Regular local school district · Washtenaw County
Chelsea School District, MI: schools, enrollment and spending
Chelsea School District runs 4 public schools with 2,257 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.9 students per teacher is 1.0 lower than the Michigan figure of 16.9.
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 2,257
- Teachers (FTE)
- 142
- Students per teacher
- 15.9
- MI: 16.9 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 500 Washington St, Chelsea, MI 48118
- Phone
- (734)433-2208
- County
- Washtenaw County
- Locale
- Town: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2608940
- State district ID
- MI-81040
- Total staff (FTE)
- 354
- School counselors (FTE)
- 5.0About 451 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 8.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.9
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 (2,304), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $41.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.4 million
- State revenue
- $19.8 million
- Local revenue
- $18.8 million
- Total spending
- $45.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $19,595
- Salaries
- $16.3 million36.1% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $50.7 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 5.9%
- State: 48.2%
- Local: 45.9%
Michigan overall
- Federal: 12.3%
- State: 53.1%
- Local: 34.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$19,595
Michigan$14,795
United States$16,826
Schools in Chelsea School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Beach Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 525 | 18.1 |
| Chelsea High School | High | 9 to 12 | 750 | 16.7 |
| North Creek Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 2 | 485 | 16.7 |
| South Meadows Elementary School | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 476 | 19.0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Washtenaw County
- Ann Arbor Public Schools 16,871 students
- Saline Area Schools 4,683 students
- Ypsilanti Community Schools 3,872 students
- Lincoln Consolidated School District 3,416 students
- Dexter Community School District 3,311 students
- Washtenaw ISD 1,250 students
- Washtenaw Technical Middle College 821 students
- South Arbor Charter Academy 800 students
- Whitmore Lake Public School District 690 students
- Fortis Academy 681 students
- Manchester Community Schools 681 students
- South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy 631 students
- Central Academy 509 students
- East Arbor Charter Academy 483 students
- Multicultural Academy 324 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.