Districts hit hardest by choice
Top 10 districts losing students to other districts
These districts saw the highest percentage of students opt for another traditional district elsewhere, led by Ecorse which saw nearly half of its students leave. Click on a district to see where students went and differences in demography.f
| % White students | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Students in district | Left for another public school district | Percent leaving | School-age population | School enrollment | Gap |
| Ecorse | 1577 | 756 | 48% | 24.7 | 14.5 | -10.2 |
| Mount Clemens | 2996 | 1394 | 47% | 51 | 21 | -30 |
| Madison | 1844 | 853 | 46% | 88.2 | 57.8 | -30.4 |
| Albion | 1020 | 443 | 43% | 53 | 29.1 | -23.9 |
| East Detroit | 6985 | 2954 | 42% | 37.2 | 18.6 | -18.6 |
| Iron Mountain | 1148 | 460 | 40% | 91.9 | 89.5 | -2.4 |
| South Lake | 2091 | 831 | 40% | 61.8 | 41.9 | -19.9 |
| New Haven | 2423 | 930 | 38% | 80.8 | 70.6 | -10.2 |
| Adrian | 4146 | 1432 | 35% | 71.5 | 56.6 | -14.9 |
| Bridgeport-Spaulding | 1949 | 648 | 33% | 37.4 | 21.7 | -15.7 |
Top 10 districts losing students to charter schools
Nearly half of the students who live in the Detroit Public Schools attend a charter school. Many city school districts across Michigan have seen thousands of parents choose charters over the struggling traditional public schools. Click on a district to see where students went and differences in demography.
| % White students | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Students in district | Left for a charter school | Percent leaving | School-age | District enrollment | Gap |
| Detroit | 104013 | 50994 | 49.0% | 4.4 | 2.2 | -2.2 |
| Grand Rapids | 27272 | 6788 | 24.9% | 35 | 23.1 | -11.9 |
| Flint | 14894 | 5657 | 38.0% | 24.8 | 14.8 | -10 |
| Pontiac | 10901 | 4292 | 39.4% | 20.4 | 8.5 | -11.9 |
| Ypsilanti | 7514 | 2569 | 34.2% | 37.8 | 22.5 | -15.3 |
| Lansing | 17023 | 2379 | 14.0% | 35.4 | 26.3 | -9.1 |
| Hamtramck | 5251 | 2369 | 45.1% | 56.3 | 45 | -11.3 |
| Taylor | 10419 | 2222 | 21.3% | 63.3 | 55.6 | -7.7 |
| Plymouth-Canton | 19574 | 2209 | 11.3% | 71.7 | 70.9 | -0.8 |
| Wayne-Westland | 14005 | 1871 | 13.4% | 63.9 | 55.8 | -8.1 |
| Dearborn | 21606 | 1592 | 7.4% | 86.5 | 93.3 | 6.8 |
Note: Minimum of 1,000 students living in the district. Source: Michigan Department of Education, U.S.Census
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