School district · Michigan

Mason Public Schools (Ingham)

Mason Public Schools (Ingham) in Michigan: 6 public schools with 3,304 students and 14.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,872 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 6
Students: 3,304
Students per teacher: 14.7; MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $13,872; 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): 225
Counselors (FTE): 7.0
Students per counselor: 472; MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 3.2; Librarians (FTE): 3.0

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%

50%proficient

−0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 74% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

1,528 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

41%proficient

+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 77% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

1,525 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

$9.2K15

$9.2K16

$9.5K17

$9.9K18

$10.4K19

$10.6K20

$11.1K21

$12.3K22

$13.7K23

$13.9K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 4.9% · $2.9M
State: 67% · $39.3M
Local: 28% · $16.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,384
Support services: $4,805
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $9.5M
Long-term debt: $62M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Alaiedon Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	375	16.3	62%	55%	Mason
James C Harvey Education CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K–K	252	8.7	—	—	Mason
North Aurelius Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	371	16.9	42%	42%	Mason
Steele Street Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	513	15.2	43%	33%	Mason
Mason Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	778	14.8	52%	40%	Mason
Mason High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,015	15.9	—	—	Mason

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: 201 W Ash St, Mason, MI 48854
Phone: (517)676-2484

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.