School district · Michigan

River Rouge School District of the City of

River Rouge School District of the City of in Michigan: 5 public schools with 3,084 students and 28.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,240 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
3,084
Students per teacher
28.0
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,240
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)
110
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
1,519
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%

13%proficient

+0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 97% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

1,019 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

5.0%proficient

−0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 99% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

1,026 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

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
$11.9K15
$12.1K16
$11.9K17
$11.9K18
$11.3K19
$11.3K20
$11.7K21
$14.1K22
$16.7K23
$16.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
28% · $17.9M
State
58% · $36.8M
Local
14% · $9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,412
Support services
$7,309
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.3M
Long-term debt
$21.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–562520.87.5%5.1%
Pre-K–837017.623%9.7%
6–826116.99.2%3.3%
River Rouge High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1298723.7——
K–12841—15%8.6%

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
1460 Coolidge Hwy, River Rouge, MI 48218
Phone
(313)297-9600
Website