Total enrollment
10,270
-222 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
26 schools in Traverse City
Michigan · Public K-12
Of the 26 public K-12 schools in Traverse City, combined enrollment is roughly 10,270 students (an average of 395 per school).
4-year change in Traverse City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
25
+1 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
15,593
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
10,270
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
26
public K-12
About Traverse City
Public education in Traverse City, Michigan runs across 26 schools that teaches roughly 10,270 students. By footprint, Traverse City sits in the wide-reaching bracket.
On the level-by-level breakdown, the city is made up of 13 elementary, 2 middle, 7 high, and 4 other.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 10,492 students in SY 2020-21 versus 10,270 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 24 to 25 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Traverse City discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.