At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
8,584
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
16
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
19.1:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$14,801
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$8,352
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 9,030
- Teachers (FTE)
- 490.82
- Student–teacher ratio
- 18.4:1
What current records say about Traverse City Area Public Schools
Traverse City Area Public Schools operates 16 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan. NCES reports 8,584 students and 450.39 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Michigan agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 20 of 536 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $14,801 in current expenditure per pupil and $8,352 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 258 of 533 in Michigan. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 2.6%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 12.8%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 450.39
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $128,946,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Traverse City Area Public Schools
TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 44.7529, -85.6302
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White88.6%
- Hispanic3.7%
- Black2.7%
- Asian2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native2.7%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
- Multiracial0%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Traverse City Area Public Schools
16 current directory entries
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Showing 1–16 of 16 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 202 | 11.2:1 | |
| Central Grade School | ElementaryPK–07 | 510 | 17:1 | |
| Central High School | High08–12 | 1,326 | 23.7:1 | |
| Cherry Knoll Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 333 | 15.1:1 | |
| Courtade Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 215 | 14.3:1 | |
| East Middle School | Middle06–08 | 829 | 19.9:1 | |
| Eastern Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 475 | 18.5:1 | |
| Long Lake Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 364 | 16.4:1 | |
| Silver Lake Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 286 | 16:1 | |
| TCAPS Montessori School | ElementaryPK–08 | 331 | 16.4:1 | |
| Traverse City High School | High09–12 | 171 | 16.4:1 | |
| Traverse Heights Elem School | ElementaryPK–05 | 245 | 13.3:1 | |
| West Middle School | Middle06–08 | 1,081 | 20.8:1 | |
| West Senior High | High09–12 | 1,384 | 24.7:1 | |
| Westwoods Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 365 | 17.8:1 | |
| Willow Hill Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 429 | 18.3:1 |