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Traverse City Area Public Schools is located close to the center of Michigan. Traverse City Area Public Schools has 266.74 square miles of land area and 135.39 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Traverse City Area Public Schools population is 81,298. Traverse City Area Public Schools median household income is $53,225 in 2010-2014. Traverse City Area Public Schools median house value is $173,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Traverse City Area Public Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (68 out of 510, top 13%) Elementary/Middle School: (152 out of 516, top 29%)* Rank: #135
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	20
Population	81,298 (2010-2014), rank #17
Population Growth	6.31% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	202.17/sq mi, rank #207
Median Household Income:	$53,225 at 2010-2014—3.98% increase since 2005-2009, rank #164
Median House Price:	$173,000 at 2010-2014—-5.57% increase since 2005-2009, rank #58
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	266.74 sq mi, rank #42
Water Area:	135.39 sq mi (33.67%), rank #36
State:	Michigan
County:	Leelanau County, Grand Traverse County, Benzie County
City:	Traverse City, Cedar, Greilickville, Williamsburg, Grawn, Interlochen, Buckley, Kingsley, Chums Corner, Lake Ann, Hardwood Acres
Zip:	49684, 49621, 49690, 49686, 49637, 49643, 49620, 49649, 49650
Area:	Traverse City, MI

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Traverse City Area Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

412 Webster St

Traverse City MI, 49686, Grand Traverse County

Phone: 231-933-1725

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	9,795	9,786	9,793	9,990	10,145	10,192	10,511
English Language Learner Students:	164	151	110	112	201	224	241
Total Teachers:	489.96	490.43	503.12	507.34	528.21	544.80	540.10
Prekindergarten:	8.00	5.50	5.50	6.00	5.25	5.50	4.50
Kindergarten:	33.85	33.90	35.00	31.50	28.25	20.00	19.00
Elementary:	174.00	174.78	174.65	179.30	186.70	195.10	207.30
Secondary:	219.56	222.15	233.05	234.89	248.96	261.50	248.10
Ungraded:	54.55	54.10	54.92	55.65	59.05	62.70	61.20
Total Other Staff:	646.17	642.35	643.94	647.23	710.11	790.50	823.60
Instructional Aides:	119.26	110.54	102.68	97.87	104.75	117.30	136.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	15.75	14.75	28.41	30.31	31.78	35.50	32.20
Total Guidance Counselors:	12.40	12.40	12.40	12.33	13.20	13.90	13.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	12.40	12.40	12.40	11.33	12.20	13.90	13.80
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.60	4.60	5.00	5.20	5.20	5.20	5.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	20.00	19.10	13.31	14.46	14.76	15.00	16.60
District Administrative Support:	9.20	11.01	11.01	11.01	11.60	11.60	11.40
School Administrators:	37.31	37.42	29.61	29.30	32.80	31.80	34.40
School Administrative Support:	74.76	72.64	69.64	74.68	79.15	79.30	80.60
Student Support Services:	47.92	49.84	53.87	56.69	59.66	63.30	68.60
Other Support Services:	304.97	310.05	318.01	315.38	357.21	417.60	424.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.99	19.95	19.46	19.69	19.21	18.71	19.46

Schools

Blair Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1625 Sawyer Rd, Traverse City MI 49684
Central Grade School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	301 West Seventh St, Traverse City MI 49684
Central High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1150 Milliken Dr, Traverse City MI 49686
Cherry Knoll Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1800 3 Mile Rd North, Traverse City MI 49686
Courtade Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1111 Rasho Rd, Traverse City MI 49686
East Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1776 3 Mile Rd North, Traverse City MI 49686
Eastern Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1600 Eastern Ave, Traverse City MI 49686
Interlochen Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	3113 M 137, Interlochen MI 49643
International School At Bertha Vos	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	3723 Shore Dr, Williamsburg MI 49690
Long Lake Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	7600 North Long Lake Rd, Traverse City MI 49685
Montessori At Courtade	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1111 Rasho Rd, Traverse City MI 49696
Old Mission Peninsula School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2699 Island View Rd, Traverse City MI 49686
Silver Lake Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	5858 Culver Rd, Traverse City MI 49684
Tcaps Montessori School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1009 South Oak St, Traverse City MI 49684
Traverse City High School	Grade 6 to Grade 12	3962 3 Mile Rd North, Traverse City MI 49686
Traverse Heights Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	933 Rose St, Traverse City MI 49686
West Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	3950 Silver Lake Rd, Traverse City MI 49684
West Senior High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	5376 North Long Lake Rd, Traverse City MI 49684
Westwoods Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1500 Fisher Rd, Traverse City MI 49684
Willow Hill Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1250 Hill St, Traverse City MI 49684

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	61.6%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	68.6%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	78.5%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	77.8%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	66.9%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	71.8%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	61.9%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	57.2%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.4%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.7%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.1%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.9%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	98.3%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	25.6%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	35.6%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.4%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.2%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.7%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.6%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68.7%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	51.3%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	50.5%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	56.2%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	65.6%	61.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.8%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.4%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.6%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.6%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.7%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.1%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	28.5%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	36.5%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.9%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.4%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.9%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.1%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.8%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.9%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.6%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	55.4%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	42.5%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	48.3%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	43%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	48.3%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	44%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	53.8%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.4%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.8%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.9%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.9%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	28.7%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	42.4%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.4%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.4%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.9%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.8%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93.5%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.8%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.6%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.9%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	91%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	93.8%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	93.4%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	91.3%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	19.4%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	20.4%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	67.6%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	60.4%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	72.1%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.2%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.9%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77.4%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86.6%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.7%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.5%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	22.3%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	29.4%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89.8%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	92.5%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89.1%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93.9%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.2%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.4%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	88.8%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	88.7%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	35.9%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	37.9%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	85%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	82.3%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	85.3%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	85.7%	75.7%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73.9%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76.5%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.9%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	88.8%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89.9%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.9%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	22.2%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	20.1%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.1%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84.9%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.7%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	92.3%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.5%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.5%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	79.6%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	78.3%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	86.7%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	87.7%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	57.2%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	49.2%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	55.4%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.1%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.8%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.1%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.1%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.6%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	90.9%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	32.5%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	31.9%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.8%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.1%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.8%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.5%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	92.3%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.2%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.1%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.6%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	90.2%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	90.5%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	91.1%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	89.2%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	90%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	91.4%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	22.2%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	23.2%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80.1%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	81.8%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80.7%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	84.8%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	87.2%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	86.2%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	47.3%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	40.8%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	63%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	62.8%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	67.5%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	55.3%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	59.3%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	62.6%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	64.7%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	62%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	33.3%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	34%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.4%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.6%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74.9%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	78.3%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	65.8%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	70.2%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	70.7%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	71.8%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	76%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	36.9%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	34%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	90.1%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	90%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	90%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	88.5%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	87%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	51.8%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	50%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	51.6%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	53.1%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	58.9%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	56.8%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	63%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	57.9%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	61%	49%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$102,756,000	$10,493		$105,157,000	$10,526		$104,780,000	$10,328
Federal:	$6,923,000	$707	6.7%	$7,833,000	$784	7.4%	$8,612,000	$849	8.2%
State:	$43,358,000	$4,427	42.2%	$43,351,000	$4,339	41.2%	$40,632,000	$4,005	38.8%
Local:	$52,475,000	$5,358	51.1%	$53,973,000	$5,403	51.3%	$55,536,000	$5,474	53.0%
Total Expenditures:	$100,721,000	$10,285		$109,188,000	$10,930		$107,541,000	$10,600
Total Current Expenditures:	$87,546,000	$8,940		$89,562,000	$8,965		$91,246,000	$8,994
Instructional Expenditures:	$51,581,000	$5,267	58.9%	$52,263,000	$5,232	58.4%	$53,351,000	$5,259	58.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$7,411,000	$757	8.5%	$7,650,000	$766	8.5%	$7,958,000	$784	8.7%
Administration:	$10,270,000	$1,049	11.7%	$10,890,000	$1,090	12.2%	$10,740,000	$1,059	11.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$18,284,000	$1,867	20.9%	$18,759,000	$1,878	20.9%	$19,197,000	$1,892	21.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$7,452,000	$761		$13,991,000	$1,401		$10,444,000	$1,029
Construction:	$3,659,000	$374		$10,462,000	$1,047		$4,236,000	$418
Total Other:	$2,395,000	$245		$1,856,000	$186		$2,073,000	$204
Interest on Debt:	$3,328,000	$340		$3,779,000	$378		$3,295,000	$325

Total Salary:	$48,105,000	$4,912		$51,343,000	$5,139		$54,909,000	$5,412
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$31,755,000	$3,243	66.0%	$33,629,000	$3,366	65.5%	$35,717,000	$3,521	65.0%
Other Salary:	$16,350,000	$1,670	34.0%	$17,714,000	$1,773	34.5%	$19,192,000	$1,892	35.0%
Total Benefit:	$25,645,000	$2,619		$25,373,000	$2,540		$24,503,000	$2,415
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$17,148,000	$1,751	66.9%	$16,515,000	$1,653	65.1%	$15,616,000	$1,539	63.7%
Other Benefit:	$8,497,000	$868	33.1%	$8,858,000	$887	34.9%	$8,887,000	$876	36.3%

* Traverse City Area Public Schools was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.