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Ithaca Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Ithaca, Sumner Township, Arcada Township, Newark Township, New Haven Township, North Star Township, Emerson Township, Lafayette Township and Hamilton Township, and parts of Fulton Township and Washington Township.

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

Students
971
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,592
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ithaca Public Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of Michigan districts
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the MI average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0M, about $22 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 close to 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+Ithaca 2,807BSumner Township 1,850BArcada Township 1,640BNewark Township 1,113BNew Haven Township 1,049North Star Township 878Emerson Township 835Lafayette Township 506Hamilton Township 422

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ithaca. Grade by grade →

PK–2South Elementary SchoolThis district
3–6North Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Ithaca High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 33.6% · 538 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 45.4% · 537 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 81.8% · 62 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
$14,592 per student · 12% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 69%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,043’20
1,022’21
1,020’22
993’23
971’24

Down 6.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

South Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Ithaca
234 students14:1
North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Ithaca
B−
295 students17:1
Ithaca High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Ithaca
B
442 students19:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Carson City-Crystal Area School DistrictCrystal Township, Ferris Township, North Shade Township
$13,951per student
Alma Public SchoolsAlma, Pine River Township, Seville Township
$15,056per student
Fulton SchoolsEssex Township, North Shade Township
$16,057per student
Ashley Community SchoolsElba Township
$16,783per 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.