School district · Michigan

Manistee Area Public Schools

Manistee Area Public Schools in Michigan: 3 public schools with 1,247 students and 18.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,150 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
1,247
Students per teacher
18.6
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,150
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)
67.2
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
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%

40%proficient

−6.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 52% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

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

Math

Michigan: 35%

37%proficient

−5.9 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

533 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
$9.2K16
$9.7K17
$9.9K18
$10.5K19
$10.9K20
$11.2K21
$15.1K22
$14.8K23
$15.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.3% · $1.4M
State
45% · $11.6M
Local
50% · $12.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,696
Support services
$6,368
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$8.1M
Long-term debt
$36.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
John F Kennedy Elem SchoolFree meals for all
3–527016.140%38%
K–229218.5——
Manistee Middle High SchoolFree meals for all
6–1268520.539%35%

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
525 12TH St, Manistee, MI 49660
Phone
(231)723-3521
Website