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Hamtramck Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Hamtramck.

Hamtramck’s School Grade C better than 25% of Michigan school districts

Students
2,874
Schools
8
Spent per student
$19,852
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hamtramck Public Schools

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of Michigan districts
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Spends 20% more per student than the MI average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $52 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CHamtramck 27,261

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hamtramck. Grade by grade →

K–85 schoolsThis district
9–12Hamtramck High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency13%
State average 33.6% · 1,522 students tested
Reading / language arts19%
State average 45.4% · 1,481 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80%
State average 81.8% · 353 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
$19,852 per student · 20% above MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 42%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 61%Federal 24%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,297’20
3,116’21
3,062’22
2,907’23
2,874’24

Down 12.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 56%Asian 31%Black 12%Two or more races <1%Hispanic <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.

Early Childhood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Hamtramck
146 students10:1
Dickinson East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Hamtramck
D
529 students13:1
Dickinson West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Hamtramck
D−
422 students15:1
Tau Beta School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Hamtramck
D−
261 students18:1
Holbrook School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Hamtramck
D−
186 students11:1
Kosciuszko School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Hamtramck
D−
279 students14:1
Hamtramck High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hamtramck
C−
926 students18:1
Horizon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hamtramck
D
125 students12:1

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.