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Current State of TSD

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Financial Resources from Michigan

  • Inadequate: 87% of foundation allowance recommended by School Finance Research Collaborative
  • Inequitable: 77% of highest foundation allowance in the state
  • $19.1 million less than TSD needs
  • $37.7 million less than TSD would have if equitably funded

Chronic Absenteeism

  • 2018-19: 5.8%
  • 2024-25: 13.1% (+7.3 pp)
  • Nearly 900 more at-risk students
  • Lower achievement
  • More disciplinary challenges

TSD Resident Market Share (FTE)

  • 2018-19: 89.6%
  • 2025-26: 88.4% (-1.2 pp)
  • 151 fewer TSD resident students ($1.6 million less revenue)
  • Forces greater reliance on out-of-district students to stabilize enrollment for financial reasons

K-12 Performance

3rd Grade Reading

  • 2018-19: 74.0%
  • 2024-25: 67.9% (-6.1 pp)
  • 73 fewer students ready to read to learn
  • Less likely to achieve academic ambitions
  • Higher incidence of behavioral health challenges and low self-esteem

8th Grade Math

  • 2018-19: 75.1%
  • 2024-25: 64.3% (-10.8 pp)
  • 102 fewer students ready for high school math
  • Less likely to go to college
  • More likely to require remedial coursework in high school and college

11th Grade College Readiness

  • 2018-19: 69.8%
  • 2024-25: 59.3% (-10.5 pp)
  • 97 fewer students ready for college
  • Less likely to go to college
  • Less likely to complete college
  • Lower lifetime earnings

Post-Secondary Outcomes

High School Graduation

  • Class of 2019: 91.6%
  • Class of 2025: 98.3% (+6.7 pp)
  • 76 more students graduating from high school

College Enrollment

  • Class of 2019: 87.1%
  • Class of 2024: 80.3% (-6.8 pp)
  • 71 fewer students enrolling in 2- and 4-year post-secondary programs
  • Michiganders with an Associate’s degree earn 66% more than those with just a high school diploma
  • Michiganders with a Bachelor’s degree earn 106% more than those with just a high school diploma

Unemployment Rate (16-24) if not enrolled in school

  • 2019: 11.8%
  • 2024: 17.4% (+5.6 pp)
  • 237 young Troy residents (ages 16-24) in the labor force but unemployed
  • Young TSD residents not enrolled in school are struggling to find work (ACS S2301, 5yr)
  • Combination of external factors, but also indicative that some TSD graduates are not workforce ready
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