School district · Michigan

Northwest Community Schools

Northwest Community Schools in Michigan: 5 public schools with 3,507 students and 17.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,419 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
3,507
Students per teacher
17.8
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,419
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)
197
Counselors (FTE)
5.5
Students per counselor
638
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%

35%proficient

−2.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 60% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

1,533 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

17%proficient

−1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

1,536 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
$9.4K15
$9.6K16
$9.5K17
$9.7K18
$10.1K19
$10.3K20
$9.9K21
$11.3K22
$12.6K23
$13.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.0% · $3.9M
State
72% · $39.8M
Local
21% · $11.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,359
Support services
$4,335
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.5M
Long-term debt
$30.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–284818.1——
Northwest Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
3–575817.830%18%
6–878615.240%17%
Northwest ConnectAlternativeFree meals for all
7–1215716.6——
Northwest High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1295820.4——

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
6900 Rives Junction Rd, Jackson, MI 49201
Phone
(517)817-4721
Website