2025 Summary of Services
Clinton County Regional Educational Service Agency (CCRESA) provides quality services for learning through innovative collaboration, communication, and leadership. We support local school districts with cost efficient, non-duplicative county-wide services. We welcome your feedback. Please contact us with any questions or suggestions.
This report offers information from 2023 and 2024 and illustrates the value of regional programs, collaboration and economies of scale in support of local public school districts served by the ISD/RESA.
Student Population
Age/Grade | 23-24 | 24-25 |
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Grades K-12 | 10,638 | 10,749 |
Preschool-Age Special Education* | 110 | 113 |
Post-Secondary Transition | 39 | 35 |
*Preschool Special Education includes children in Early Childhood Special Education programs & children with SE itinerant services who may or may not be attending a general education preschool program
District Breakdown K-12
District | 23-24 | 24-25 |
Bath | 1,018 | 1,024 |
DeWitt | 3,131 | 3,109 |
Fowler | 437 | 425 |
MIPS | 1,440 | 1,662 |
Ovid-Elsie | 1,319 | 1,276 |
Pewamo-Westphalia | 684 | 753 |
St. Johns | 2,581 | 2,470 |
CCRESA | 28 | 30 |
2024-25 Budget
General Education | $89,417,510 |
Special Education | $37,879,991 |
Vocational Education | $5,998,427 |
Funding Sources
Local, State, Federal sources and incoming transfers
Millage rates*
Total | 3.7402 | (reduced from 3.8250) |
---|---|---|
General Ed | .1993 | (reduced from .2000) |
Special Ed | 2.5640 | (reduced from 2.6250) |
Vocational Ed | .9769 | (reduced from 1.0000) |
Funding for Capital Projects comes from these millage sources. CCRESA does not bond for building projects. Also important to note, a Special Education millage renewal & restoration was approved by voters in August of 2024. This 2024-2025 data reflects the new rate after voter approval of the renewal & restoration.
Special Education
During the 2024-2025 school year, Clinton County RESA reached 1,285 students with IEPs across the region.
95 students were served by CCRESA- operated programs.
30 Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)
30 Educational Center K-12
35 transition programs
2 Michigan School for the Deaf
41 students (High School-age 26) enrolled in Work-Based Learning
1 center-based program building & 2 off-site locations with 12 total classrooms
110 CCRESA special education staff members serving the region
7 CCRESA special education administrators serving the region
Early Childhood
198 Early On referrals
137 Early On evaluations
126 average number of students receiving Early On services/month
2,112 children enrolled in Dolly Parton Imagination Library
2,424 Talking is Teaching toolkits distributed
176 PreK students funded by Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP)
114 school day GSRP
62 GSRP/Head Start blends
Human Resources
210 employees
33 new staff onboarded
Instructional Services
General education services include instructional coaching, professional development, behavioral mental health services, and support with Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and school improvement.
1 MTSS Specialist
1 School Improvement Consultant
3 literacy coaches
7 behavioral mental health providers
1 instructional technology specialist
2 data specialists/support
Career Technical Education
1,118 students enrolled in 2023-24
977 students enrolled in 2024-25
11 countywide CTE programs
21 local in-house CTE programs
ALL students engaged in work-based learning experiences
Over 65% of countywide students moving into career preparation and training placements (both paid and unpaid) in 2024-25
180+ business/industry and postsecondary partners serving on advisory boards
0 cost to local districts for students to attend Career Connections (countywide) CTE programs
Annual CareerExpo for every 8th and 10th grade student in the county with nearly 180 action booths
Annual Pave Your Own Path event for all countywide CTE students involving 65 business/industry volunteers
Ranked in the top 5 Career Education Planning Districts (CEPDs) out of 53 total for four of the seven Federal Core Performance Indicators (CPIs) in 2024-25
39 new National Technical Honor Society members inducted
999 credentials earned by students in countywide and local in-house CTE program
844 college credits earned at Mid-Michigan College and 407 college credits earned at Lansing
Community College for a total savings to students and families of over $217,987.50
Early College
Career Technical Education students can earn college credits in partnership with Mid-Michigan College, Lansing Community College and many more through enrollment in Capital Region Technical Early College.
62 students were enrolled in CRTEC at CCRESA
30 students have graduated from the early college program in three cohorts
7 students completed (our 5th cohort) in May of 2025 earning a total of 431 college credits
As of Fall of 2025, 3,457 total credits have been earned since the onset of the program in 2018-2019. In 2024-2025, 1,080 credits were earned.
Business Services
1 district receives full business services
2 districts receive payroll services, including W2 prep
1 district receives accounts payable and 1099 processing
ALL districts receive Medicaid, CTEIS, SE-4094, SE-4096, and IDEA Excess Cost report review
ALL districts receive Truancy Services & Pupil Accounting Audit support
Technology
3 districts receive contracted technology services
6 districts utilize Illuminate
5 districts connect to CCRESA for MiSEN internet services
4 districts utilize the CCRESA data center for server hosting/colocation
Statewide Impact
Our Office of Innovative Projects administers statewide and regional early childhood initiatives. Funded through grants from the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP), Michigan Department of Education - Office of Special Education (MDE-OSE) and contracts with intermediate school districts, we work to support the implementation of Early On, preschool special education, Great Start Readiness Programs, and more.
56 ISDs supported with Early On training, public awareness, & intake
22,248 infants and toddlers referred to Early On statewide
24 ISDs engaged in a pilot partnership with Build Up and Help Me Grow
16 ISDs participating with centralized intake for preschool
15,349 preschool applications processed
84 training events held with 4,305 participants
392 children in 10 ISDs & 15 counties participating in Strong Beginnings pilot preschool for 3 year olds
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