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Traverse City Area Public Schools, Michigan

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Traverse City Area Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 8,655 (2023-2024)
Schools: 16 (2023-2024)
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Traverse City Area Public Schools is a school district in Michigan (Leelanau, Benzie, and Grand Traverse counties). During the 2024 school year, 8,655 students attended one of the district's 16 schools.

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

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School board

Traverse City Area Public Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Ty Schmidt20252028
Josey Ballenger20212028
Scott Newman-Bale20212028
Sara Bageris20252026
Scott Hardy20252026
Beth Pack20232026
Erica Moon Mohr20192026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $15,157,000 $1,702 11%
Local: $68,569,000 $7,697 49%
State: $57,477,000 $6,452 41%
Total: $141,203,000 $15,851
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $150,189,000 $16,860
Total Current Expenditures: $115,197,000 $12,931
Instructional Expenditures: $67,415,000 $7,567 45%
Student and Staff Support: $9,209,000 $1,033 6%
Administration: $15,983,000 $1,794 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $22,590,000 $2,535 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $28,498,000 $3,199
Construction: $22,221,000 $2,494
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,199,000 $359
Interest on Debt: $3,231,000 $362


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."[2]

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 45 40-49 11-19 20-24 20-29 45-49 47
2018-2019 48 50-54 11-19 25-29 25-29 35-39 50
2017-2018 40 25-29 20-29 20-24 15-19 35-39 41
2016-2017 46 65-69 20-29 20-24 25-29 35-39 47
2015-2016 45 55-59 30-39 15-19 30-34 35-39 46
2014-2015 40 45-49 30-39 20-24 25-29 30-34 41
2013-2014 36 45-49 <=10 15-19 25-29 30-34 37
2012-2013 33 45-49 11-19 15-19 20-24 25-29 34
2011-2012 28 40-44 11-19 10-14 10-14 15-19 29
2010-2011 83 80-89 60-69 70-74 70-74 80-84 84

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 56 60-69 20-29 35-39 20-29 50-54 58
2018-2019 62 60-64 50-59 40-44 40-44 55-59 64
2017-2018 50 40-44 30-39 30-34 35-39 45-49 51
2016-2017 57 50-54 40-49 35-39 35-39 50-54 59
2015-2016 59 45-49 40-49 35-39 45-49 50-54 61
2014-2015 52 40-44 40-49 35-39 35-39 40-44 53
2013-2014 74 65-69 50-59 55-59 65-69 70-74 75
2012-2013 72 75-79 40-49 55-59 55-59 65-69 74
2011-2012 72 75-79 40-49 50-54 50-54 70-74 73
2010-2011 88 80-89 60-69 75-79 70-74 85-89 89

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 91 >=50 >=50 >=80 >=50 >=50 91
2018-2019 85 >=80 >=50 >=80 >=50 >=50 85
2017-2018 83 >=50 PS 60-79 40-59 60-79 85
2016-2017 82 >=50 >=50 60-79 40-59 60-79 83
2015-2016 82 >=80 >=50 60-79 21-39 >=50 83
2014-2015 80 >=80 >=50 60-79 >=50 >=50 80
2013-2014 81 >=50 PS 60-79 >=50 >=50 82
2012-2013 79 >=50 <50 60-79 >=50 >=50 81
2011-2012 83 PS <50 50-59 60-79 PS 85
2010-2011 82 >=50 >=50 40-59 60-79 PS 83


Students

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

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 8,655 -0.7
2022-2023 8,712 -2.2
2021-2022 8,908 -1.1
2020-2021 9,007 -5.3
2019-2020 9,486 0.6
2018-2019 9,433 -1.2
2017-2018 9,548 0.1
2016-2017 9,542 -0.9
2015-2016 9,625 -1.2
2014-2015 9,743 -0.5
2013-2014 9,795 0.1
2012-2013 9,786 -0.1
2011-2012 9,793 -2.0
2010-2011 9,990 -1.6
2009-2010 10,145 -0.5
2008-2009 10,192 -3.1
2007-2008 10,511 -1.1
2006-2007 10,629 -1.5
2005-2006 10,793 -3.2
2004-2005 11,136 0.0
2003-2004 11,133 -1.9
2002-2003 11,339 4.1
2001-2002 10,877 -0.7
2000-2001 10,958 -1.5
1999-2000 11,118 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Traverse City Area Public Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.6 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.4 3.7
Black 1.2 18.2
Hispanic 4.7 9.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 3.7 5.3
White 87.3 63.0

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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Traverse City Area Public Schools had 445.45 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 19.43.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 11.00
Kindergarten: 38.00
Elementary: 183.64
Secondary: 183.61
Total: 445.45

Traverse City Area Public Schools employed 31.25 district administrators and 31.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 31.25
District Administrative Support: 10.91
School Administrators: 31.00
School Administrative Support: 64.18
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 103.72
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 18.60
Total Guidance Counselors: 15.81
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 15.81
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.40
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 70.04
Other Support Services: 280.34


Schools

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

Traverse City Area Public Schools operates 16 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Blair Elementary School205PK-5
Central Grade School537PK-6
Central High School1,3248-12
Cherry Knoll Elementary School341PK-5
Courtade Elementary School209PK-5
Eastern Elementary School480PK-5
East Middle School7796-8
Long Lake Elementary School357PK-5
Silver Lake Elementary School293PK-5
Tcaps Montessori School297PK-8
Traverse City High School1499-12
Traverse Heights Elem School276PK-5
West Middle School1,1086-8
West Senior High1,4719-12
Westwoods Elementary School347PK-5
Willow Hill Elementary School444PK-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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