School district · Michigan

Muskegon Public Schools of the City of

Muskegon Public Schools of the City of in Michigan: 7 public schools with 3,325 students and 18.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,824 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 3,325
Students per teacher: 18.1; MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $20,824; 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): 183
Counselors (FTE): 3.7
Students per counselor: 906; MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 4.0; Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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%

15%proficient

−1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 95% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

1,361 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

6.6%proficient

−0.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 96% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

1,364 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

$11.0K15

$11.4K16

$11.7K17

$12.4K18

$12.9K19

$12.8K20

$13.2K21

$16.0K22

$19.1K23

$20.8K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 28% · $22.5M
State: 48% · $38M
Local: 24% · $18.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,982
Support services: $10,903
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $35.3M
Long-term debt: $100.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Bunker ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	451	16.1	19%	15%	Muskegon
Glenside Elementary	K–5	185	16.3	16%	9.7%	Muskegon
Marquette Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	367	12.1	11%	6.3%	Muskegon
Oakview Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	438	17.7	8.5%	9.5%	Muskegon
Charles Hackley Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	774	20.5	17%	3.8%	Muskegon
Muskegon Community Education CenterAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	107	22.9	—	—	Muskegon
Muskegon High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,003	22.2	—	—	Muskegon

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: 1458 5TH St, Muskegon, MI 49441
Phone: (231)720-2000

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.