About Chelsea School District
Chelsea School District is a public school system serving Washtenaw County, Michigan, based in Chelsea. It serves 2,257 students across 4 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a town: fringe district. By enrollment it is the #181 largest of Michigan’s 880 school systems.
Size and structure
Chelsea School District enrolls 2,257 students in 4 schools — an average of about 564 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #181 of 880 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Chelsea School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (2,257 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Chelsea School District employs about 143 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 15.8:1 — below the Michigan average of about 16.5:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 354.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How Michigan funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Chelsea School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
Michigan reports accountability through MI School Data, hosting the federally required MI School Index (0–100 across ESSA components such as proficiency, growth, graduation, English-learner progress and chronic absenteeism) and a Parent Dashboard. Look up Chelsea School District on the MI School Data Parent Dashboard.
Accreditation status
Michigan has no state accreditation requirement; the Michigan Department of Education directs districts to Cognia, the de facto K-12 accreditor used across the state. Look up Chelsea School District in the free Cognia registry.
Chelsea School District vs. Michigan
See every Michigan district side by side in the Michigan directory.
Look up Chelsea School District’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):