School district · Michigan

Kent City Community Schools

Kent City Community Schools in Michigan: 4 public schools with 1,233 students and 18.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,170 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,233
Students per teacher
18.6
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,170
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)
66.2
Counselors (FTE)
1.8
Students per counselor
685
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
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

+0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 61% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

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

Math

Michigan: 35%

29%proficient

+0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 50% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

540 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
$12.6K15
$10.3K16
$10.4K17
$10.7K18
$11.4K19
$11.1K20
$12.1K21
$13.5K22
$14.1K23
$15.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
8.2% · $2M
State
67% · $16.1M
Local
25% · $5.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,052
Support services
$6,069
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$567K
Long-term debt
$34.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Kent City Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–553715.734%36%
Kent City Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–829022.035%22%
Kent City High SchoolFree meals for all
6–1238326.0——
Kent City Virtual AcademyAlternativeFully virtualFree meals for all
6–122325.8——

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
200 N Clover St, Kent City, MI 49330
Phone
(616)678-7714
Website