Who has the MOST highly qualified teachers?
School District Highly Qualified Teachers
Detroit 5467
Utica 1262
Grand Rapids 1226
Livonia 897
Ann Arbor 881
Dearborn 840
Plymouth-Canton 800
Walled Lake 759
Lansing 753
Flint 711
Saginaw 669
Wayne-Westland 666
Chippewa Valley 643
Rochester 627
Warren 617
Kalamazoo 607
Farmington 605
Troy 604
Midland 598
Pontiac 596
Traverse City 558
Port Huron 547
Grand Rapids Forest Hills 543
Southfield 536
Grosse Pointe 522
Battle Creek 501
Portage 476
Waterford 457
Bay City 441
Taylor 435
Huron Valley 428
L'Anse Creuse 428
Bloomfield Hills 421
Birmingham 414
Rockford 388
Northville 377
Clarkston 376
Holland West Ottawa 374
Kentwood 371
Brighton 360
Lake Orion 350
West Bloomfield 343
Grand Blanc 327
Jackson 326
Novi 325
South Lyon 314
Monroe 311
Grand Haven 303
New Baltimore Anchor Bay 296
Royal Oak 295
East Detroit 294
Howell 294
Flint Carmen-Ainsworth 288
Wyoming 288
Grandville 281
Lapeer 276
Holt 275
Muskegon 273
Saginaw Township 262
East China 257
Grand Ledge 253
Pinckney 251
Lincoln Park 249
Fraser 247
Wyandotte 245
Berkley 241
Davison 240
Hudsonville 238
Redford Union 238
Hartland 237
Holland 236
Temperance Bedford 230
Belleville-Van Buren 229
Jenison 229
Zeeland 229
Woodhaven 228
Southgate 226
Okemos 220
Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 218
Alpena 216
Saline 215
Garden City 212
Oak Park 211
Ypsilanti Lincoln 209
Niles 195
Ypsilanti 194
Grand Rapids Northview 178
Auburn Hills Avondale 175
Oxford 175
Swartz Creek 175
Battle Creek Lakeview 174
Lowell 174
Ortonville Brandon 174
Owosso 174
Warren Van Dyke 174
Caledonia 173
East Lansing 169
Fenton 169
Mt. Pleasant 169
East Grand Rapids 168
Hazel Park 167
Muskegon Mona Shores 166
Lansing Waverly 165
Gaylord 162
Dexter 160
Tecumseh 160
Flint Kearsley 159
Gibraltar 159
Mason 157
Mattawan 157
Sturgis 155
Hastings 154
Jackson Northwest 154
Petoskey 153
Mt. Clemens 152
Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills 151
Haslett 150
Marshall 148
South Redford 148

The above 119 school districts have 57% of the total highly qualified teachers in this state of nearly 80,000 total highly qualified teachers.

Highly Qualified Teachers by Teacher Certification
Area Total
Elementary 33779
English 10160
Special Education 7902
Science 6975
Mathematics 6680
Social Studies 6602
Fine Arts: Art/Music 5513
World Languages 2280
Totals 79891
Teaching Certification Area Total Area
Bilingual Arabic (YK) n/a Bilingual
Bilingual Chaldean (YP) n/a Bilingual
Bilingual Chinese (YR) n/a Bilingual
Bilingual Filipino (YS) n/a Bilingual
Bilingual French (YA) n/a Bilingual
Bilingual German (YB) n/a Bilingual
Bilingual Greek (YC) n/a Bilingual
Bilingual Hebrew (YJ) n/a Bilingual
Bilingual Italian (YH) n/a Bilingual
Bilingual Japanese (YT) n/a Bilingual
Bilingual Korean (YN) n/a Bilingual
Bilingual Other (YL) n/a Bilingual
Bilingual Polish (YI) n/a Bilingual
Bilingual Russian (YE) n/a Bilingual
Bilingual Servo-Croatian/Bosnian (YO) n/a Bilingual
Bilingual Spanish (YF) n/a Bilingual
Bilingual Vietnamese (YM) n/a Bilingual
Business, Management, Marketing & Technology(GQ) n/a Business/Tech
Computer Science (NR) n/a Business/Tech
Industrial Technology (IX) n/a Business/Tech
Marketing Education (GM) n/a Business/Tech
Technology and Design (TX) n/a Business/Tech
Early Chilhood Education (ZA) 1396 Elementary
General Elementary K-5/K-8 Self-Contained (ZG) 23417 Elementary
General Elementary K-6 8966 Elementary
Communication Arts (AX) 82 English
English (BA) 5557 English
Journalism (BC) 156 English
Language Arts (BX) 2417 English
Reading (BT) 692 English
Reading Specialist (BR) 922 English
Speech (BD) 334 English
Art Education (LX) 2322 Fine Arts
Dance (MH) 38 Fine Arts
Fine Arts (OX) 103 Fine Arts
Music Education (JX) 3039 Fine Arts
Visual Arts Educ.Specialist (LZ) 1 Fine Arts
Visual Arts Education (LQ) 10 Fine Arts
Health (MA) n/a Health/PE/Dance
Physical Education (MB) n/a Health/PE/Dance
Recreation (MD) n/a Health/PE/Dance
Educational Technology (NP) n/a Library/Media Spec.
Library Media (ND) n/a Library/Media Spec.
Family and Consumer Sciences (KH) n/a Life Skills
Mathematics (EX) 6680 Mathematics
Middle Level (ZL) n/a Middle
Middle School (ZD) n/a Middle
English as a Second Language (NS) n/a Miscellaneous
Guidance Counselor (NT) n/a Miscellaneous
National Board Certification (NB) n/a Miscellaneous
School Counselor License (SCL) n/a Miscellaneous
Astronomy (DO) 26 Science
Biology (DA) 1205 Science
Chemistry (DC) 572 Science
Earth Science/Geology (DH) 297 Science
Environmental Studies (NJ) n/a Science
Integrated Science (DI) 6 Science
Physical Science (DP) 112 Science
Physics (DE) 322 Science
Science (DX) 4435 Science
Academic Study of Religions (PR) n/a Social Studies
Anthropology (CH) n/a Social Studies
Behavioral Studies (CM) n/a Social Studies
Cultural Studies (CL) n/a Social Studies
Economics (CA) 260 Social Studies
Geography (CB) 282 Social Studies
History (CC) 1802 Social Studies
Humanities (PX) n/a Social Studies
Philosophy (PS) n/a Social Studies
Political Science (CD) 305 Social Studies
Psychology (CE) n/a Social Studies
Social Science (CX) 1888 Social Studies
Social Studies (RX) 2065 Social Studies
Sociology (CF) n/a Social Studies
Autistic Impaired (SV) 216 Special Services
Educable Mentally Impaired (SA) 928 Special Services
Emotionally Impaired (SE) 1180 Special Services
Hearing Impaired (SL) 153 Special Services
Learning Disabled (SM) 1213 Special Services
Physical Education for Students with Disabilities (SP) n/a Special Services
Physically of Otherwise Health Impaired (SC) 84 Special Services
Resource Room 3046 Special Services
Severely Mentally Impaired (SA) 140 Special Services
Severely Mulitply Impaired (SA, SL) 135 Special Services
Speech/Language Impaired (SB) 414 Special Services
Trainable Mentally Impaired (SA) 359 Special Services
Visually Impaired (SK) 34 Special Services
Vocational Agriscience/Consumer Sciences (VA) n/a Vocational
Vocational Business Services (VB) n/a Vocational
Vocational Child Care (VC) n/a Vocational
Vocational Cosmetology (VE) n/a Vocational
Vocational Family and Consumer Sciences (VH) n/a Vocational
Vocational Health Sciences (VS) n/a Vocational
Vocational Hospitality (VZ) n/a Vocational
Vocational Law Enforcement/Fire Science (VF) n/a Vocational
Vocational Marketing Education (VM) n/a Vocational
Vocational Teacher Cadet (VG) n/a Vocational
Vocational Technical (VT) n/a Vocational
Chinese Language and Culture (FR) n/a World Languages
French (FA) 553 World Languages
German (FB) 194 World Languages
Greek (FC) n/a World Languages
Hebrew (FJ) n/a World Languages
Italian (FH) n/a World Languages
Japanese Language and Culture (FL) n/a World Languages
Latin (FD) 25 World Languages
Other (FG) n/a World Languages
Polish (FI) n/a World Languages
Russian (FE) n/a World Languages
Spanish (FF) 1508 World Languages

Detroit Public Schools leads the nation with the lowest graduation rate <25%

2003-2004 Graduation Rates published in June, 2007 Education Week

Utah 83.8
New Jersey 82.5
Iowa 81.1
Vermont 81.0
Connecticut 79.8
Nebraska 79.8
North Dakota 79.4
Minnesota 78.7
South Dakota 78.5
Pennsylvania 78.2
Wisconsin 77.3
Idaho 77.0
Maine 76.2
Montana 76.2
New Hampshire 76.0
Wyoming 75.8
Illinois 75.7
Missouri 75.0
Maryland 74.7
Ohio 74.7
Colorado 74.6
Kansas 74.4
Massachusetts 73.2
Virginia 73.1
Arkansas 72.2
Tennessee 72.2
West Virginia 71.7
Oregon 71.1
Indiana 70.9
California 70.7
Rhode Island 70.6
Oklahoma 70.4
Kentucky 70.0
U.S. 69.9
Michigan 69.1
Arizona 68.4
Texas 67.3
Washington 66.5
North Carolina 66.1
Alaska 65.1
New York 65.0
Hawaii 64.1
Mississippi 62.1
Delaware 62.0
Louisiana 61.4
Florida 60.5
New Mexico 60.1
Alabama 59.0
District of Columbia 58.2
Georgia 56.1
Nevada 54.0
South Carolina 53.8

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