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The Greenspire School

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

Summary

The Greenspire School is a small public charter school in Traverse City, MI, serving grades 6-12 with just 93 students across its middle and high school campuses, offering an unusually intimate learning environment with a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1—less than half that of nearby Central High School or West Senior High.

The school shows a striking split in academic strengths. In science, Greenspire shines: 8th graders hit 65% proficiency in 2022-2023 (nearly double the state average), and 11th graders at The Greenspire High School posted 47.2% proficiency in 2025-2026, well above the state's 35.2%. Social studies is also a relative strength, with 11th graders reaching 52.8% proficiency versus 43.2% statewide. However, math is a serious concern. Proficiency rates lag dramatically at every grade level—7th grade math sits at just 16.7% (state: 33.3%), and SAT math proficiency at the high school is a mere 13.9%, roughly half the state average. This math deficit persists despite per-student spending of $11,572, which is actually lower than nearby districts like Elk Rapids Schools ($14,960) or Kingsley Area Schools ($14,368), suggesting the issue isn't funding but rather instructional approach or student engagement.

Chronic absenteeism is the school's most pressing challenge, affecting 34.3% of students in 2024-2025—far higher than the state average of 27.9% and dramatically above Elk Rapids High School (12.1%). The high school campus reports an even starker 78.8% chronic absenteeism rate. Despite these hurdles, Greenspire's graduation rate of 81.2% far exceeds that of Traverse City High School (46.7%), its closest alternative-school peer, indicating the school is effective at keeping students on track to graduate even when test scores lag. The high school's state ranking also dropped sharply from the 91st to 58th percentile in one year, a trend worth monitoring closely.

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,572

Per pupil spending ?

37.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1026 Red Dr
Traverse City, MI 49684

(231) 421-5905

District: The Greenspire School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.8%

Two or more races:

10.8%

African American:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

!English Language Arts scores 14 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Michigan avg41%

522^nd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

314^th of 625The Greenspire School among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	522 of 896	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	513 of 890	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	439 of 897	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	304 of 883	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.0	131 of 776	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	59.2	219 of 675	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	381 of 792	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	295 of 838	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.4	367 of 821	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.2	407 of 894	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.4	401 of 919	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.8	219 of 921	76.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	404 of 789	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.3	404 of 789	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	351 of 771	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	268 of 770	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.5	60 of 657	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	40.7	378 of 658	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	412 of 794	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	341 of 834	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	286 of 832	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	86.1	52 of 836	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	78.6	98 of 825	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	72 of 691	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	171 of 672	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	154 of 815	81.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	384 of 813	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.0	398 of 798	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	317 of 786	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	238 of 776	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	220 of 658	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	196 of 540	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	206 of 639	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	207 of 797	74.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	70.1	31 of 201	84.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	500 of 687	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.1	445 of 696	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	438 of 701	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.4	242 of 688	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.4	137 of 638	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.6	217 of 577	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	381 of 624	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	287 of 678	57.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)85th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies50%~ state avg

Science43%+4 vs state

English Language Arts24%-14 vs state

Mathematics20%-13 vs state

Math19%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)		M-Step Math (2026)		M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The Greenspire School	Public, Charter	6-12	1026 Red Dr	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	The Greenspire School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 421-5905	93	9	10.3	37.6%	77 (82.8%)	3 (3.2%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.8%)								(n/a)	66.7			20.0					24.2	23.3	21.2	16.7	43.3		50.0		$11,572	$280	$11,293
The Greenspire High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2200 Dendrinos Drive	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	The Greenspire School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 421-5905	176	10	17.6	39.8%	151 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	11 (6.3%)	53	335^th of 800 public high schools	58.1%		87.2	64^th of 739 public high schools	91.3%	271		63.6	53.3		18.2	20.0	66.7	13.9						47.2		52.8	$10,141	$279	$9,862
West Senior High	Public	9-12	5376 N Long Lake Rd	Traverse City	49685	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-7502	1,384	56	24.6	21.2%	1,245 (90.0%)	27 (2.0%)	50 (3.6%)	22 (1.6%)	35 (2.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	87.7	67^th of 800 public high schools	91.6%		84.5	77^th of 739 public high schools	89.6%	10		76.4	74.7		52.7	55.9	75.0	51.0						47.0		55.3	$13,483	$699	$12,784
Central High School	Public	8-12	1150 Milliken Dr	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-6500	1,326	56	23.6	20.3%	1,191 (89.8%)	38 (2.9%)	41 (3.1%)	33 (2.5%)	22 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83	96^th of 800 public high schools	88.0%		70.9	178^th of 739 public high schools	75.9%	82		78.3	81.4		51.9	59.1	68.9	51.9						37.8		42.7	$13,463	$701	$12,763
North EdCareer Technical	Public	11-12	880 Parsons Rd	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Northwest Education Services	No	No	No	No	(231) 922-6260	0	38	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Traverse City High School	Public	9-12	3962 3 Mile Rd N	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-5860	171	10	16.3	59.6%	139 (81.3%)	10 (5.8%)	11 (6.4%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	23.4	588^th of 800 public high schools	26.5%		30.6	503^rd of 739 public high schools	31.9%	85							36.4	406.1						22.9		22.9	$16,076	$701	$15,376
Kingsley Area High School	Public	9-12	7475 Kingsley Rd	Kingsley	49649	Grand Traverse County	Kingsley Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 263-5262	401	26	15.6	37.7%	379 (94.5%)	7 (1.7%)	9 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	83.2	95^th of 800 public high schools	88.1%		90.3	50^th of 739 public high schools	93.2%	45		75.0	70.4		46.3	50.0	62.8	37.2						54.4		60.3	$14,368	$814	$13,554
Suttons Bay Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 S Elm St	Suttons Bay	49682	Leelanau County	Suttons Bay Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 271-8604	125	9	13.8	61.6%	56 (44.8%)	1 (0.8%)	29 (23.2%)	1 (0.8%)	24 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.2%)	41	441^st of 800 public high schools	44.9%		53.1	340^th of 739 public high schools	54.0%	101		47.4	53.6		15.8	28.6	31.0	431.0						26.7		50.0	$28,060	$990	$27,071
Elk Rapids High School	Public	9-12	308 Meguzee Pt	Elk Rapids	49629	Antrim County	Elk Rapids Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 264-8108	360	18	20.3	18.9%	329 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	84	89^th of 800 public high schools	88.9%		93.5	40^th of 739 public high schools	94.6%	49		78.0	71.4		38.5	36.3	73.2	56.1						63.3		63.3	$14,960	$506	$14,454
Sunrise Academy	Public	9-12	308 Meguzee Pt	Elk Rapids	49629	Antrim County	Elk Rapids Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 264-8108	21	1	15.5	47.6%	17 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)																	$10,005	$360	$9,645

Frequently Asked Questions about The Greenspire School

What is the racial makeup of The Greenspire School?

Students at The Greenspire School are 83% White, 11% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend The Greenspire School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 93 students attended The Greenspire School.

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