School district · Michigan

Otsego Public Schools

Otsego Public Schools in Michigan: 6 public schools with 2,361 students and 16.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,214 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 6
Students: 2,361
Students per teacher: 16.4; MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $14,214; 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): 144
Counselors (FTE): 5.0
Students per counselor: 471; 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%

49%proficient

−3.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 71% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

1,042 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

41%proficient

−2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 76% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

1,044 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

$8.6K15

$8.7K16

$8.9K17

$9.9K18

$10.5K19

$10.5K20

$11.1K21

$12.4K22

$13.8K23

$14.2K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 6.0% · $2.5M
State: 67% · $28.1M
Local: 27% · $11.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,395
Support services: $5,228
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $5.7M
Long-term debt: $66.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Alamo Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	287	16.7	65%	60%	Kalamazoo
Dix Street Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	357	14.7	42%	33%	Otsego
Washington Street Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	448	17.5	49%	50%	Otsego
Otsego Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	542	16.8	46%	33%	Otsego
Otsego High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	708	18.8	—	—	Otsego
Otsego West Campus High SchoolFree meals for all	6–12	19	17.3	—	—	Otsego

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: 400 Sherwood St, Otsego, MI 49078
Phone: (269)694-7900

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.