Total enrollment
8,546
-425 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
16 schools in Traverse City Area Public Schools
Michigan · 8,546 students · 1 city
Traverse City Area Public Schools in Michigan operates 16 K-12 public schools, enrolling about 8,546 students (around 534 per school).
4-year change in Traverse City Area Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
16
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Traverse City Area Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Michigan | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #51 of 121 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,546 | #20 of 454 | #1,094 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 16 | #23 of 454 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #406 of 452 | #8,132 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 28.4% | #377 of 454 | #6,781 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.0% | #225 of 325 | #5,602 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 Traverse City Area Public Schools
State test results across the district's 12 scored schools run from TCAPS Montessori School at 60.7% proficient to Blair Elementary School at 33.1%, a gap of 27.7 points. That is the 31st widest gap among 129 Michigan districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 16 district schools that reported both years went from 9,336 to 8,546 students (down 8%) and from 459 to 450 full-time teachers (down 2%), 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Senior High | Traverse City | High | 09-12 | 1,384 |
| Central High School | Traverse City | High | 08-12 | 1,326 |
| West Middle School | Traverse City | Middle | 06-08 | 1,081 |
| East Middle School | Traverse City | Middle | 06-08 | 829 |
| Central Grade School | Traverse City | Elementary | PK-07 | 510 |
| Eastern Elementary School | Traverse City | Elementary | PK-05 | 475 |
| Willow Hill Elementary School | Traverse City | Elementary | PK-05 | 429 |
| Westwoods Elementary School | Traverse City | Elementary | PK-05 | 365 |
| Long Lake Elementary School | Traverse City | Elementary | PK-05 | 364 |
| Cherry Knoll Elementary School | Traverse City | Elementary | PK-05 | 333 |
| TCAPS Montessori School | Traverse City | Elementary | PK-08 | 331 |
| Silver Lake Elementary School | Traverse City | Elementary | PK-05 | 286 |
| Traverse Heights Elem School | Traverse City | Elementary | PK-05 | 245 |
| Courtade Elementary School | Traverse City | Elementary | PK-05 | 215 |
| Blair Elementary School | Traverse City | Elementary | PK-05 | 202 |
| Traverse City High School | Traverse City | High | 09-12 | 171 |
About Traverse City Area Public Schools
As a low-population district in Michigan, Traverse City Area Public Schools educates 8,546 students across 16 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Traverse City Area Public Schools consists of 11 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Traverse City Area Public Schools runs about 534 students per school, 32% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 406.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Traverse City Area Public Schools has fell 5% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 8,971 students to 8,546.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Traverse City Area Public Schools discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.