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Graphic C2: Michigan School District Head Counts, 2005-2006 School Year

District Name Head CountAdams Township School District 424Addison Community Schools 1197Adrian City School District 3786Airport Community School District 3151Akron Fairgrove Schools 377Alba Public Schools 226Albion Public Schools 1481Alcona Community Schools 1065Algonac Community School District 2360Allegan Public Schools 2964Allen Park Public Schools 3684Allendale Public School District 2101Alma Public Schools 2427Almont Community Schools 1903Alpena Public Schools 4852Anchor Bay School District 6689Ann Arbor Public Schools 16865Arenac Eastern School District 370Armada Area Schools 2226Arvon Township School District 13Ashley Community Schools 397Athens Area Schools 808Atherton Community School District 1089Atlanta Community Schools 428Au Gres Sims School District 499Autrain-Onota Public Schools 33Avondale School District 3819Bad Axe Public Schools 1286Baldwin Community Schools 677Bangor Public Schools 1524Bangor Township Schools 2495Bangor Township School District #8 20Baraga Township School District 565Bark River Harris School District 659Bath Community Schools 970Battle Creek Public Schools 7237Bay City School District 9487Beal City School 769Bear Lake School District 379Beaver Island Community Schools 80Beaverton Rural Schools 1494Bedford Public School District 5350Beecher Community School District 1908Belding Area School District 2368Bellaire Public Schools 561Bellevue Community Schools 782

District Name Head CountBendle Public Schools 1584Bentley Community School District 941Benton Harbor Area Schools 4153Benzie County Central School 2067Berkley School District 4411Berlin Township School District #3 26Berrien Springs Public School District 1680Bessemer City School District 482Big Bay De Noc School District 297Big Jackson School District 31Big Rapids Public Schools 2050Birch Run Area School District 1881Birmingham City School District 8036Blissfield Community Schools 1334Bloomfield Hills School District 5826Bloomfield Township School District 7f 10Bloomingdale Public School District 1399Bois Blanc Pines School District 3Boyne City Public School District 1261Boyne Falls Public School District 328Brandon School District 3690Brandywine Community School District 1438Breckenridge Community Schools 1047Breitung Township School District 1893

Bridgeport-Spaulding Community Schools

2152

Bridgman Public Schools 1037Brighton Area Schools 7231Brimley Area Schools 490Britton Macon Area School District 532Bronson Community School District 1330Brown City Community School District 1152Buchanan Community School District 1703Buckley Community Schools 391Buena Vista School District 1121Bullock Creek School District 1999Burr Oak Community School District 353Burt Township School District 76Byron Area Schools 1393Byron Center Public Schools 3060Cadillac Area Public Schools 3314Caledonia Community Schools 3647Calumet Public Schools 1569Camden Frontier Schools 636Capac Community School District 1790Carman-Ainsworth Schools 5311Carney Nadeau Public Schools 258Caro Community Schools 2148Carrollton School District 1610

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District Name Head Count

Carson City Crystal Area School District

1199

Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District 629Caseville Public Schools 288Cass City Public Schools 1467Cassopolis Public Schools 1303Cedar Springs Public Schools 3415Centerline Public Schools 2862Central Lake Public Schools 436Central Montcalm Public Schools 2004Centreville Public Schools 964Charlevoix Public Schools 1369Charlotte Public Schools 3382Chassell Township School District 284Cheboygan Area Schools 2187Chelsea School District 2828Chesaning Union Schools 1960Chippewa Hills School District 2554Chippewa Valley Schools 14723Church School District 32Clare Public Schools 1561Clarenceville School District 1915Clarkston Community School District 8066Clawson City School District 1504Climax Scotts Community Schools 754Clinton Community Schools 1207Clintondale Community Schools 3369Clio Area School District 3519Coldwater Community Schools 3244Coleman Community School District 973Colfax Township School District 1f 22Coloma Community Schools 2120Colon Community School District 810Columbia School District 1801Comstock Park Public Schools 2395Comstock Public Schools 2856Concord Community Schools 999Constantine Public School District 1570Coopersville Public School District 2495Corunna Public School District 2414Covert Public Schools 724Crawford Ausable Schools 1985Crestwood School District 3384

Croswell Lexington Community Schools

2382

Dansville Agricultural School 924Davison Community Schools 5364Dearborn City School District 17623Dearborn Heights School District #7 2859

District Name Head CountDecatur Public Schools 1156Deckerville Community School District 769Deerfield Public Schools 394Delton-Kellogg School District 1892Detour Area Schools 238Detroit City School District 131568Dewitt Public Schools 2966Dexter Community School District 3522Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools 283Dowagiac Union Schools 2704Dryden Community Schools 771Dundee Community Schools 1704Durand Area Schools 1898East China School District 5483East Detroit Public Schools 5698East Grand Rapids Public Schools 2974East Jackson Public Schools 1551East Jordan Public School District 1243East Lansing School District 3446Easton Township School District #6 29Eaton Rapids Public Schools 3068Eau Claire Public Schools 851Ecorse Public School District 1128Edwardsburg Public Schools 2479Elk Rapids Schools 1525Ellsworth Community Schools 245Elm River Township School District 15Engadine Consolidated Schools 260Escanaba Area Public Schools 2947Essexville Hampton School District 1937Evart Public Schools 1199

Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated Schools

331

Excelsior District #1 50Fairview Area School District 355Farmington Public School District 12272Farwell Area Schools 1538Fennville Public Schools 1497Fenton Area Public Schools 3725Ferndale Public Schools 4188Fitzgerald Public Schools 3042Flat Rock Community Schools 1861Flint City School District 18081Flushing Community Schools 4513Forest Area Community School District 868Forest Hills Public Schools 9752Forest Park School District 618Fowler Public Schools 540Fowlerville Community Schools 3216

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School District Consolidation, Size and Spending: an Evaluation ��

District Name Head CountFrankenmuth School District 1270Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools 568Fraser Public Schools 5115Freeland Community School District 1763Freesoil Community School District 130Fremont Public School District 2497Fruitport Community Schools 3221Fulton Schools 1036

Galesburg Augusta Community Schools

1231

Galien Township School District 178Garden City School District 4976Gaylord Community Schools 3453Genesee School District 948Gerrish Higgins School District 1760Gibraltar School District 3550Gladstone Area Schools 1702Gladwin Community Schools 2071Glen Lake Community School District 849Glenn Public School 42Gobles Public School District 1036Godfrey Lee Public School District 1595Godwin Heights Public Schools 2361Goodrich Area Schools 2167Grand Blanc Community Schools 7949Grand Haven City School District 5974Grand Ledge Public Schools 5444Grand Rapids City School District 20518Grandville Public Schools 6011Grant Public School District 2470Grant Township Schools 2Grass Lake Community Schools 1178Greenville Public Schools 3882Grosse Ile Township Schools 2017Grosse Pointe Public Schools 8839Gull Lake Community Schools 2935Gwinn Area Community Schools 1455Hagar Township School District #6 70Hale Area Schools 729Hamilton Community Schools 2631Hamtramck Public Schools 3209Hancock Public Schools 924Hanover Horton Schools 1381Harbor Beach Community Schools 683Harbor Springs School District 1120Harper Creek Community Schools 2609Harper Woods School District 1206Harrison Community Schools 1999Hart Public School District 1334

District Name Head CountHartford Public School District 1450Hartland Consolidated Schools 5557Haslett Public Schools 2907Hastings Area School District 3240Hazel Park City School District 4838Hemlock Public School District 1484Hesperia Community School District 1111Highland Park City Schools 3438Hillman Community Schools 558Hillsdale Community Public Schools 1818Holland City School District 4833Holly Area School District 4121Holt Public Schools 5961Holton Public Schools 1099Homer Community Schools 1048Hopkins Public Schools 1543Houghton Lake Community Schools 1949Houghton-Portage Township Schools 1291Howell Public Schools 8659Hudson Area Schools 1041Hudsonville Public School District 5033Huron School District 2388Huron Valley Schools 10683Ida Public School District 1740Imlay City Community Schools 2345Inkster City School District 1506Inland Lakes School District 1077Ionia Public Schools 3248Ionia Township School District #2 17Iron Mountain City School District 1409Ironwood Area Schools 1168Ishpeming Public School District 926Ithaca Public Schools 1486Jackson Public Schools 6761Jefferson Schools-Monroe Co. 2393Jenison Public Schools 4769Johannesburg-Lewiston Schools 879Jonesville Community Schools 1362Kalamazoo City School District 10238Kaleva Norman - Dickson Schools 925Kalkaska Public Schools 1766Kearsley Community Schools 3887Kelloggsville Public Schools 2129Kenowa Hills Public Schools 3569Kent City Community Schools 1432Kentwood Public Schools 9311Kingsley Area School 1496Kingston Community School District 641Laingsburg Community School District 1292

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District Name Head CountLake City Area School District 1217Lake Fenton Schools 1710Lake Linden Hubbell School District 554Lake Orion Community Schools 7831Laker Schools 1104Lakeshore Public Schools 3342Lakeshore School District 2807Lakeview Community Schools 1742Lakeview Public Schools 2976Lakeview School District 3586Lakeville Community School District 2005Lakewood Public Schools 2425Lamphere Public Schools 2384L’anse Area Schools 842L’anse Creuse Public Schools 11635Lansing Public School District 15615Lapeer Community Schools 7237Lawrence Public School District 774Lawton Community School District 1129Leland Public School District 460

Les Cheneaux Community School District

377

Leslie Public Schools 1412Lincoln Consolidated School District 5040Lincoln Park Public Schools 5126Linden Community School District 3091Litchfield Community Schools 480Littlefield Public School District 385Livonia Public Schools 17623Lowell Area School District 3884Ludington Area School District 2425Mackinac Island Public Schools 80Mackinaw City Public Schools 224Madison Public Schools 1727Madison School District 1448Mancelona Public Schools 1123Manchester Community School District 1340Manistee Area Public Schools 1728Manistique Area Schools 1073Manton Consolidated Schools 1060Maple Valley School District 1643Mar Lee School District 313Marcellus Community Schools 1013Marion Public Schools 639Marlette Community Schools 1341Marquette City School District 3431Marshall Public Schools 2624Martin Public Schools 683Marysville Public School District 2704

District Name Head CountMason Consolidated School District 1451Mason County Central School District 1631Mason County Eastern School District 598Mason Public Schools 3135Mattawan Consolidated School District 3634Mayville Community School District 1116Mcbain Agricultural School District 1057Melvindale Allen Park Schools 2774Memphis Community Schools 1067Mendon Community School District 761Menominee Area Public Schools 1867Meridian Public Schools 1511Merrill Community School District 821Mesick Consolidated School District 878Michigan Center School District 1482Mid Peninsula School District 275Midland Public Schools 9478Milan Area Schools 2433Millington Community Schools 1606Mio Au Sable Schools 761Mona Shores School District 4199Monroe Public Schools 6897Montabella Community School District 1033Montague Area Public Schools 1495Montrose Community Schools 1679Moran Township School District 80Morenci Area Schools 915Morley Stanwood Community Schools 1638Morrice Area Schools 667Mt. Clemens Community Schools 2567Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools 3554Mt. Pleasant City School District 3862Munising Public Schools 854Muskegon City School District 5406Muskegon Heights School District 2133N.I.C.E. Community Schools 1246Napoleon Community Schools 1662Negaunee Public Schools 1492New Buffalo Area School District 655New Haven Community Schools 1279

New Lothrop Area Public School District

793

Newaygo Public School District 2078Niles Community School District 4077North Adams-Jerome Public Schools 539North Branch Area Schools 2697North Central Area Schools 492North Dickinson County School District 384North Huron School District 545

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District Name Head CountNorth Muskegon Public Schools 878Northport Public School District 167Northview Public School District 3344Northville Public Schools 6695Northwest School District 3470Norway Vulcan Area Schools 880Nottawa Community School 136Novi Community Schools 6289Oak Park City School District 3571Oakridge Public Schools 1964Okemos Public Schools 4171Olivet Community Schools 1395Onaway Area Community School District

805

Oneida Township School District #3 19Onekama Consolidated Schools 451Onsted Community Schools 1859Ontonagon Area Schools 631Orchard View Schools 2964Oscoda Area Schools 1580Otsego Public Schools 2249Ovid Elsie Area Schools 1816

Owendale Gagetown Area School District

196

Owosso Public Schools 3860Oxford Area Community School District 4175Palo Community School District 163Parchment School District 2000Paw Paw Public School District 2312Peck Community School District 611Pellston Public School District 734Pennfield School District 1967Pentwater Public School District 233Perry Public School District 1923Petoskey Public Schools 3062Pewamo Westphalia Community Schools

543

Pickford Public Schools 504Pinckney Community Schools 4924Pinconning Area Schools 1812Pine River Area Schools 1273Pittsford Area Schools 718Plainwell Community Schools 2925Plymouth Canton Community Schools 18388Pontiac City School District 9620Port Hope Community Schools 119Port Huron Area School District 11496Portage Public Schools 9028Portland Public School District 2087Posen Cons School District 296

District Name Head CountPotterville Public Schools 897Powell Township School District 47Quincy Community School District 1473Rapid River Public Schools 443Ravenna Public Schools 1141Reading Community Schools 946Redford Union School District 4329Reed City Area Public Schools 1868Reese Public Schools 1064Reeths Puffer Schools 4194Republic Michigamme Schools 146Richmond Community Schools 2056River Rouge City Schools 1930River Valley School District 931Riverview Community School District 2612Rochester Community School District 14570Rockford Public Schools 7678Rogers City Area Schools 627Romeo Community Schools 5657Romulus Community Schools 4300Roseville Community Schools 6484Royal Oak School District 5758Rudyard Area Schools 1013Saginaw City School District 10717Saginaw Township Community Schools

5183

Saline Area School District 5462Sand Creek Community Schools 974Sandusky Community School District 1291Saranac Community Schools 1220Saugatuck Public Schools 867Sault Ste Marie Area Schools 2680Schoolcraft Community Schools 1201Shelby Public Schools 1785Shepherd Public School District 1756Sigel Township School Dist #3 - Adams School

19

Sigel Township School District #4 24Sigel Township School District #6 9Sodus Township School District #5 65South Haven Public Schools 2323South Lake Schools 2554South Lyon Community Schools 6947South Redford School District 3423Southfield Public School District 9864Southgate Community School District 5727Sparta Area Schools 2912Spring Lake Public School District 2347Springport Public Schools 1075St. Charles Community Schools 1191

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School District Consolidation, Size and Spending: an Evaluation ��

District Name Head CountSt. Ignace City School District 799St. Johns Public Schools 3346St. Joseph Public Schools 2808St. Louis Public Schools 1262Standish Sterling School District 1873Stanton Township School District 144Stephenson Area Public Schools 845Stockbridge Community Schools 1741Sturgis Public School District 3231Summerfield School District 825Superior Central School District 364Suttons Bay Public School District 953Swan Valley School District 1799Swartz Creek Community Schools 4263Tahquamenon Area Schools 1082Tawas Area Schools 1463Taylor Public Schools 10380Tecumseh Public Schools 3478Tekonsha Community Schools 376Thornapple-Kellogg School District 2921Three Rivers Community Schools 3033Traverse City School District 10627Trenton Public Schools 3083Tri County Area Schools 2415Troy Public School District 11965Ubly Community Schools 889Union City Community School District 1178Unionville Sebewaing Area Schools 1031Utica Community Schools 29562Van Buren Public Schools 6194Van Dyke Public Schools 3957Vanderbilt Area School 207Vandercook Lake Public Schools 1344Vassar Public Schools 1924Verona Township School District 1f 25Vestaburg Community Schools 790Vicksburg Community Schools 2780Wakefield-Marenisco School District 314Waldron Area Schools 381Walkerville Public Schools 434Walled Lake Consolidated School District

15597

Warren Consolidated Schools 15463Warren Woods Public Schools 3383Waterford School District 11433Watersmeet Township School District 245Watervliet School District 1340Waverly Schools 3408Wayland Union Schools 3093

District Name Head CountWayne-Westland Community School District

13504

Webberville Community Schools 635Wells Township School District 19West Bloomfield School District 6916West Branch-Rose City Area Schools 2503West Iron County School District 1120West Ottawa Public School District 8090Western School District 2887Westwood Community Schools 2394Westwood Heights School District 1274White Cloud Public Schools 1337White Pigeon Community School District

866

White Pine School District N/AWhitefish Schools 59Whiteford Agricultural School District 778Whitehall School District 2354Whitmore Lake Public School District 1304Whittemore Prescott Area School District

1300

Williamston Community Schools 1994Willow Run Community Schools 2632Wolverine Community School District 339Woodhaven Public Schools 5264Wyandotte City School District 4305Wyoming Public Schools 5556Yale Public Schools 2321Ypsilanti School District 4134Zeeland Public Schools 5211

Source:BasedondatafromtheCenterforEducationalPerformance&Information.“2005-2006PupilHeadcountData(SRSD):>FALL05K-12ENROLLMENTS,”CenterforEducationalPerformance&Information,http://www.mi.gov/cepi/0,1607,7-113-21423_30451_30460-153640--,00.html.(Seespecificallythecolumnlabeled“tot_all.”)