School district · Michigan
Kalamazoo Public Schools
Kalamazoo Public Schools in Michigan: 31 public schools with 12,227 students and 17.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,885 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 31
- Students
- 12,227
- Students per teacher
- 17.6
- MI 15.8 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $16,885
- 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)
- 693
- Counselors (FTE)
- 21.0
- Students per counselor
- 582
- MI 495 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 8.0
- Librarians (FTE): 5.0
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%38%proficient
+1.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 55% of school districts in Michigan
Median 40% · 754 school districts compared
5,454 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Michigan: 35%27%proficient
+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 57% of school districts in Michigan
Median 29% · 753 school districts compared
5,538 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.
- Federal
- 18% · $47.2M
- State
- 51% · $136M
- Local
- 31% · $82.2M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $8,963
- Support services
- $7,018
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $34.6M
- Long-term debt
- $145.9M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arcadia Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 355 | 14.8 | 27% | 24% |
Edison AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 376 | 13.4 | 22% | 16% |
El Sol ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 368 | 17.0 | 44% | 27% |
Greenwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–3 | 93 | 9.9 | 33% | 48% |
Indian Prairie Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–3 | 169 | 12.8 | 55% | 55% |
KingWestwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 531 | 20.4 | 53% | 45% |
Lincoln International Studies SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 306 | 12.0 | 9.3% | 12% |
Milwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 362 | 16.5 | 23% | 17% |
Northeastern Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 195 | 13.4 | 24% | 19% |
Northglade Montessori SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 271 | 19.2 | 63% | 52% |
ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 427 | 15.8 | 50% | 37% |
Prairie Ridge Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 449 | 18.4 | 39% | 42% |
Spring Valley Center for ExplorationFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 263 | 12.9 | 18% | 8.5% |
Washington Writers AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 260 | 14.8 | 14% | 10% |
Winchell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 465 | 18.7 | 63% | 56% |
Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The ArtsFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 501 | 19.4 | 25% | 16% |
Woodward ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 242 | 12.5 | 14% | 12% |
Hillside Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 476 | 17.3 | 33% | 22% |
Linden Grove Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 727 | 19.0 | 42% | 27% |
Maple Street Magnet School for the ArtsFree meals for all | 6–8 | 889 | 19.4 | 43% | 27% |
Milwood Magnet SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 731 | 19.3 | 39% | 20% |
Boys To Men Group HomeAlternative | 6–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Kalamazoo Area Math and Science CenterFree meals for all | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Kalamazoo Central High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,613 | 23.1 | — | — |
| 6–12 | 0 | — | — | — | |
Kalamazoo Innovative Learning ProgramAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 137 | 34.3 | — | — |
Lets Talk About It Girls HomeAlternative | 6–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Lets Talk About It Home for Young MenAlternative | 6–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Loy Norrix High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,785 | 22.4 | — | — |
Phoenix Alternative High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 219 | 15.6 | — | — |
Transition ServicesSpecial education | 9–12 | 17 | — | — | — |
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
- 1220 Howard St, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
- Phone
- (269)337-0100
- 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.