School district · Michigan

Marquette Area Public Schools

Marquette Area Public Schools in Michigan: 7 public schools with 3,209 students and 17.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,795 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
3,209
Students per teacher
17.4
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,795
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)
185
Counselors (FTE)
8.0
Students per counselor
399
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%

55%proficient

+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

1,343 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

48%proficient

+0.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 87% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

1,340 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
$9.1K15
$9.5K16
$10.0K17
$10.0K18
$10.3K19
$10.4K20
$11.4K21
$11.8K22
$13.4K23
$13.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.6% · $1.9M
State
63% · $33.2M
Local
33% · $17.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,118
Support services
$5,166
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.1M
Long-term debt
$3.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–543017.548%37%
Graveraet Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–528916.954%50%
Pre-K–532213.863%65%
Pre-K–540516.153%57%
5–869618.856%45%
7–1294019.5——
Vandenboom Alternative High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all
9–1212714.9——

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
1201 W Fair Ave, Marquette, MI 49855
Phone
(906)225-5326
Website