School district · Michigan

Kenowa Hills Public Schools

Kenowa Hills Public Schools in Michigan: 6 public schools with 2,913 students and 15.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,458 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 6
Students: 2,913
Students per teacher: 15.7; MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $15,458; 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): 186
Counselors (FTE): 5.5
Students per counselor: 530; MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 2.0; 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

+0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 53% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

1,293 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

37%proficient

−0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 68% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

1,295 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

$9.6K15

$9.6K16

$11.0K17

$10.8K18

$10.9K19

$11.3K20

$12.2K21

$13.5K22

$14.9K23

$15.5K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 8.0% · $4.8M
State: 42% · $25.4M
Local: 50% · $30M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,504
Support services: $5,244
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $10M
Long-term debt: $90.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Alpine Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	323	11.4	28%	31%	Comstock Park
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	538	13.7	41%	42%	Grand Rapids
Zinser Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	443	17.6	47%	52%	Grand Rapids
Kenowa Hills Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	634	17.2	43%	31%	Grand Rapids
Kenowa Hills High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	876	18.0	—	—	Grand Rapids
Kenowa Hills Pathways High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	99	24.4	—	—	Grand Rapids

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: 2325 4 Mile Rd NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49544
Phone: (616)784-2511

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.