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Carleton, MI
Public School Ratings




Carleton Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Airport Community Schools School District details

Airport Community Schools School District
11270 Grafton Rd
Carleton, MI 48117

2,811 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

17 Students Per Classroom (State average is 17)

Airport Community Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Michigan

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.4% of all MI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
38%
40%
42%
35%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Airport Center For Education School
11330 Grafton Rd
Carleton, MI, 48117
KG-12
Airport Middle College School
11330 Grafton Rd
Carleton, MI, 48117
09-12
Airport Senior High School
11330 Grafton Rd
Carleton, MI, 48117
09-12
Fred W Ritter Elementary School
5650 Carleton Rockwood Rd
South Rockwood, MI, 48179
PK-04
Henry Niedermeier Elementary School
8400 Newport South Rd
Newport, MI, 48166
PK-04
Joseph C Sterling Elementary School
160 Fessner Rd
Carleton, MI, 48117
PK-04
Loren Eyler Elementary School
1335 Carleton Rockwood Rd
Carleton, MI, 48117
PK-04
Wagar Junior High School
11200 Grafton Rd
Carleton, MI, 48117
06-08
Wagar Middle School
11200 Grafton Rd
Carleton, MI, 48117
05-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.4% 66.4%
Black 2.4% 19.2%
Hispanic 5.1% 9.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 3.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.5% 51.8%
Free lunch eligible 48.4% 48.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.1% 3.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,266 $20,424,000 56.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $413 $1,160,000 3.2%
Staff $300 $843,000 2.3%
General Administration $138 $387,000 1.1%
School Administration $729 $2,048,000 5.7%
Operation $965 $2,714,000 7.5%
Transportation $810 $2,277,000 6.3%
Other $460 $1,292,000 3.6%
Total Support $3,814 $10,721,000 29.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,761 $4,949,000 13.7%
Total Expenditures $12,840 $36,094,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,284 $11,821,898,000 43.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,332 $1,900,616,000 7.1%
Staff $828 $1,181,333,000 4.4%
General Administration $320 $457,365,000 1.7%
School Administration $802 $1,143,777,000 4.2%
Operation $1,336 $1,907,076,000 7.1%
Transportation $559 $797,813,000 3.0%
Other $933 $1,331,358,000 4.9%
Total Support $6,110 $8,719,338,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,487 $6,402,959,000 23.8%
Total Expenditures $18,881 $26,944,195,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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