Regular local school district · Montcalm County
Carson City-Crystal Area Schools, MI: schools, enrollment and spending
Carson City-Crystal Area Schools runs 4 public schools with 735 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 17.9 students per teacher is 1.0 higher than the Michigan figure of 16.9.
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 735
- Teachers (FTE)
- 41
- Students per teacher
- 17.9
- MI: 16.9 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 213 E Sherman St, Carson City, MI 48811
- Phone
- (989)584-3138
- County
- Montcalm County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2608130
- State district ID
- MI-59020
- Total staff (FTE)
- 104
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district17.9
Michigan16.9
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (832), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $11.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.9 million
- State revenue
- $6.9 million
- Local revenue
- $3.1 million
- Total spending
- $8.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $10,732
- Salaries
- $4.0 million45.3% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $7.8 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 15.7%
- State: 58.0%
- Local: 26.3%
Michigan overall
- Federal: 12.3%
- State: 53.1%
- Local: 34.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$10,732
Michigan$14,795
United States$16,826
Schools in Carson City-Crystal Area Schools
By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Carson City Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 3 | 216 | 12.7 |
| Carson CityCrystal High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 187 | 20.8 |
| Carson CityCrystal Upper ElementaryMiddle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 4 to 8 | 262 | 18.7 |
| Carson CityCrystal Virtual Academy | High | 6 to 12 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Montcalm County
- Greenville Public Schools 3,391 students
- Success Virtual Learning Centers of Michigan 1,644 students
- Central Montcalm Public Schools 1,311 students
- Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) 1,009 students
- Vestaburg Community Schools 841 students
- Montabella Community Schools 777 students
- Montcalm Area ISD 547 students
- Flat River Academy 160 students
More in Michigan
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.