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Parchment School District

Parchment School District in Michigan: 6 public schools with 1,558 students and 16.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,999 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 6
Students: 1,558
Students per teacher: 16.7; MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $15,999; 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): 93.5
Counselors (FTE): 4.2
Students per counselor: 371; MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 0.0; Librarians (FTE): 0.2

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%

31%proficient

−5.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 68% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

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

Math

Michigan: 35%

16%proficient

−2.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 78% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

669 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

$9.8K15

$10.3K16

$10.6K17

$10.6K18

$11.1K19

$11.0K20

$12.4K21

$13.5K22

$15.6K23

$16.0K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 8.5% · $2.6M
State: 65% · $20.2M
Local: 26% · $8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,060
Support services: $7,076
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $801K
Long-term debt: $26.8M

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
Parchment Central Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–3	289	18.1	18%	32%	Kalamazoo
Parchment North Elem SchoolFree meals for all	4–5	208	14.9	36%	19%	Kalamazoo
Parchment Northwood Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–3	178	12.7	7.5%	13%	Kalamazoo
Parchment Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	352	16.9	35%	12%	Kalamazoo
Parchment High SchoolFree meals for all	8–12	412	17.1	—	—	Kalamazoo
Parchment Innovation CenterAlternative	6–12	119	39.7	—	—	Kalamazoo

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: 520 N Orient St, Kalamazoo, MI 49004
Phone: (269)488-1050

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.