Garden City High School

Summary:

Garden City High School is a public high school located in Garden City, Michigan, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 846 students. The school is part of the Garden City Public Schools district, which is ranked 467 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garden City High School has a predominantly white student population, with 76.95% of students identifying as white, significantly higher than nearby schools like John Glenn High School (49.22% white) and Lee M Thurston High School (10.76% white). Academically, the school's performance on standardized tests is generally below the state average, with only 32.2% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to the state average of 37.5%, and 22.7% proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics, compared to the state average of 26.3%. However, Garden City High School has maintained relatively high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 92.3% to 97.1% over the past five years, higher than some nearby schools like Cambridge Alternative High School (52.0%) and Westwood North Academy (26.6%).

One notable challenge for Garden City High School is a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 21.4% in the 2017-2018 school year to 38.5% in the 2022-2023 school year, higher than the state average and the rates of some nearby schools like Franklin High School (33.9%) and Crestwood High School (29.3%). Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing relatively well, while white students and students with low socioeconomic status have performed significantly worse.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 6500 Middlebelt Rd
       Garden City, MI  48135-2129


(734) 762-8350

District: Garden City Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
405th of 743 Michigan High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,681 Help


Feeder schools for Garden City High School:

Elementary:    Douglas Elementary 34 Campus
    Lathers Early Childhood and Kindergarten Center
    Memorial Elementary 12 Campus
Middle:    Farmington 56 Campus
    Garden City Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.5 Help
Number of students:  846

Racial breakdown:

White:
77.0%
African American:
10.3%
Hispanic:
7.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  44.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Garden City High School ranks worse than 54.5% of high schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.39. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Garden City High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (77%), African American (10.3%), Hispanic (7.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 44.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Garden City High School is 16.5. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Garden City High School is $17,681.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Garden City High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden City High School 405th of 743 Michigan public high schools. (See Garden City High School in the ranking list.)

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Garden City Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden City Public Schools 467th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Garden City High School

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Rank History for all students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 40.90 499th 705 29.2%
2007 53.45 441st 767 42.5%
2008 60.13 380th 750 49.3%
2009 63.22 354th 754 53.1%
2010 58.01 415th 765 45.8%
2011 57.37 430th 784 45.2%
2012 45.42 470th 773 39.2%
2013 43.38 483rd 805 40.0%
2014 39.89 506th 799 36.7%
2015 58.51 356th 832 57.2%
2016 38.79 496th 852 41.8%
2017 44.45 427th 835 48.9%
2018 53.79 373rd 824 54.7%
2019 33.47 451st 666 32.3%
2021 23.23 457th 561 18.5%
2022 31.49 412th 531 22.4%
2023 35.30 471st 735 35.9%
2024 42.39 405th 743 45.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.35 272nd 315 13.7%
2024 45.88 63rd 130 51.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.02 212th 755 71.9%
2019 48.70 276th 532 48.1%
2021 23.40 353rd 417 15.3%
2022 38.37 276th 369 25.2%
2023 21.61 508th 614 17.3%
2024 28.53 477th 654 27.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.36 408th 710 42.5%
2019 28.10 414th 554 25.3%
2021 18.92 407th 462 11.9%
2022 36.78 314th 416 24.5%
2023 30.98 421st 611 31.1%
2024 42.68 341st 619 44.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.50 305th 707 56.9%
2019 27.51 408th 543 24.9%
2021 18.86 402nd 472 14.8%
2022 17.28 398th 440 9.5%
2023 29.02 439th 611 28.2%
2024 32.71 436th 633 31.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.10 92nd 254 63.8%
2019 66.08 46th 147 68.7%
2024 65.62 46th 188 75.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.66 124th 201 38.3%
2024 85.31 22nd 195 88.7%
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Rank History for White students at Garden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.10 369th 708 47.9%
2019 25.32 453rd 582 22.2%
2021 15.78 462nd 516 10.5%
2022 26.15 396th 492 19.5%
2023 33.33 430th 647 33.5%
2024 32.63 431st 638 32.4%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Garden City High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1355 1 6 4 0 n/a n/a -4 1362
1989 1204 0 9 2 4 n/a n/a -2 1217
1990 1078 1 10 2 3 n/a n/a -12 1082
1991 1069 1 10 4 4 n/a n/a 0 1088
1992 1038 4 12 2 3 n/a n/a 0 1059
1993 1041 5 10 4 3 n/a n/a 0 1063
1994 1339 4 12 2 2 n/a n/a 0 1359
1995 1419 6 11 6 5 n/a n/a 0 1447
1996 1419 6 11 6 5 n/a n/a 0 1447
1997 1464 8 8 6 6 n/a n/a 0 1492
1998 1496 11 6 7 7 n/a n/a 0 1527
1999 1458 12 8 6 8 n/a n/a 0 1492
2000 1452 12 9 8 9 n/a n/a 0 1490
2001 1396 11 11 9 9 n/a n/a 0 1436
2002 1425 23 8 15 6 n/a n/a 0 1477
2003 1425 23 8 15 6 n/a n/a 0 1477
2004 1403 39 11 18 7 n/a n/a 0 1478
2005 1416 31 8 16 6 n/a n/a 0 1477
2006 1383 33 7 22 10 n/a n/a 0 1455
2007 1390 60 10 23 11 n/a n/a 0 1494
2008 1389 48 10 25 7 n/a n/a 0 1479
2009 1374 59 8 24 9 n/a n/a 1 1475
2010 1353 98 9 31 6 n/a n/a 0 1497
2011 1297 114 7 31 4 0 2 0 1455
2012 1210 128 9 31 4 0 1 0 1383
2013 1185 146 3 37 4 0 3 0 1378
2014 1141 134 2 32 3 0 4 0 1316
2015 1110 100 4 27 3 0 4 0 1248
2016 1062 92 7 32 4 1 12 0 1210
2017 1002 73 6 43 5 0 14 0 1143
2018 934 78 9 49 3 0 18 0 1091
2019 879 78 9 48 3 0 17 0 1034
2020 797 75 10 60 3 1 13 0 959
2021 723 69 10 54 3 1 22 0 882
2022 676 77 15 58 4 2 24 0 856
2023 651 87 16 64 3 1 24 0 846

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Garden City High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1362 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1217 n/a n/a 1.3
1990 1082 78.0 13.8 1.6
1991 1088 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1059 n/a n/a 2.7
1993 1063 n/a 0.0 7
1994 1359 62.9 21.6 5.7
1995 1447 70.0 20.7 5.9
1996 1447 70.0 20.7 5.9
1997 1492 72.0 20.7 3.9
1998 1527 71.0 21.5 3.8
1999 1492 73.0 20.4 4.2
2000 1490 75.4 19.8 10.5
2001 1436 79.6 18.0 9
2002 1477 76.5 19.3 15.5
2003 1477 76.5 19.3 15.5
2004 1478 73.9 20.0 12.7
2005 1477 74.8 19.7 16.4
2006 1455 79.5 18.3 16.6
2007 1494 81.3 18.4 23.1
2008 1479 86.1 17.2 23.5
2009 1475 77.2 19.1 27.5
2010 1497 76.3 19.6 32.5
2011 1455 82.1 17.7 39.1
2012 1383 75.7 18.2 37.5
2013 1378 77.7 17.7 43
2014 1316 79.0 16.6 41.6
2015 1248 71.0 17.5 43.6
2016 1210 66.0 18.3 46.1
2017 1143 53.7 21.2 43.8
2018 1091 54.5 20.0 60.1
2019 1034 59.5 17.3 50.8
2020 959 51.2 18.6 49.8
2021 882 51.8 17.0 45.9
2022 856 60.5 14.1 45.1
2023 846 51.0 16.5 44.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Garden City High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1362 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1217 n/a n/a 1.3
1990 1082 78.0 13.8 1.6
1991 1088 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1059 n/a n/a 2.7
1993 1063 n/a 0.0 7
1994 1359 62.9 21.6 5.7
1995 1447 70.0 20.7 5.9
1996 1447 70.0 20.7 5.9
1997 1492 72.0 20.7 3.9
1998 1527 71.0 21.5 3.8
1999 1492 73.0 20.4 4.2
2000 1490 75.4 19.8 10.5
2001 1436 79.6 18.0 9
2002 1477 76.5 19.3 15.5
2003 1477 76.5 19.3 15.5
2004 1478 73.9 20.0 12.7
2005 1477 74.8 19.7 16.4
2006 1455 79.5 18.3 16.6
2007 1494 81.3 18.4 23.1
2008 1479 86.1 17.2 23.5
2009 1475 77.2 19.1 27.5
2010 1497 76.3 19.6 32.5
2011 1455 82.1 17.7 39.1
2012 1383 75.7 18.2 37.5
2013 1378 77.7 17.7 43
2014 1316 79.0 16.6 41.6
2015 1248 71.0 17.5 43.6
2016 1210 66.0 18.3 46.1
2017 1143 53.7 21.2 43.8
2018 1091 54.5 20.0 60.1
2019 1034 59.5 17.3 50.8
2020 959 51.2 18.6 49.8
2021 882 51.8 17.0 45.9
2022 856 60.5 14.1 45.1
2023 846 51.0 16.5 44.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Garden City High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,316 (10.6%) $11,093 (89.4%) $12,410
2020 $1,305 (10.7%) $10,939 (89.3%) $12,244
2021 $3,541 (23.2%) $11,725 (76.8%) $15,266
2022 $1,477 (9.6%) $13,941 (90.4%) $15,418
2023 $2,284 (12.9%) $15,397 (87.1%) $17,681

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Garden City High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 451st of 666 High schoolsRanks 471st of 735 High schools
 3.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Social Studies (Garden City High School)42.728.4
 14.3%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Garden City Public Schools)36.121.2
 14.9%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)46.636.1
 10.5%
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Garden City High School)4542.9
 2.1%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Garden City Public Schools)38.530
 8.5%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan)55.352.2
 3.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Garden City High School)19.321.7
 2.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Garden City Public Schools)16.514.4
 2.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)36.329.9
 6.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1034846
 18.2%
African American7887
 11.5%
American Indian33
Asian916
 77.8%
Hispanic4864
 33.3%
Pacific Islander01
White879651
 25.9%
Two or More Races1724
 41.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients50.8%44.2%
 6.6%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 846 students attended Garden City High School.

Students at Garden City High School are 77% White, 10% African American, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Garden City High School ranks 405th of 743 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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