Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Public school district · Wayne County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2628560

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools spent $14,974 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 68% of the other Michigan districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,214). Its 23 schools enrolled 15,910 students in 2024-25; 59.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,647 per student, up 4.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 93% (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's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Plymouth-Canton Community Schools ranks 7.

Current spending per student, largest Michigan districts, FY23Detroit Public Schools Community District $22,002; Ann Arbor Public Schools $19,271; Dearborn City $18,204; Grand Rapids Public Schools $17,565; Warren Consolidated Schools $17,520; Livonia Public Schools $16,627; Plymouth-Canton Community Schools $14,974; Rochester Community $14,637; Utica Community Schools $14,295; Chippewa Valley Schools $13,999; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k15k20k25kDetroit Public Schools Communi…$22,002Ann Arbor Public Schools$19,271Dearborn City$18,204Grand Rapids Public Schools$17,565Warren Consolidated Schools$17,520Livonia Public Schools$16,627Plymouth-Canton Community Scho…$14,974Rochester Community$14,637Utica Community Schools$14,295Chippewa Valley Schools$13,999State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, largest Michigan districts, FY23Detroit Public Schools Community District $22,002; Ann Arbor Public Schools $19,271; Dearborn City $18,204; Grand Rapids Public Schools $17,565; Warren Consolidated Schools $17,520; Livonia Public Schools $16,627; Plymouth-Canton Community Schools $14,974; Rochester Community $14,637; Utica Community Schools $14,295; Chippewa Valley Schools $13,999; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k15k20k25kDetroit Public Schools Community Di…$22,002Ann Arbor Public Schools$19,271Dearborn City$18,204Grand Rapids Public Schools$17,565Warren Consolidated Schools$17,520Livonia Public Schools$16,627Plymouth-Canton Community Schools$14,974Rochester Community$14,637Utica Community Schools$14,295Chippewa Valley Schools$13,999State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, largest Michigan districts, FY23Detroit Public Schools Community District $22,002; Ann Arbor Public Schools $19,271; Dearborn City $18,204; Grand Rapids Public Schools $17,565; Warren Consolidated Schools $17,520; Livonia Public Schools $16,627; Plymouth-Canton Community Schools $14,974; Rochester Community $14,637; Utica Community Schools $14,295; Chippewa Valley Schools $13,999; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k15k20k25kDetroit Public Schools Community District$22,002Ann Arbor Public Schools$19,271Dearborn City$18,204Grand Rapids Public Schools$17,565Warren Consolidated Schools$17,520Livonia Public Schools$16,627Plymouth-Canton Community Schools$14,974Rochester Community$14,637Utica Community Schools$14,295Chippewa Valley Schools$13,999State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, largest Michigan districts, FY23Detroit Public Schools Community District $22,002; Ann Arbor Public Schools $19,271; Dearborn City $18,204; Grand Rapids Public Schools $17,565; Warren Consolidated Schools $17,520; Livonia Public Schools $16,627; Plymouth-Canton Community Schools $14,974; Rochester Community $14,637; Utica Community Schools $14,295; Chippewa Valley Schools $13,999; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k15k20k25kDetroit Public Schools Community Distri…$22,002Ann Arbor Public Schools$19,271Dearborn City$18,204Grand Rapids Public Schools$17,565Warren Consolidated Schools$17,520Livonia Public Schools$16,627Plymouth-Canton Community Schools$14,974Rochester Community$14,637Utica Community Schools$14,295Chippewa Valley Schools$13,999State median, 1,000+ students $14,214

Where the money came from

$287,323,000 in revenue: 59.5% state, 35.2% local and 5.3% federal. Total spending including $36,407,000 of capital outlay was $292,892,000, or $17,975 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $170,918,000; Local $101,204,000; Federal $15,201,000; total $287,323,000.
  • State$170,918,000 59%
  • Local$101,204,000 35%
  • Federal$15,201,000 5%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

16,143 students in 2022-23, 16,079 students in 2023-24, 15,910 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 16,143, 2023-24: 16,079, 2024-25: 15,91005k10k15k20k2022-2316,1432023-2416,0792024-2515,910
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 16,143, 2023-24: 16,079, 2024-25: 15,91005k10k15k20k2022-2316,1432023-2416,0792024-2515,910
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 16,143, 2023-24: 16,079, 2024-25: 15,91005k10k15k20k2022-2316,1432023-2416,0792024-2515,910
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 16,143, 2023-24: 16,079, 2024-25: 15,91005k10k15k20k2022-2316,1432023-2416,0792024-2515,910

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2316,143906.217.8
2023-2416,079918.917.5
2024-2515,910892.017.8

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

$67,105,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,118 per student

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools booked $67,105,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 921 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 $72,897 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 88 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$55,072,00082.1%
Special education$7,590,00011.3%
Vocational$1,329,0002.0%
Other programs$3,114,0004.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,433 in 2018-19, $3,562 in 2019-20, $3,819 in 2020-21, $4,162 in 2021-22, $4,118 in 2022-23.

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,433, 2019-20: $3,562, 2020-21: $3,819, 2021-22: $4,162, 2022-23: $4,11802k4k6k2018-19$3,4332019-20$3,5622020-21$3,8192021-22$4,1622022-23$4,118
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,433, 2019-20: $3,562, 2020-21: $3,819, 2021-22: $4,162, 2022-23: $4,11802k4k6k2018-19$3,4332019-20$3,5622020-21$3,8192021-22$4,1622022-23$4,118
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,433, 2019-20: $3,562, 2020-21: $3,819, 2021-22: $4,162, 2022-23: $4,11802k4k6k2018-19$3,4332019-20$3,5622020-21$3,8192021-22$4,1622022-23$4,118
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,433, 2019-20: $3,562, 2020-21: $3,819, 2021-22: $4,162, 2022-23: $4,11802k4k6k2018-19$3,4332019-20$3,5622020-21$3,8192021-22$4,1622022-23$4,118

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 Plymouth-Canton Community Schools scored proficient or above: 65% in reading and 57% 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 arts65%44%6,817
Math57%34%6,771

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

93% of the 1,453 students in Plymouth-Canton 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 rate93%81.8%
Students in the class1,453115,301

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.

14 elementary schools, 6,363 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Workman Elementary School63717.910.0%Not Title I
Miller Elementary School48016.433.1%Targeted program
Bentley Elementary School47916.119.0%Eligible, no program
Tonda Elementary School47617.212.6%Not Title I
Bird Elementary School47619.016.2%Not Title I
Dodson Elementary School47014.619.8%Not Title I
Hulsing Elementary School46816.532.9%Schoolwide program
Field Elementary School46715.231.7%Schoolwide program
Eriksson Elementary School44314.033.2%Schoolwide program
Hoben Elementary School44316.722.6%Targeted program
Isbister Elementary School42215.312.8%Not Title I
Farrand Elementary School40215.317.9%Not Title I
The other 2 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Smith Elementary School36416.810.7%Not Title I
Gallimore Elementary School33614.93.3%Not Title I

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.

5 middle schools, 3,767 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Pioneer Middle School82720.415.4%Not Title I
Liberty Middle School81717.923.5%Eligible, no program
Discovery Middle School73117.526.7%Eligible, no program
East Middle School72519.914.5%Not Title I
West Middle School66718.812.1%Not Title I

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.

4 high schools, 5,780 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Canton High School1,89920.618.2%Not Title I
Salem High School1,87120.117.1%Not Title I
Plymouth High School1,81618.815.6%Not Title I
Starkweather Academy Fiegel19413.238.7%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 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

PCCS Elementary Virtual Academy

Elementary school in Plymouth; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 69 students; 9.5 students per teacher.

PCCS Middle Virtual Academy

Middle school in Plymouth; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 65 students; 9.3 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Plymouth-Canton 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 Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentPlymouth-Canton Community Schools ranks 113 of 347 Michigan districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,974).#113 of 347
  2. Every school district in MichiganPlymouth-Canton Community Schools is the number 5 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 16,294 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#5 of 892
  3. Ann Arbor Public SchoolsThe next larger Michigan district: 17,026 students in fall 2022, $19,271 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,271
  4. Rochester Community School DistrictThe next smaller Michigan district: 15,017 students in fall 2022, $14,637 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,637
  5. Compare Plymouth-Canton Community Schools with Ann Arbor Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Canton High School, its largest high school1,899 students in 2024-25, 20.6 per teacher.1,899
  7. Teacher salary spending across MichiganPlymouth-Canton Community Schools spent $72,897 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,387); spending, not a salary.$72,897
  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 Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Plymouth-Canton Community Schools?
    23 schools were open in 2024-25 (14 elementary, 5 middle, 4 high), enrolling 15,910 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Plymouth-Canton Community Schools spend per student?
    $14,974 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 $15,647 per student, up 4.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Plymouth-Canton Community Schools' money come from?
    $287,323,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 59.5% state, 35.2% local and 5.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Plymouth-Canton Community Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,325 of the 21,814 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.1%, 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 Plymouth-Canton Community Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $67,105,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,118 per student. Divided by the 921 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $72,897 per teacher, more than 88 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 Plymouth-Canton Community Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Plymouth-Canton Community Schools scored proficient or above: 65% in reading and 57% 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 Plymouth-Canton Community Schools?
    93% of the 1,453 students in Plymouth-Canton 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 Plymouth-Canton Community Schools' NCES district ID?
    2628560. 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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