Total enrollment
16,551
-612 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
32 schools in Ann Arbor Public Schools
Michigan · 16,551 students · 1 city
Of the 32 public K-12 schools run by Ann Arbor Public Schools, combined student count is roughly 16,551, with 21 elementary, 5 middle, and 6 high.
4-year change in Ann Arbor Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
32
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Ann Arbor Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Michigan | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #23 of 121 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 16,551 | #4 of 454 | #495 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 32 | #5 of 454 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #94 of 452 | #6,131 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 25.7% | #386 of 454 | #6,999 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #13 of 325 | #575 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Ann Arbor Public Schools
State test results across the district's 25 scored schools run from Martin Luther King Elem School at 80.9% proficient to Mary D Mitchell School at 26.5%, a gap of 54.4 points. That is the 3rd widest gap among 129 Michigan districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 31 district schools that reported both years went from 17,456 to 16,548 students (down 5%) and from 1,106 to 1,052 full-time teachers (down 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Ann Arbor Public Schools
As a compact district in Michigan, Ann Arbor Public Schools teaches 16,551 students across 32 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, Ann Arbor Public Schools spans 21 elementary, 5 middle, and 6 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Ann Arbor Public Schools is about 517, meaningfully above the Michigan average of roughly 406.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 16,551 students, shrank 4% from the 17,163 reported in SY 2020-21.
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