The Greenspire High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Traverse City, Michigan

The Greenspire High School in Traverse City, Michigan enrolled 176 students in 2024-25 with 10.0 full-time teachers, 17.6 students per teacher against the Michigan high-school median of 18.4. 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, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 34.5%).

Enrollment rose 41% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 67%

125 students in 2022-23, 151 students in 2023-24, 176 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.0 to 10.0.

Students enrolled at The Greenspire High School by school year2022-23: 125, 2023-24: 151, 2024-25: 1760501001502002022-231252023-241512024-25176
Students enrolled at The Greenspire High School by school year2022-23: 125, 2023-24: 151, 2024-25: 1760501001502002022-231252023-241512024-25176
Students enrolled at The Greenspire High School by school year2022-23: 125, 2023-24: 151, 2024-25: 1760501001502002022-231252023-241512024-25176
Students enrolled at The Greenspire High School by school year2022-23: 125, 2023-24: 151, 2024-25: 1760501001502002022-231252023-241512024-25176
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231256.020.8
2023-2415111.013.7
2024-2517610.017.6

17.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 of every 100 Michigan high schools

Among the 840 Michigan high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; This school 17.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; This school 17.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; This school 17.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; This school 17.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

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).

One counselor per 140 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection The Greenspire High School enrolled 140 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 140 of the 140 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent82.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

85.8% of students were White, 6.3% of two or more races, 4.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White85.8%
  2. Two or more races6.3%
  3. Hispanic4.5%
  4. American Indian1.7%
  5. Pacific Islander1.1%
  6. Asian0.6%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at The Greenspire High School scored proficient or above: 20% or less in math, against 34.5% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Math20% or less19‑28% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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.

High schools in Traverse City

2 public high schools in Traverse City report 2024-25 enrollment; The Greenspire High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
The Greenspire High School17617.638.1%
The Greenspire School9310.334.4%

All public schools in Traverse City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about The Greenspire High School

  1. The Greenspire SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 93 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. Central High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 1,326 students, 23.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare The Greenspire High School with The Greenspire SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much The Greenspire School spends per student$10,673 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,673
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganThe Greenspire High School is the number 592 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#592 of 908
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher17.6 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.17.6:1
  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 The Greenspire High School

  1. How many students attend The Greenspire High School?
    176 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 125 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Traverse City, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at The Greenspire High School?
    17.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is The Greenspire High School a Title I school?
    The Greenspire High School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at The Greenspire High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at The Greenspire High School scored proficient or above: 20% or less in math, against 34.5% 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is The Greenspire High School in?
    The Greenspire School, NCES district ID 2600983. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260098309012 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, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency 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