School district · Michigan

Ishpeming Public School District No. 1

Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 in Michigan: 4 public schools with 612 students and 12.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,713 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
612
Students per teacher
12.8
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,713
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)
47.7
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
206
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%

35%proficient

−6.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 60% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

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

Math

Michigan: 35%

14%proficient

−8.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 82% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

256 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
$9.5K15
$9.8K16
$10.1K17
$10.5K18
$10.8K19
$11.0K20
$11.9K21
$14.5K22
$14.8K23
$14.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.8% · $663K
State
58% · $8M
Local
37% · $5.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,541
Support services
$5,610
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.1M
Long-term debt
$10.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Birchview SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–423311.814%17%
Ishpeming Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–818518.744%13%
Ishpeming High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1217212.8——
IshpemingNegauneeNICE Comm Ed DivisionAlternativeFree meals for all
7–12228.4——

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
319 E Division St, Ishpeming, MI 49849
Phone
(906)485-5501
Website