Carson City-Crystal Area Schools

Public school district · Montcalm County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2608130

Carson City-Crystal Area Schools spent $13,026 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 67% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,091). Its 4 schools enrolled 716 students in 2024-25; 54.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,951 per student, up 7.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75-79% (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 Carson City-Crystal Area Schools in enrollment (773 to 779 students) and Carson City-Crystal Area Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Carson City-Crystal Area Schools, FY23Center Line Preparatory Academy $38,970; East Jackson Community Schools $16,796; Riverside Academy East $16,477; Manchester Community Schools $15,715; The New Standard Academy $13,411; Carson City-Crystal Area Schools $13,026; Triumph Academy $11,794; Chandler Woods Charter Academy $10,558; Achieve Charter Academy $10,345; Washtenaw Technical Middle College $10,192; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.010k20k30k40kCenter Line Preparatory Academy$38,970East Jackson Community Schools$16,796Riverside Academy East$16,477Manchester Community Schools$15,715The New Standard Academy$13,411Carson City-Crystal Area Schoo…$13,026Triumph Academy$11,794Chandler Woods Charter Academy$10,558Achieve Charter Academy$10,345Washtenaw Technical Middle Col…$10,192State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Carson City-Crystal Area Schools, FY23Center Line Preparatory Academy $38,970; East Jackson Community Schools $16,796; Riverside Academy East $16,477; Manchester Community Schools $15,715; The New Standard Academy $13,411; Carson City-Crystal Area Schools $13,026; Triumph Academy $11,794; Chandler Woods Charter Academy $10,558; Achieve Charter Academy $10,345; Washtenaw Technical Middle College $10,192; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.010k20k30k40kCenter Line Preparatory Academy$38,970East Jackson Community Schools$16,796Riverside Academy East$16,477Manchester Community Schools$15,715The New Standard Academy$13,411Carson City-Crystal Area Schools$13,026Triumph Academy$11,794Chandler Woods Charter Academy$10,558Achieve Charter Academy$10,345Washtenaw Technical Middle College$10,192State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Carson City-Crystal Area Schools, FY23Center Line Preparatory Academy $38,970; East Jackson Community Schools $16,796; Riverside Academy East $16,477; Manchester Community Schools $15,715; The New Standard Academy $13,411; Carson City-Crystal Area Schools $13,026; Triumph Academy $11,794; Chandler Woods Charter Academy $10,558; Achieve Charter Academy $10,345; Washtenaw Technical Middle College $10,192; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40kCenter Line Preparatory Academy$38,970East Jackson Community Schools$16,796Riverside Academy East$16,477Manchester Community Schools$15,715The New Standard Academy$13,411Carson City-Crystal Area Schools$13,026Triumph Academy$11,794Chandler Woods Charter Academy$10,558Achieve Charter Academy$10,345Washtenaw Technical Middle College$10,192State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Carson City-Crystal Area Schools, FY23Center Line Preparatory Academy $38,970; East Jackson Community Schools $16,796; Riverside Academy East $16,477; Manchester Community Schools $15,715; The New Standard Academy $13,411; Carson City-Crystal Area Schools $13,026; Triumph Academy $11,794; Chandler Woods Charter Academy $10,558; Achieve Charter Academy $10,345; Washtenaw Technical Middle College $10,192; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40kCenter Line Preparatory Academy$38,970East Jackson Community Schools$16,796Riverside Academy East$16,477Manchester Community Schools$15,715The New Standard Academy$13,411Carson City-Crystal Area Schools$13,026Triumph Academy$11,794Chandler Woods Charter Academy$10,558Achieve Charter Academy$10,345Washtenaw Technical Middle College$10,192State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$13,928,000 in revenue: 54.8% state, 26.0% local and 19.3% federal. Total spending including $4,041,000 of capital outlay was $14,633,000, or $18,881 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Carson City-Crystal Area Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,628,000; Local $3,615,000; Federal $2,685,000; total $13,928,000.
  • State$7,628,000 55%
  • Local$3,615,000 26%
  • Federal$2,685,000 19%

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 465 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

749 students in 2022-23, 743 students in 2023-24, 716 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Carson City-Crystal Area Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 749, 2023-24: 743, 2024-25: 71602004006008002022-237492023-247432024-25716
Carson City-Crystal Area Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 749, 2023-24: 743, 2024-25: 71602004006008002022-237492023-247432024-25716
Carson City-Crystal Area Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 749, 2023-24: 743, 2024-25: 71602004006008002022-237492023-247432024-25716
Carson City-Crystal Area Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 749, 2023-24: 743, 2024-25: 71602004006008002022-237492023-247432024-25716

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2374942.417.7
2023-2474342.817.4
2024-2571641.817.1

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

$2,445,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,155 per student

Carson City-Crystal Area Schools booked $2,445,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 43 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 $56,401 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 23 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$2,137,00087.4%
Special education$308,00012.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,709 in 2018-19, $2,660 in 2019-20, $2,625 in 2020-21, $2,711 in 2021-22, $3,155 in 2022-23.

Carson City-Crystal Area Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,709, 2019-20: $2,660, 2020-21: $2,625, 2021-22: $2,711, 2022-23: $3,15501k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7092019-20$2,6602020-21$2,6252021-22$2,7112022-23$3,155
Carson City-Crystal Area Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,709, 2019-20: $2,660, 2020-21: $2,625, 2021-22: $2,711, 2022-23: $3,15501k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7092019-20$2,6602020-21$2,6252021-22$2,7112022-23$3,155
Carson City-Crystal Area Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,709, 2019-20: $2,660, 2020-21: $2,625, 2021-22: $2,711, 2022-23: $3,15501k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7092019-20$2,6602020-21$2,6252021-22$2,7112022-23$3,155
Carson City-Crystal Area Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,709, 2019-20: $2,660, 2020-21: $2,625, 2021-22: $2,711, 2022-23: $3,15501k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7092019-20$2,6602020-21$2,6252021-22$2,7112022-23$3,155

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 Carson City-Crystal Area Schools scored proficient or above: 30-39% in reading and 20-28% 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 arts30-39%44%315
Math20-28%34%317

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

75-79% of the 67 students in Carson City-Crystal Area 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 rate75‑79%81.8%
Students in the class67115,301

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.

1 elementary school, 216 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Carson City Elementary School21612.358.8%Schoolwide 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, 262 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Carson CityCrystal Upper ElementaryMiddle School26217.846.2%Schoolwide 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, 238 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Carson CityCrystal High School18720.236.4%Eligible, no program
Carson CityCrystal Virtual Academy51not reported90.2%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.

Contact Carson City-Crystal Area Schools

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 Carson City-Crystal Area Schools

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentCarson City-Crystal Area Schools ranks 310 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,026).#310 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganCarson City-Crystal Area Schools is the number 434 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 775 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#434 of 892
  3. Washtenaw Technical Middle CollegeThe next larger Michigan district: 776 students in fall 2022, $10,192 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,192
  4. Center Line Preparatory AcademyThe next smaller Michigan district: 774 students in fall 2022, $38,970 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$38,970
  5. Compare Carson City-Crystal Area Schools with Washtenaw Technical Middle CollegeEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Carson CityCrystal High School, its largest high school187 students in 2024-25, 20.2 per teacher.187
  7. Teacher salary spending across MichiganCarson City-Crystal Area Schools spent $56,401 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,387); spending, not a salary.$56,401
  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 Carson City-Crystal Area Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Carson City-Crystal Area Schools?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high), enrolling 716 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Carson City-Crystal Area Schools spend per student?
    $13,026 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,951 per student, up 7.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Carson City-Crystal Area Schools' money come from?
    $13,928,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 54.8% state, 26.0% local and 19.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Carson City-Crystal Area Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 257 of the 1,413 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 18.2%, 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 Carson City-Crystal Area Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,445,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,155 per student. Divided by the 43 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $56,401 per teacher, more than 23 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 Carson City-Crystal Area Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Carson City-Crystal Area Schools scored proficient or above: 30-39% in reading and 20-28% 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 Carson City-Crystal Area Schools?
    75-79% of the 67 students in Carson City-Crystal Area 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 Carson City-Crystal Area Schools' NCES district ID?
    2608130. 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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