Hamtramck Public Schools, Michigan, elections

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Hamtramck Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 3,062 (2022-2023)
Schools: 8 (2022-2023)
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Hamtramck Public Schools is a school district in Michigan (Wayne County). During the 2023 school year, 3,062 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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Hamtramck School District of the City of, At-large

General election

General election for Hamtramck School District of the City of, At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Hamtramck School District of the City of, At-large on November 5, 2024.


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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Michigan are held on the first Tuesday after the First Monday in November every two years in even-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.384

Recent or upcoming election dates for all local school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all local school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

  • Filing deadline date: July 21, 2026
  • General election date: November 3, 2026

Election system

School board members in Michigan are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.384

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Michigan are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Michigan Election Law on school board candidate nominating petitions states, "(2)The nominating petition must be substantially in the form prescribed in section 544c, except that the petition must be nonpartisan." It also states, "At any regular election, the names of the several nonpartisan offices to be voted for shall be placed on a separate portion of the ballot containing no party designation in the following order: [...], and in a year in which an election for the office is held, local school district board member, metropolitan district officer, and district library board member."

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 168.303 and Section 168.699

Winning an election

The candidate or candidates that receive the most votes in the nonpartisan general election are elected to office.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 168.307

Term length and staggering

All school districts other community school districts in Michigan have board member terms of either four or six years depending on the board by-laws. As of 2022, 60% of school districts in Michigan had six-year board member terms, and 40% -- including community school districts -- had four-year board member terms.

Community school districts in Michigan have four-year board member terms. Initial terms for the first board members of newly organized community school districts are two, four, or six years to stagger elections.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.11a and Michigan Statute Section 380.384

For community school districts in Michigan, as close to half of school board members as possible for each district are elected every two years, which means either three or four seats are up for election at each even-year election. At the first board member election after community school districts are first organized, all seven board member seats are elected. Two members are elected to two-year terms, three members are elected to four-year terms, and two members are elected to six-year terms, with higher vote totals dictating longer initial terms. After initial terms, all board members have four-year terms, which results in staggered elections: four seats up in one election and three seats up in the next election.

Michigan statute requires that at least one board member must be elected every two years at each regular even-year election. Specific seat staggering details for school districts other than community school districts are determined at the local level by the district board's bylaws. Most districts with four-year board member terms elect as close to half of board members as possible every two years. Most districts with six-year board member terms elect as close to one-third of board members as possible every two years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.384 and Michigan Statute Section 168.301

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members in Michigan are elected at large by all voters in the district.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 168.303, Section 168.307, and Section 380.384 (3)

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates must file affidavits and nomination petitions or candidate filing fees by 4 p.m. on the 15th Tuesday before the November election. This means that the school board candidate filing deadline is in late July every even-numbered year.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 168.303


Newly elected school board members in Michigan officially take office on January 1 of the year following the election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.384 and Section 168.302

 

Recall elections

 
See also: States that allow school board recalls

Recall procedures

State Specific grounds required? Signature requirement Petition circulation time When recalls can start
Michigan No 25% of voters in the jurisdiction in the last gubernatorial election 60 days between collection of first signature and collection of last signature; recall petitions are eligible to collect signatures for 180 days For two-year terms, recalls cannot start until an official has been in office for six months, and they cannot start in the last six months of an officer's term

For four-year terms, recalls cannot start until an official has been in office for one year, and they cannot start in the last year of an officer's term


Recall efforts

2025
See also: Regan Watson recall, Hamtramck Public Schools, Michigan (2025)

An effort to recall Regan Watson from the Hamtramck Public Schools Board of Education in Michigan was rejected by the Wayne County Clerk’s Office in February 2025 after recall supporters filed petition signatures. The signatures were dismissed due to "recall language not being identical to what was approved by the Wayne County Election Commission."[1]

The recall petition against Watson was approved to collect signatures in January 2025.[2]


About the district

School board

Hamtramck Public Schools consists of seven members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Mohamed Algehaim20252030
Linda Wolyniec20252030
Abdulmalik Algahaim2028
Victor Farris2028
Daz’Shavon Hall2026
Moortadha Obaid2026
Regan Watson2026

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Hamtramck Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Michigan House of Representatives District 7Tonya Myers PhillipsDemocratic Party 100% 10%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $9,814,000 $2,977 19%
Local: $7,875,000 $2,389 15%
State: $33,606,000 $10,193 66%
Total: $51,295,000 $15,558
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $46,564,000 $14,123
Total Current Expenditures: $42,515,000 $12,895
Instructional Expenditures: $25,010,000 $7,585 54%
Student and Staff Support: $6,436,000 $1,952 14%
Administration: $5,407,000 $1,639 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,662,000 $1,717 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,803,000 $850
Construction: $2,757,000 $836
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,209,000 $366
Interest on Debt: $37,000 $11

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[4]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 9 10-14 <=10 PS 6-9
2018-2019 19 29 <=5 PS PS <=20 17
2017-2018 15 26 <=5 <50 <=20 13
2016-2017 20 32 <=5 PS <=20 17
2015-2016 20 31 <=5 PS <=20 18
2014-2015 22 33 7 <50 20-29 22
2013-2014 29 41 10-14 <50 20-29 28
2012-2013 32 42 15-19 <50 40-59 34
2011-2012 22 28 10 <50 PS <=20 24
2010-2011 67 70 54 PS 40-59 72

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 17 20-24 6-9 PS 15-19
2018-2019 21 36 15-19 PS PS 21-39 16
2017-2018 16 29 6-9 PS <=20 12
2016-2017 25 41 10-14 PS <=20 20
2015-2016 25 38 10-14 PS 21-39 23
2014-2015 30 41 15 <50 20-29 29
2013-2014 43 51 30-34 >=50 50-59 43
2012-2013 44 57 30-34 <50 40-59 43
2011-2012 35 42 25 <50 PS 21-39 35
2010-2011 59 70 49 PS 60-79 58

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 80 90-94 70-79 PS PS 75-79
2018-2019 72 75-79 65-69 PS PS >=50 70-74
2017-2018 77 80-84 60-69 PS PS 75-79
2016-2017 79 80-84 70-79 PS PS 75-79
2015-2016 72 75-79 60-64 PS >=50 70-74
2014-2015 72 70-74 65-69 PS 75-79
2013-2014 63 70-74 50-54 PS PS PS 65-69
2012-2013 53 65-69 35-39 PS PS PS 60-64
2011-2012 56 50-59 45-49 PS PS 60-64
2010-2011 56 70-79 35-39 PS PS 60-64

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 3,062 -1.8
2021-2022 3,116 -5.8
2020-2021 3,297 -1.7
2019-2020 3,353 1.6
2018-2019 3,300 0.5
2017-2018 3,284 4.4
2016-2017 3,139 5.2
2015-2016 2,977 5.9
2014-2015 2,800 -2.0
2013-2014 2,856 -0.4
2012-2013 2,868 -2.6
2011-2012 2,943 -1.3
2010-2011 2,982 -6.3
2009-2010 3,171 7.4
2008-2009 2,936 -8.0
2007-2008 3,172 0.3
2006-2007 3,164 -4.6
2005-2006 3,309 -2.4
2004-2005 3,389 -12.2
2003-2004 3,802 -1.1
2002-2003 3,844 1.4
2001-2002 3,790 1.2
2000-2001 3,743 2.8
1999-2000 3,638 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Hamtramck Public Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 28.5 3.6
Black 13.1 18.1
Hispanic 0.1 8.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 0.8 5.1
White 57.5 63.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Hamtramck Public Schools had 193.24 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.85.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.00
Kindergarten: 9.00
Elementary: 74.00
Secondary: 73.80
Total: 193.24

Hamtramck Public Schools employed 14.00 district administrators and 13.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 14.00
District Administrative Support: 2.00
School Administrators: 13.00
School Administrative Support: 36.52
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 33.80
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.75
Student Support Services: 17.47
Other Support Services: 67.97

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[7]

Hamtramck Public Schools operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Dickinson East Elementary School603KG-6
Dickinson West Elementary School426KG-6
Early Childhood Elementary School124PK-2
Hamtramck High School1,0389-12
Holbrook School203KG-8
Horizon High School909-12
Kosciuszko School3267-8
Tau Beta School252KG-8

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