Total enrollment
25,143
-460 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
38 schools in Utica Community Schools
Michigan · 25,574 students · 5 cities
Public K-12 schools in Utica Community Schools number 38, teaching approximately 25,574 Michigan students (an average of 673 per school).
4-year change in Utica Community Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
36
-1 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Utica Community Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Michigan | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #66 of 121 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 25,574 | #2 of 454 | #278 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 37 | #4 of 454 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #369 of 452 | #7,865 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 46.4% | #261 of 454 | #4,698 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #122 of 325 | #4,051 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 Utica Community Schools
State test results across the district's 31 scored schools run from Messmore Elementary School at 73.1% proficient to West Utica Elementary School at 23.3%, a gap of 49.8 points. That is the 7th widest gap among 129 Michigan districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 36 district schools that reported both years went from 26,746 to 25,143 students (down 6%) and from 1,296 to 1,369 full-time teachers (up 6%), 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 Utica Community Schools
Utica Community Schools is a medium-population Michigan school district running 38 schools with combined enrollment near 25,574.
Looking at the level breakdown, Utica Community Schools consists of 25 elementary, 7 middle, and 6 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Utica Community Schools runs about 673 students per school, 66% higher than the state mean of roughly 406.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Utica Community Schools has remained close to its prior level since SY 2020-21, moving from about 25,603 students to 25,143. Over that span, Utica Community Schools lost 1 school, going from 37 to 36.
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