School district · Michigan

Covert Public Schools

Covert Public Schools in Michigan: 3 public schools with 324 students and 14.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,355 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
324
Students per teacher
14.6
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,355
MI $16.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
22.2
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
324
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Michigan: 45%

15%proficient

−12.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 94% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

143 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Michigan: 35%

13%proficient

−1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 85% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

147 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$16.4K15
$18.5K16
$18.2K17
$32.8K18
$18.2K19
$16.4K20
$16.1K21
$18.7K22
$20.2K23
$19.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
12% · $1.1M
State
15% · $1.4M
Local
74% · $7.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,349
Support services
$7,703
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$118K
Long-term debt
$4.5M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Covert Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–514414.212%14%
Covert Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–87915.319%12%
Covert High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1210114.8——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
35323 M 140 Hwy, Covert, MI 49043
Phone
(269)764-3704
Website