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B+

New Haven Community Schools

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Macomb Township, Chesterfield Township, Lenox Township, New Haven and Ray Township.

Macomb Township’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Michigan school districts

Students
1,537
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,322
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$514.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about New Haven Community Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Michigan districts
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the MI average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 20.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $514.3M, about $334,642 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% 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

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Macomb Township. Grade by grade →

PK–56 elementary schoolsChippewa Valley Schools
6–82 middle schoolsChippewa Valley Schools
9–12Dakota High SchoolChippewa Valley Schools

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 33.6% · 680 students tested
Reading / language arts50%
State average 45.4% · 679 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 81.8% · 107 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
$14,322 per student · 13% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 43%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 46%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,278’20
1,400’21
1,418’22
1,436’23
1,537’24

Up 20.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 70%Black 18%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 4%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.