School district · Michigan

Spring Lake Public Schools

Spring Lake Public Schools in Michigan: 6 public schools with 2,271 students and 15.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,823 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
2,271
Students per teacher
15.8
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,823
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)
143
Counselors (FTE)
3.8
Students per counselor
598
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.8

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%

76%proficient

−1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

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

Math

Michigan: 35%

72%proficient

−0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

995 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
$9.8K16
$10.0K17
$10.5K18
$10.8K19
$11.1K20
$12.0K21
$13.2K22
$15.5K23
$15.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.8% · $1.9M
State
55% · $27.3M
Local
42% · $20.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,034
Support services
$5,101
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.6M
Long-term debt
$69.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 2High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–440913.076%85%
Pre-K–437913.075%81%
5–933015.375%68%
7–834516.377%66%
9–121310.0——
9–1279520.6——

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
345 Hammond St, Spring Lake, MI 49456
Phone
(616)847-7919
Website