Regular local school district · St. Clair County
East China School District, MI: schools, enrollment and spending
East China School District runs 9 public schools with 3,433 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.1 students per teacher is about the same as the Michigan figure of 16.9.
At a glance
- Schools
- 9
- Students
- 3,433
- Teachers (FTE)
- 213
- Students per teacher
- 16.1
- MI: 16.9 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1585 Meisner Rd, East China, MI 48054
- Phone
- (810)676-1018
- County
- St. Clair County
- Locale
- Suburb: Small
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2612420
- State district ID
- MI-74050
- Total staff (FTE)
- 524
- School counselors (FTE)
- 6.0About 572 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 11.0
Students per teacher compared
This district16.1
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 (3,820), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $52.2 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.2 million
- State revenue
- $27.9 million
- Local revenue
- $22.0 million
- Total spending
- $50.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,084
- Salaries
- $21.4 million42.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $72.5 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 4.3%
- State: 53.5%
- Local: 42.2%
Michigan overall
- Federal: 12.3%
- State: 53.1%
- Local: 34.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,084
Michigan$14,795
United States$16,826
Schools in East China School District
By level: 2 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Belle River Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 343 | 14.9 |
| East China Virtual Academy | Other | K to 12 | 33 | 16.5 |
| Gearing Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 4 | 353 | 15.3 |
| Marine City High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 437 | 16.2 |
| Marine City Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 330 | 18.3 |
| Palms Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 245 | 16.3 |
| Pine River Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 4 | 335 | 15.2 |
| St Clair High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 715 | 19.3 |
| St Clair Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 5 to 8 | 614 | 17.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in St. Clair County
- Port Huron Area School District 6,983 students
- Anchor Bay School District 5,334 students
- Marysville Public Schools 2,671 students
- Yale Public Schools 1,734 students
- Algonac Community School District 1,299 students
- Landmark Academy 729 students
- St. Clair County RESA 705 students
- Capac Community Schools 686 students
- Blue Water Middle College 205 students
- Virtual Learning Academy of St. Clair County 187 students
- East Shore Leadership Academy 163 students
- St. Clair County Intervention Academy 34 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.