School district · Michigan

Ionia Public Schools

Ionia Public Schools in Michigan: 8 public schools with 2,659 students and 18.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,742 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
2,659
Students per teacher
18.5
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,742
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)
144
Counselors (FTE)
4.6
Students per counselor
576
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%

41%proficient

+0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 54% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

1,174 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

26%proficient

−2.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 58% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

1,173 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
$9.3K15
$9.4K16
$9.4K17
$9.1K18
$9.4K19
$9.9K20
$10.5K21
$11.2K22
$12.3K23
$12.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $5.3M
State
68% · $33.3M
Local
21% · $10.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,456
Support services
$4,383
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.1M
Long-term debt
$22.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
AA Rather SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–530820.150%38%
Emerson SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–516614.140%26%
Jefferson SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–527218.137%26%
RB Boyce Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–525419.733%28%
Pre-K–518319.132%24%
Ionia Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–862917.843%23%
Douglas R Welch High SchoolAlternativeMostly virtualFree meals for all
9–127331.1——
Ionia High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1277419.1——

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
250 E Tuttle Rd, Ionia, MI 48846
Phone
(616)527-9280
Website