Grand Traverse Academy

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Traverse City, Michigan

Grand Traverse Academy in Traverse City, Michigan enrolled 824 students in 2024-25 with 54.0 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the Michigan median of 12.2. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 56-61% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

787 students in 2022-23, 798 students in 2023-24, 824 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 51.0 to 54.0.

Students enrolled at Grand Traverse Academy by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 798, 2024-25: 82402505007501k2022-237872023-247982024-25824
Students enrolled at Grand Traverse Academy by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 798, 2024-25: 82402505007501k2022-237872023-247982024-25824
Students enrolled at Grand Traverse Academy by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 798, 2024-25: 82402505007501k2022-237872023-247982024-25824
Students enrolled at Grand Traverse Academy by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 798, 2024-25: 82402505007501k2022-237872023-247982024-25824
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2378751.015.4
2023-2479850.016.0
2024-2582454.015.3

15.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 of every 100 Michigan schools of this kind

Among the 285 Michigan schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; Grand Traverse Academy 15.3; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherGrand Traverse Academy 15.3state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; Grand Traverse Academy 15.3; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherGrand Traverse Academy 15.3state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; Grand Traverse Academy 15.3; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherGrand Traverse Academy 15.3state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; Grand Traverse Academy 15.3; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherGrand Traverse Academy 15.3state median 12.2U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

2 AP courses and one counselor per 790 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Grand Traverse Academy enrolled 790 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses2
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 790 of the 790 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions27
  • Chronically absent12.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.4% of students were White, 3.5% Hispanic, 3.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White87.4%
  2. Hispanic3.5%
  3. Two or more races3.2%
  4. Black2.8%
  5. Asian1.3%
  6. Pacific Islander1.0%
  7. American Indian0.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Grand Traverse Academy scored proficient or above: 56-61% in reading in 2021-22 and 50% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. 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 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Reading and language arts, 2021-2256‑61%56‑61%44%
Math, 2022-2350%46‑51% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 43 students in Grand Traverse 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 schoolIts districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate90% or more90% or more81.8%
Students in the class4343115,301

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

Schools of this kind in Traverse City

5 public schools of this kind in Traverse City report 2024-25 enrollment; Grand Traverse Academy is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Grand Traverse Academy82415.327.2%
North EdNew Horizons755.457.3%
North EdBridgeway702.968.6%
Life Skills Center673.461.2%
North EdCreekside School646.473.4%

All public schools in Traverse City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Grand Traverse Academy

  1. Life Skills CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.0 miles away: 67 students, 3.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  2. North EdNew HorizonsThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.2 miles away: 75 students, 5.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
  3. Compare Grand Traverse Academy with Life Skills CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Grand Traverse Academy spends per student$8,977 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$8,977
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganGrand Traverse Academy is the number 19 by size of 318 Michigan schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#19 of 318
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.15.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Grand Traverse Academy

  1. How many students attend Grand Traverse Academy?
    824 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 787 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Traverse City, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Grand Traverse Academy?
    15.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Grand Traverse Academy a Title I school?
    Grand Traverse Academy ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Grand Traverse Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Grand Traverse Academy scored proficient or above: 56-61% in reading in 2021-22 and 50% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Grand Traverse Academy?
    90% or more of the 43 students in Grand Traverse Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Grand Traverse Academy in?
    Grand Traverse Academy, NCES district ID 2600265. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260026501343 are the district's.

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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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 Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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