Livonia Public Schools, Michigan, elections

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Livonia Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 13,228 (2022-2023)
Schools: 26 (2022-2023)
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Livonia Public Schools is a school district in Michigan (Wayne County). During the 2023 school year, 13,228 students attended one of the district's 26 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Livonia Public Schools, At-large

General election

General election for Livonia Public Schools, At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Livonia Public Schools, At-large on November 5, 2024.

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Madeline Acosta (Nonpartisan)
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Karen Bradford (Nonpartisan)
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Drew R. Buatti (Nonpartisan)
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Crystal Frank (Nonpartisan)
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Dave MacFarland (Nonpartisan)
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Pamela Morgan (Nonpartisan)

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Livonia Public Schools, At-large

General election

General election for Livonia Public Schools, At-large

Incumbent Colleen Burton, incumbent Liz Jarvis, and incumbent Mark Johnson won election in the general election for Livonia Public Schools, At-large on November 4, 2014.

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Michigan are held on the first Tuesday after the First Monday in November every two years in even-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.384

Recent or upcoming election dates for all local school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all local school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

  • Filing deadline date: July 23, 2024
  • General election date: November 5, 2024

Election system

School board members in Michigan are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.384

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Michigan are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Michigan Election Law on school board candidate nominating petitions states, "(2)The nominating petition must be substantially in the form prescribed in section 544c, except that the petition must be nonpartisan." It also states, "At any regular election, the names of the several nonpartisan offices to be voted for shall be placed on a separate portion of the ballot containing no party designation in the following order: [...], and in a year in which an election for the office is held, local school district board member, metropolitan district officer, and district library board member."

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 168.303 and Section 168.699

Winning an election

The candidate or candidates that receive the most votes in the nonpartisan general election are elected to office.

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Term length and staggering

All school districts other community school districts in Michigan have board member terms of either four or six years depending on the board by-laws. As of 2022, 60% of school districts in Michigan had six-year board member terms, and 40% -- including community school districts -- had four-year board member terms.

Community school districts in Michigan have four-year board member terms. Initial terms for the first board members of newly organized community school districts are two, four, or six years to stagger elections.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.11a and Michigan Statute Section 380.384

For community school districts in Michigan, as close to half of school board members as possible for each district are elected every two years, which means either three or four seats are up for election at each even-year election. At the first board member election after community school districts are first organized, all seven board member seats are elected. Two members are elected to two-year terms, three members are elected to four-year terms, and two members are elected to six-year terms, with higher vote totals dictating longer initial terms. After initial terms, all board members have four-year terms, which results in staggered elections: four seats up in one election and three seats up in the next election.

Michigan statute requires that at least one board member must be elected every two years at each regular even-year election. Specific seat staggering details for school districts other than community school districts are determined at the local level by the district board's bylaws. Most districts with four-year board member terms elect as close to half of board members as possible every two years. Most districts with six-year board member terms elect as close to one-third of board members as possible every two years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.384 and Michigan Statute Section 168.301

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members in Michigan are elected at large by all voters in the district.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 168.303, Section 168.307, and Section 380.384 (3)

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates must file affidavits and nomination petitions or candidate filing fees by 4 p.m. on the 15th Tuesday before the November election. This means that the school board candidate filing deadline is in late July every even-numbered year.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 168.303


Newly elected school board members in Michigan officially take office on January 1 of the year following the election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.384 and Section 168.302

 


About the district

School board

Livonia Public Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Madeline Acosta2028
Dave MacFarland20252028
Crystal Frank20232028
Karen Bradford20172028
Liz Jarvis20142026
Mark Johnson20102026
Colleen Burton20092026

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Overlapping state house districts

Livonia Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Michigan House of Representatives District 22Matt KoleszarDemocratic Party 40% 37%
Michigan House of Representatives District 17Laurie PohutskyDemocratic Party 25% 42%
Michigan House of Representatives District 16Stephanie YoungDemocratic Party 21% 34%
Michigan House of Representatives District 25Peter HerzbergDemocratic Party 15% 20%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $8,622,000 $641 4%
Local: $87,192,000 $6,479 39%
State: $127,123,000 $9,447 57%
Total: $222,937,000 $16,567
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $208,947,000 $15,527
Total Current Expenditures: $186,355,000 $13,848
Instructional Expenditures: $115,130,000 $8,555 55%
Student and Staff Support: $24,524,000 $1,822 12%
Administration: $20,288,000 $1,507 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $26,413,000 $1,962 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $13,616,000 $1,011
Construction: $4,133,000 $307
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,007,000 $223
Interest on Debt: $5,922,000 $440

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[2][3]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 46 65-69 17 41 <50 45-49 48
2018-2019 51 70-74 25 48 40-59 40-44 53
2017-2018 42 65-69 19 39 21-39 35-39 45
2016-2017 51 70-74 24 45 40-59 45-49 54
2015-2016 50 70-74 21 40 21-39 45-49 53
2014-2015 46 70-74 20 38 21-39 40-44 49
2013-2014 55 75-79 24 49 40-59 51 58
2012-2013 59 80-84 31 53 21-39 57 61
2011-2012 56 80-84 25 51 40-59 57 58
2010-2011 88 90-94 70 80-84 >=50 85-89 89

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 59 65-69 31 55 >=50 60-64 61
2018-2019 59 70-74 40 58 40-59 55-59 61
2017-2018 46 55-59 27 43 40-59 35-39 49
2016-2017 58 70-74 35 55 40-59 55-59 60
2015-2016 57 70-74 32 48 40-59 50-54 60
2014-2015 52 70-74 30 46 40-59 50-54 54
2013-2014 74 85-89 50 70 60-79 75 76
2012-2013 73 85-89 50 71 60-79 70 75
2011-2012 72 80-84 47 69 60-79 75 74
2010-2011 87 90-94 70 80-84 >=50 80-84 88

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 94 >=90 80-84 >=90 PS >=90 95
2018-2019 94 >=90 80-84 >=90 PS >=90 95
2017-2018 93 >=90 80-84 >=90 >=50 >=90 94
2016-2017 92 80-89 85-89 >=90 >=50 >=90 93
2015-2016 92 >=90 80-84 >=90 PS >=90 93
2014-2015 91 >=90 80-84 80-89 PS >=90 93
2013-2014 91 >=90 75-79 >=90 PS 80-89 91
2012-2013 90 >=90 75-79 80-89 PS 90-94 91
2011-2012 89 80-89 70-74 >=90 PS >=90 90
2010-2011 87 80-89 70-74 80-89 PS 70-79 89

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 13,228 -0.5
2021-2022 13,300 -1.2
2020-2021 13,457 -3.7
2019-2020 13,959 -0.8
2018-2019 14,077 -0.9
2017-2018 14,206 -0.9
2016-2017 14,336 -0.4
2015-2016 14,390 -1.3
2014-2015 14,575 -1.1
2013-2014 14,732 -3.0
2012-2013 15,176 -1.6
2011-2012 15,426 -1.2
2010-2011 15,617 -6.3
2009-2010 16,607 -1.5
2008-2009 16,864 -1.2
2007-2008 17,058 -2.6
2006-2007 17,501 -3.5
2005-2006 18,108 -0.1
2004-2005 18,133 -1.4
2003-2004 18,379 -0.2
2002-2003 18,423 -6.8
2001-2002 19,678 6.8
2000-2001 18,347 -0.1
1999-2000 18,361 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Livonia Public Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 4.3 3.6
Black 9.8 18.1
Hispanic 6.6 8.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 5.4 5.1
White 73.8 63.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Livonia Public Schools had 834.35 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.85.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 20.18
Kindergarten: 44.70
Elementary: 281.52
Secondary: 323.01
Total: 834.35

Livonia Public Schools employed 34.20 district administrators and 52.67 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 34.20
District Administrative Support: 5.00
School Administrators: 52.67
School Administrative Support: 85.64
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 170.42
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 27.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 20.10
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 90.05
Other Support Services: 297.70

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

Livonia Public Schools operates 26 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Buchanan Elementary School467KG-4
Churchill High School1,2419-12
Cleveland Elementary School428PK-4
Coolidge Elementary School536KG-4
Cooper Upper Elementary School6625-6
Emerson Middle School6416-8
Franklin High School1,3279-12
Frost Middle School6266-8
Garfield Community School5612-12
Grant Elementary School465PK-4
Hayes Elementary School406KG-4
Holmes Middle School6567-8
Hoover Elementary School500KG-4
Jackson Center91PK-KG
Johnson Upper Elementary School4435-6
Kennedy Elementary School457KG-4
Livonia Career Technical Center19-12
Livonia Transition Program45UG-UG
Nijiiro Japanese Immersion Elementary School225KG-6
Nw Wayne Trainable Center51KG-6
Randolph Elementary School500KG-4
Riley Upper Elementary School6445-6
Roosevelt Elementary School381PK-4
Rosedale Elementary278PK-4
Stevenson High School1,6369-12
Webster Elementary School2821-6

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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