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Schools in Garden City

Garden City has 9 schools inside its limits: 7 public and 2 charter. 6 teach elementary grades, 3 middle grades, and 3 high school grades. The largest is Garden City High School, with 896 students (9 to 12). Charters are 22% of its public schools, below 26% across Wayne County.

Schools
9
Students
3,641
Federal counts
Students per teacher
16.0
Public and charter
Four-year graduation
75.5%
Class of 2025
Garden City's limits from the Census, with its 9 schools pinned by kind.
  • Public
  • Charter
  • Private

From the federal and state files

What the numbers say about Garden City

In Garden City, by the federal district boundaries, Garden City School District covers all of it.

Across its public and charter schools there are 16.0 students for every full-time teacher, against 17.3 across Wayne County.

75.5% of the class of 2025 here (a cohort of 330 students) graduated in four years, below 84.0% for Michigan as a whole. Garden City High School posted the highest rate, 93.8%.

53% of public school students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals, compared with 66% across Wayne County.

6 schools run a federal Title I program for students from lower-income families (2021-22, the last year NCES reported it).

The newest, by the state's register, is Tipton Academy - 4-8, opened in July 2015.

The Census gives Garden City a median home value of $168,800, 79% of homes lived in by their owners, and a median year built of 1956 (ACS 2020-2024).

All the numbers

53% of public school students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals, compared with 66% across Wayne County.

6 schools run a federal Title I program for students from lower-income families (2021-22, the last year NCES reported it).

The newest, by the state's register, is Tipton Academy - 4-8, opened in July 2015.

The Census gives Garden City a median home value of $168,800, 79% of homes lived in by their owners, and a median year built of 1956 (ACS 2020-2024).

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Schools in Garden City, asked and answered

5 questions

How many schools are in Garden City?
9 schools stand inside Garden City's limits: 7 public and 2 charter. The list above has every one with its grades and students.
Which school district serves Garden City?
Garden City School District covers all of Garden City, by the federal district boundaries.
What is the high school graduation rate in Garden City?
75.5% of the class of 2025 at Garden City's high schools graduated in four years, by the state's cohort count, against 84.0% for Michigan.
What is the largest school in Garden City?
Garden City High School, with 896 students in the 2024-25 federal count.
Does Garden City have charter or private schools?
Yes: 2 charter schools. Charter schools are public and charge no tuition; private schools set their own.

Sources

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