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Fraser Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Fraser, and parts of Clinton Township and Roseville.

Fraser’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Michigan school districts

Students
4,366
Schools
8
Spent per student
$15,688
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Debt
$90.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fraser Public Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 71% of Michigan districts
  • Graduation rate 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the MI average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $90.8M, about $20,787 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 71% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Fraser 14,496

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fraser. Grade by grade →

PK–63 schoolsThis district
7–8Richards Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Fraser High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 33.6% · 2,436 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 45.4% · 2,434 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 81.8% · 345 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,688 per student · 5% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 40%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 64%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,634’20
4,575’21
4,593’22
4,495’23
4,366’24

Down 5.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 68%Black 18%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

8 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.

Salk Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Clinton Township
B−
455 students16:1
Eisenhower Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fraser
C+
391 students18:1
Thomas A Edison Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fraser
C+
378 students16:1
Mark Twain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Roseville
C+
339 students17:1
Walt Disney Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Clinton Township
C+
366 students18:1
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Fraser
B−
345 students19:1
Richards Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Fraser
B
661 students18:1
Fraser High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fraser
B
1,431 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lake Shore Public SchoolsSt. Clair Shores
$15,326per student
Lakeview Public SchoolsSt. Clair Shores
$14,330per student
South Lake SchoolsSt. Clair Shores
$18,173per student
Warren Consolidated SchoolsSterling Heights, Warren
$17,917per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.