Creative Technologies Academy

Public school district · Kent County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2600207

Creative Technologies Academy spent $13,000 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 one school enrolled 302 students in 2024-25; 81.6% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · 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 Creative Technologies Academy in enrollment (316 to 333 students) and Creative Technologies Academy itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Creative Technologies Academy, FY23North Huron $19,689; Baraga Area Schools $18,539; Superior Central $16,131; Barack Obama Leadership Academy $15,523; North Central Area Schools $15,150; Grand Blanc Academy $14,591; Arts Academy in the Woods $13,339; Creative Technologies Academy $13,000; Eaton Academy $11,720; Copper Island Academy $9,093; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20k25kNorth Huron$19,689Baraga Area Schools$18,539Superior Central$16,131Barack Obama Leadership Academy$15,523North Central Area Schools$15,150Grand Blanc Academy$14,591Arts Academy in the Woods$13,339Creative Technologies Academy$13,000Eaton Academy$11,720Copper Island Academy$9,093State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Creative Technologies Academy, FY23North Huron $19,689; Baraga Area Schools $18,539; Superior Central $16,131; Barack Obama Leadership Academy $15,523; North Central Area Schools $15,150; Grand Blanc Academy $14,591; Arts Academy in the Woods $13,339; Creative Technologies Academy $13,000; Eaton Academy $11,720; Copper Island Academy $9,093; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20k25kNorth Huron$19,689Baraga Area Schools$18,539Superior Central$16,131Barack Obama Leadership Academy$15,523North Central Area Schools$15,150Grand Blanc Academy$14,591Arts Academy in the Woods$13,339Creative Technologies Academy$13,000Eaton Academy$11,720Copper Island Academy$9,093State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Creative Technologies Academy, FY23North Huron $19,689; Baraga Area Schools $18,539; Superior Central $16,131; Barack Obama Leadership Academy $15,523; North Central Area Schools $15,150; Grand Blanc Academy $14,591; Arts Academy in the Woods $13,339; Creative Technologies Academy $13,000; Eaton Academy $11,720; Copper Island Academy $9,093; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k15k25kNorth Huron$19,689Baraga Area Schools$18,539Superior Central$16,131Barack Obama Leadership Academy$15,523North Central Area Schools$15,150Grand Blanc Academy$14,591Arts Academy in the Woods$13,339Creative Technologies Academy$13,000Eaton Academy$11,720Copper Island Academy$9,093State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Creative Technologies Academy, FY23North Huron $19,689; Baraga Area Schools $18,539; Superior Central $16,131; Barack Obama Leadership Academy $15,523; North Central Area Schools $15,150; Grand Blanc Academy $14,591; Arts Academy in the Woods $13,339; Creative Technologies Academy $13,000; Eaton Academy $11,720; Copper Island Academy $9,093; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k15k25kNorth Huron$19,689Baraga Area Schools$18,539Superior Central$16,131Barack Obama Leadership Academy$15,523North Central Area Schools$15,150Grand Blanc Academy$14,591Arts Academy in the Woods$13,339Creative Technologies Academy$13,000Eaton Academy$11,720Copper Island Academy$9,093State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$4,712,000 in revenue: 81.6% state, 7.1% local and 11.2% federal. Total spending including $455,000 of capital outlay was $4,720,000, or $14,613 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Creative Technologies Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,846,000; Local $336,000; Federal $530,000; total $4,712,000.
  • State$3,846,000 82%
  • Local$336,000 7%
  • Federal$530,000 11%

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

323 students in 2022-23, 314 students in 2023-24, 302 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Creative Technologies Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 323, 2023-24: 314, 2024-25: 30201002003004002022-233232023-243142024-25302
Creative Technologies Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 323, 2023-24: 314, 2024-25: 30201002003004002022-233232023-243142024-25302
Creative Technologies Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 323, 2023-24: 314, 2024-25: 30201002003004002022-233232023-243142024-25302
Creative Technologies Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 323, 2023-24: 314, 2024-25: 30201002003004002022-233232023-243142024-25302

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332322.514.4
2023-2431421.114.9
2024-2530220.514.7

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

$1,064,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,294 per student

Creative Technologies Academy booked $1,064,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 22 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 $47,310 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 4 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$769,00072.3%
Special education$130,00012.2%
Other programs$165,00015.5%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,513 in 2018-19, $2,649 in 2019-20, $2,867 in 2020-21, $2,915 in 2021-22, $3,294 in 2022-23.

Creative Technologies Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,513, 2019-20: $2,649, 2020-21: $2,867, 2021-22: $2,915, 2022-23: $3,29401k2k3k4k2018-19$2,5132019-20$2,6492020-21$2,8672021-22$2,9152022-23$3,294
Creative Technologies Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,513, 2019-20: $2,649, 2020-21: $2,867, 2021-22: $2,915, 2022-23: $3,29401k2k3k4k2018-19$2,5132019-20$2,6492020-21$2,8672021-22$2,9152022-23$3,294
Creative Technologies Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,513, 2019-20: $2,649, 2020-21: $2,867, 2021-22: $2,915, 2022-23: $3,29401k2k3k4k2018-19$2,5132019-20$2,6492020-21$2,8672021-22$2,9152022-23$3,294
Creative Technologies Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,513, 2019-20: $2,649, 2020-21: $2,867, 2021-22: $2,915, 2022-23: $3,29401k2k3k4k2018-19$2,5132019-20$2,6492020-21$2,8672021-22$2,9152022-23$3,294

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 Creative Technologies Academy scored proficient or above: 27-46% in reading and 14-33% 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 arts27-46%44%134
Math14-33%34%134

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

80-89% of the 31 students in Creative Technologies Academy's 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 rate80‑89%81.8%
Students in the class31115,301

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 other school, 302 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Creative Technologies Academy30214.731.8%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.

Contact Creative Technologies Academy

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 Creative Technologies Academy

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentCreative Technologies Academy ranks 313 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,000).#313 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganCreative Technologies Academy is the number 676 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 323 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#676 of 892
  3. Copper Island AcademyThe next larger Michigan district: 324 students in fall 2022, $9,093 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,093
  4. North Huron School DistrictThe next smaller Michigan district: 318 students in fall 2022, $19,689 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,689
  5. Compare Creative Technologies Academy with Copper Island AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MichiganCreative Technologies Academy spent $47,310 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,387); spending, not a salary.$47,310
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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 Creative Technologies Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Creative Technologies Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 302 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Creative Technologies Academy spend per student?
    $13,000 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.
  3. Where does Creative Technologies Academy's money come from?
    $4,712,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 81.6% state, 7.1% local and 11.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Creative Technologies Academy spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,064,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,294 per student. Divided by the 22 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $47,310 per teacher, more than 4 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).
  5. How do students in Creative Technologies Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Creative Technologies Academy scored proficient or above: 27-46% in reading and 14-33% 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.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Creative Technologies Academy?
    80-89% of the 31 students in Creative Technologies Academy's 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.
  7. What is Creative Technologies Academy's NCES district ID?
    2600207. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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
  • 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: 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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