Other / mixed grade configuration · Marysville, MI

Woodland Developmental Center

Federal NCES profile for Woodland Developmental Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 268094000264
0/100100/10035/100
👥 S:T ratio
76
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Woodland Developmental Center earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Michigan schools.

#2 of 5
schools in Marysville · Resource Index
35
Resource Index · Typical
6:1
small classes for Michigan
54.9%
free-lunch eligible

Woodland Developmental Center has class sizes smaller than 96% of Michigan schools. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Woodland Developmental Center ranks #2 of 5 schools in Marysville, MI.

Enrollment

132

Michigan · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

22.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

6:1

vs 17.5:1 Michigan avg

-66% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

54.9%

vs 54.3% Michigan avg

+1% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Woodland Developmental Center compares with Michigan and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:16:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Woodland Developmental Center

Woodland Developmental Center is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Marysville, Michigan, enrolling 132 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 6:1, Woodland Developmental Center is leaner than roughly 96% of Michigan schools and 66% under the state's 17.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 54.9% lands close to the Michigan typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 132 puts it in the smaller third of Michigan schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,375 scored Michigan schools.

Against 176 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #80.

Its student body is predominantly White (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 24/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 41.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

St. Clair County Resa operates only this one school, so Woodland Developmental Center has no district-mates to compare against locally.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Woodland Developmental Center compares

Woodland Developmental Center on the metrics families compare, against Michigan and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Michigan Michigan avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 6:1 ▼ 66% 17.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 54.9% ▲ 1% 54.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 132 top 83% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

6:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
132
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
54.9%
free-lunch eligible - 1% above the Michigan average of 54.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
6:1
students per teacher - 66% below state mean
Top 4% in Michigan - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
41.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 87.1%
African American 6.1%
Hispanic or Latino 4.5%
Two or More 2.3%

Largest group: White at 87.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 23.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 23.5, Woodland Developmental Center is less mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.

Programs

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Michigan, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Woodland Developmental Center's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Woodland Developmental Center

How many students attend Woodland Developmental Center?

Woodland Developmental Center has 132 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Marysville, MI.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodland Developmental Center?

The student-teacher ratio at Woodland Developmental Center is 6:1, which is 66% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 62% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Woodland Developmental Center?

54.9% of students at Woodland Developmental Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Woodland Developmental Center?

The largest demographic group at Woodland Developmental Center is White at 87.1% of enrollment, in Marysville, MI.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Woodland Developmental Center?

Woodland Developmental Center has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Woodland Developmental Center rank among schools in Marysville?

By Resource Investment Index, Woodland Developmental Center ranks #2 of 5 schools in Marysville, MI. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Marysville on the city page.

Is Woodland Developmental Center a good school?

Woodland Developmental Center earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Michigan schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in St. Clair County Resa?

None reported; St. Clair County Resa operates only Woodland Developmental Center as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

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