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B+

Gladstone Area Schools

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Gladstone, Escanaba Township and Brampton Township.

Gladstone’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Michigan school districts

Students
1,494
Schools
4
Spent per student
$12,974
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$1.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Gladstone Area Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of Michigan districts
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 22% less per student than the MI average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.7M, about $1,118 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 73% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Gladstone 5,189B+Escanaba Township 3,552B+Brampton Township 1,028

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Gladstone. Grade by grade →

K–2Cameron Elementary SchoolThis district
3–5James T Jones Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Gladstone Area Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Gladstone Area High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 33.6% · 750 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 45.4% · 750 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 81.8% · 88 in the class

96% 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
$12,974 per student · 22% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 31%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 72%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,522’20
1,513’21
1,490’22
1,478’23
1,494’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Hispanic 1%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Cameron Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Gladstone
321 students14:1
James T Jones Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Gladstone
B−
355 students17:1
Gladstone Area Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gladstone
B−
346 students20:1
Gladstone Area High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gladstone
A−
472 students21:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Rapid River Public SchoolsEnsign Township, Masonville Township
$15,708per student
Bark River-Harris School DistrictBark River Township, Harris Township
$13,320per student
Escanaba Area Public SchoolsCornell Township, Wells Township
$13,751per student
Mid Peninsula School DistrictBaldwin Township
$14,811per 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.