Gwinn Area Community Schools

Public school district · Marquette County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2614690

Gwinn Area Community Schools spent $15,001 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 63% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,091). Its 3 schools enrolled 892 students in 2024-25; 56.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,918 per student, up 6.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-79% (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 Gwinn Area Community Schools in enrollment (980 to 1,013 students) and Gwinn Area Community Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Gwinn Area Community Schools, FY23Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren) $17,270; Farwell Area Schools $15,345; Gwinn Area Community Schools $15,001; Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences $14,663; Springport Public Schools $13,967; Bath Community Schools $13,807; Bradford Academy $13,595; Old Redford Academy $13,428; Bronson Community Schools $13,132; Hope of Detroit Academy $11,503; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k12k14k16k18kBangor Public Schools (Van Bur…$17,270Farwell Area Schools$15,345Gwinn Area Community Schools$15,001Detroit Academy of Arts and Sc…$14,663Springport Public Schools$13,967Bath Community Schools$13,807Bradford Academy$13,595Old Redford Academy$13,428Bronson Community Schools$13,132Hope of Detroit Academy$11,503State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Gwinn Area Community Schools, FY23Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren) $17,270; Farwell Area Schools $15,345; Gwinn Area Community Schools $15,001; Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences $14,663; Springport Public Schools $13,967; Bath Community Schools $13,807; Bradford Academy $13,595; Old Redford Academy $13,428; Bronson Community Schools $13,132; Hope of Detroit Academy $11,503; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k12k14k16k18kBangor Public Schools (Van Buren)$17,270Farwell Area Schools$15,345Gwinn Area Community Schools$15,001Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences$14,663Springport Public Schools$13,967Bath Community Schools$13,807Bradford Academy$13,595Old Redford Academy$13,428Bronson Community Schools$13,132Hope of Detroit Academy$11,503State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Gwinn Area Community Schools, FY23Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren) $17,270; Farwell Area Schools $15,345; Gwinn Area Community Schools $15,001; Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences $14,663; Springport Public Schools $13,967; Bath Community Schools $13,807; Bradford Academy $13,595; Old Redford Academy $13,428; Bronson Community Schools $13,132; Hope of Detroit Academy $11,503; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k14k18kBangor Public Schools (Van Buren)$17,270Farwell Area Schools$15,345Gwinn Area Community Schools$15,001Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences$14,663Springport Public Schools$13,967Bath Community Schools$13,807Bradford Academy$13,595Old Redford Academy$13,428Bronson Community Schools$13,132Hope of Detroit Academy$11,503State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Gwinn Area Community Schools, FY23Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren) $17,270; Farwell Area Schools $15,345; Gwinn Area Community Schools $15,001; Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences $14,663; Springport Public Schools $13,967; Bath Community Schools $13,807; Bradford Academy $13,595; Old Redford Academy $13,428; Bronson Community Schools $13,132; Hope of Detroit Academy $11,503; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k14k18kBangor Public Schools (Van Buren)$17,270Farwell Area Schools$15,345Gwinn Area Community Schools$15,001Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences$14,663Springport Public Schools$13,967Bath Community Schools$13,807Bradford Academy$13,595Old Redford Academy$13,428Bronson Community Schools$13,132Hope of Detroit Academy$11,503State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$17,034,000 in revenue: 56.5% state, 30.2% local and 13.3% federal. Total spending including $1,032,000 of capital outlay was $16,152,000, or $16,201 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Gwinn Area Community Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $9,624,000; Local $5,149,000; Federal $2,261,000; total $17,034,000.
  • State$9,624,000 56%
  • Local$5,149,000 30%
  • Federal$2,261,000 13%

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

980 students in 2022-23, 967 students in 2023-24, 892 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Gwinn Area Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 980, 2023-24: 967, 2024-25: 89202505007501k2022-239802023-249672024-25892
Gwinn Area Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 980, 2023-24: 967, 2024-25: 89202505007501k2022-239802023-249672024-25892
Gwinn Area Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 980, 2023-24: 967, 2024-25: 89202505007501k2022-239802023-249672024-25892
Gwinn Area Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 980, 2023-24: 967, 2024-25: 89202505007501k2022-239802023-249672024-25892

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2398067.014.6
2023-2496763.215.3
2024-2589265.013.7

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

$3,781,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,792 per student

Gwinn Area Community Schools booked $3,781,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 67 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 $56,433 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$2,936,00077.7%
Special education$477,00012.6%
Vocational$122,0003.2%
Other programs$246,0006.5%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,240 in 2018-19, $3,289 in 2019-20, $3,371 in 2020-21, $3,560 in 2021-22, $3,792 in 2022-23.

Gwinn Area Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,240, 2019-20: $3,289, 2020-21: $3,371, 2021-22: $3,560, 2022-23: $3,79201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2402019-20$3,2892020-21$3,3712021-22$3,5602022-23$3,792
Gwinn Area Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,240, 2019-20: $3,289, 2020-21: $3,371, 2021-22: $3,560, 2022-23: $3,79201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2402019-20$3,2892020-21$3,3712021-22$3,5602022-23$3,792
Gwinn Area Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,240, 2019-20: $3,289, 2020-21: $3,371, 2021-22: $3,560, 2022-23: $3,79201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2402019-20$3,2892020-21$3,3712021-22$3,5602022-23$3,792
Gwinn Area Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,240, 2019-20: $3,289, 2020-21: $3,371, 2021-22: $3,560, 2022-23: $3,79201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2402019-20$3,2892020-21$3,3712021-22$3,5602022-23$3,792

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 Gwinn Area Community Schools scored proficient or above: 26-30% in reading and 16-20% 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 arts26-30%44%476
Math16-20%34%473

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

70-79% of the 51 students in Gwinn Area Community 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 rate70‑79%81.8%
Students in the class51115,301

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.

2 elementary schools, 415 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
George D Gilbert Elementary School20813.452.4%Schoolwide program
KI Sawyer Elementary School20711.860.9%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 high school, 477 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Gwinn MiddleHigh School47714.944.0%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 Gwinn Area Community 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 Gwinn Area Community Schools

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentGwinn Area Community Schools ranks 175 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,001).#175 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganGwinn Area Community Schools is the number 363 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 997 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#363 of 892
  3. Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren)The next larger Michigan district: 998 students in fall 2022, $17,270 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,270
  4. Bronson Community SchoolsThe next smaller Michigan district: 993 students in fall 2022, $13,132 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,132
  5. Compare Gwinn Area Community Schools with Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren)Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Gwinn MiddleHigh School, its largest high school477 students in 2024-25, 14.9 per teacher.477
  7. Teacher salary spending across MichiganGwinn Area Community Schools spent $56,433 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,387); spending, not a salary.$56,433
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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 Gwinn Area Community Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Gwinn Area Community Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 892 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Gwinn Area Community Schools spend per student?
    $15,001 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 $15,918 per student, up 6.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Gwinn Area Community Schools' money come from?
    $17,034,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 56.5% state, 30.2% local and 13.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Gwinn Area Community Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 228 of the 1,686 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.5%, 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 Gwinn Area Community Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,781,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,792 per student. Divided by the 67 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $56,433 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 Gwinn Area Community Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Gwinn Area Community Schools scored proficient or above: 26-30% in reading and 16-20% 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 Gwinn Area Community Schools?
    70-79% of the 51 students in Gwinn Area Community 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 Gwinn Area Community Schools' NCES district ID?
    2614690. 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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