe Public Schools $15,024; Fraser Public Schools $14,755; Caledonia Community Schools $14,535; Grand Ledge Public Schools $13,400; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k15k20k25kSouthfield$21,829Lincoln Park School District of the…$19,415West Bloomfield$16,841Royal Oak Schools$16,586Saline Area Schools$16,263Holt Public Schools$15,034Monroe Public Schools$15,024Fraser Public Schools$14,755Caledonia Community Schools$14,535Grand Ledge Public Schools$13,400State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Royal Oak Schools, FY23Southfield $21,829; Lincoln Park School District of the City of $19,415; West Bloomfield $16,841; Royal Oak Schools $16,586; Saline Area Schools $16,263; Holt Public Schools $15,034; Monroe Public Schools $15,024; Fraser Public Schools $14,755; Caledonia Community Schools $14,535; Grand Ledge Public Schools $13,400; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k15k20k25kSouthfield$21,829Lincoln Park School District of the City of$19,415West Bloomfield$16,841Royal Oak Schools$16,586Saline Area Schools$16,263Holt Public Schools$15,034Monroe Public Schools$15,024Fraser Public Schools$14,755Caledonia Community Schools$14,535Grand Ledge Public Schools$13,400State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Royal Oak Schools, FY23Southfield $21,829; Lincoln Park School District of the City of $19,415; West Bloomfield $16,841; Royal Oak Schools $16,586; Saline Area Schools $16,263; Holt Public Schools $15,034; Monroe Public Schools $15,024; Fraser Public Schools $14,755; Caledonia Community Schools $14,535; Grand Ledge Public Schools $13,400; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k15k20k25kSouthfield$21,829Lincoln Park School District of the Cit…$19,415West Bloomfield$16,841Royal Oak Schools$16,586Saline Area Schools$16,263Holt Public Schools$15,034Monroe Public Schools$15,024Fraser Public Schools$14,755Caledonia Community Schools$14,535Grand Ledge Public Schools$13,400State median, 1,000+ students $14,214

Where the money came from

$95,955,000 in revenue: 45.0% state, 51.4% local and 3.6% federal. Total spending including $9,623,000 of capital outlay was $94,739,000, or $19,474 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Royal Oak Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $43,179,000; Local $49,279,000; Federal $3,497,000; total $95,955,000.
  • State$43,179,000 45%
  • Local$49,279,000 51%
  • Federal$3,497,000 4%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 347 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

4,734 students in 2022-23, 4,801 students in 2023-24, 4,727 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Royal Oak Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,734, 2023-24: 4,801, 2024-25: 4,72702k4k6k2022-234,7342023-244,8012024-254,727
Royal Oak Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,734, 2023-24: 4,801, 2024-25: 4,72702k4k6k2022-234,7342023-244,8012024-254,727
Royal Oak Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,734, 2023-24: 4,801, 2024-25: 4,72702k4k6k2022-234,7342023-244,8012024-254,727
Royal Oak Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,734, 2023-24: 4,801, 2024-25: 4,72702k4k6k2022-234,7342023-244,8012024-254,727

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234,734324.614.6
2023-244,801319.615.0
2024-254,727330.814.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$21,431,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,405 per student

Royal Oak Schools booked $21,431,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 333 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $64,444 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 59 in 100 Michigan districts with a figure (state median $62,387, 536 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Michigan teacher salary at $65,198 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$17,410,00081.2%
Special education$2,930,00013.7%
Vocational$510,0002.4%
Other programs$581,0002.7%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,735 in 2018-19, $3,797 in 2019-20, $4,004 in 2020-21, $4,243 in 2021-22, $4,405 in 2022-23.

Royal Oak Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,735, 2019-20: $3,797, 2020-21: $4,004, 2021-22: $4,243, 2022-23: $4,40502k4k6k2018-19$3,7352019-20$3,7972020-21$4,0042021-22$4,2432022-23$4,405
Royal Oak Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,735, 2019-20: $3,797, 2020-21: $4,004, 2021-22: $4,243, 2022-23: $4,40502k4k6k2018-19$3,7352019-20$3,7972020-21$4,0042021-22$4,2432022-23$4,405
Royal Oak Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,735, 2019-20: $3,797, 2020-21: $4,004, 2021-22: $4,243, 2022-23: $4,40502k4k6k2018-19$3,7352019-20$3,7972020-21$4,0042021-22$4,2432022-23$4,405
Royal Oak Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,735, 2019-20: $3,797, 2020-21: $4,004, 2021-22: $4,243, 2022-23: $4,40502k4k6k2018-19$3,7352019-20$3,7972020-21$4,0042021-22$4,2432022-23$4,405

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Royal Oak Schools scored proficient or above: 58% in reading and 44% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMichiganStudents tested
Reading and language arts58%44%2,137
Math44%34%2,139

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

92% of the 373 students in Royal Oak Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate92%81.8%
Students in the class373115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

6 elementary schools, 2,299 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Keller Elementary47016.017.2%Not Title I
Northwood Elementary School44617.611.9%Not Title I
Addams Elementary and ECC43611.518.3%Not Title I
Oak Ridge Elementary School40415.422.3%Targeted program
Alfred E Upton Elementary School30115.720.6%Schoolwide program
Oakland Elementary School24211.526.9%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 1,058 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Royal Oak Middle School1,05815.020.9%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 high schools, 1,370 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Royal Oak High School1,29313.917.0%Not Title I
Churchill Community Ed Center779.354.5%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Royal Oak Schools

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentRoyal Oak Schools ranks 53 of 347 Michigan districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,586).#53 of 347
  2. Every school district in MichiganRoyal Oak Schools is the number 58 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 4,865 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#58 of 892
  3. Saline Area SchoolsThe next larger Michigan district: 4,870 students in fall 2022, $16,263 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,263
  4. Lincoln Park School District of the City ofThe next smaller Michigan district: 4,864 students in fall 2022, $19,415 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,415
  5. Compare Royal Oak Schools with Saline Area SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Royal Oak High School, its largest high school1,293 students in 2024-25, 13.9 per teacher.1,293
  7. Teacher salary spending across MichiganRoyal Oak Schools spent $64,444 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,387); spending, not a salary.$64,444
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Royal Oak Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Royal Oak Schools?
    9 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high), enrolling 4,727 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Royal Oak Schools spend per student?
    $16,586 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Michigan median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,214 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,245 per student, up 4.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Royal Oak Schools' money come from?
    $95,955,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 45.0% state, 51.4% local and 3.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Royal Oak Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 215 of the 5,562 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 3.9%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Royal Oak Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $21,431,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,405 per student. Divided by the 333 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $64,444 per teacher, more than 59 in 100 Michigan districts (state median $62,387). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Michigan teacher salary at $65,198 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Royal Oak Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Royal Oak Schools scored proficient or above: 58% in reading and 44% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Royal Oak Schools?
    92% of the 373 students in Royal Oak Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Royal Oak Schools' NCES district ID?
    2630300. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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