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Troy School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Troy.

Troy’s School Grade A+ better than 97% of Michigan school districts

Students
11,596
Schools
21
Spent per student
$16,165
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
14%
Debt
$252.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Troy School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 97% of Michigan districts
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 15 pts above the state
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $252.2M, about $21,746 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 97% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A+Troy 88,733

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Troy. Grade by grade →

PK–513 elementary schoolsThis district
6–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency64%
State average 33.6% · 6,399 students tested
Reading / language arts72%
State average 45.4% · 6,339 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 81.8% · 1,086 in the class

98% 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
$16,165 per student · 2% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 33%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 51%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
12,130’20
11,753’21
11,762’22
11,705’23
11,596’24

Down 4.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 46%Asian 38%Black 6%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Wass Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Troy
A
413 students17:1
Morse Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Troy
B
411 students16:1
Costello Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Troy
A
395 students16:1
Troy Union Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Troy
B+
395 students15:1
Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Troy
A−
363 students14:1
Martell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Troy
A+
348 students15:1
Troy Early Childhood
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Troy
98 students7:1
Hamilton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Troy
A
460 students18:1
Bemis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Troy
A+
441 students18:1
Schroeder Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Troy
A+
423 students16:1
Wattles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Troy
A+
406 students16:1
Barnard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Troy
A
400 students16:1
Leonard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Troy
A
400 students16:1
Larson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Troy
A+
865 students19:1
Boulan Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Troy
A+
839 students18:1
Baker Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Troy
A+
629 students18:1
Smith Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Troy
A+
599 students17:1
Troy College and Career High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Troy
B+
188 students12:1
Troy High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Troy
A+
2,032 students18:1
Athens High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Troy
A
1,468 students18:1
Troy Center for Transition
Ungraded · Troy
23 students5:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Birmingham City School DistrictBirmingham, Bloomfield Township
$21,253per student
Bloomfield Hills School DistrictBloomfield Township
$24,260per student
Clawson City School DistrictClawson
$16,868per student
Lamphere Public SchoolsMadison Heights
$19,138per 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.