School district · Michigan

Fruitport Community Schools

Fruitport Community Schools in Michigan: 7 public schools with 2,650 students and 17.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,207 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 2,650
Students per teacher: 17.1; MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $15,207; 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): 155
Counselors (FTE): 3.6
Students per counselor: 736; MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 3.0; 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%

45%proficient

−0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 63% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

1,211 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

36%proficient

−1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 65% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

1,210 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

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

$9.8K15

$10.0K16

$10.3K17

$10.8K18

$11.1K19

$11.7K20

$12.4K21

$13.0K22

$14.8K23

$15.2K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 8.0% · $4.3M
State: 60% · $32.2M
Local: 32% · $16.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,230
Support services: $6,299
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $2.3M
Long-term debt: $57M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 3

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Beach Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	295	14.6	40%	42%	Muskegon
Edgewood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	585	16.6	34%	34%	Fruitport
Shettler SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	293	15.2	55%	52%	Muskegon
Fruitport Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	615	18.6	50%	31%	Fruitport
Fruitport Adult EducationAlternative	9–12	29	14.1	—	—	Fruitport
Fruitport Alternative High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	21	8.1	—	—	Fruitport
Fruitport High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	812	19.2	—	—	Fruitport

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.

Sources

Address: 3255 Pontaluna Rd, Fruitport, MI 49415
Phone: (231)865-3154

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.