School district · Michigan

Van Buren Public Schools

Van Buren Public Schools in Michigan: 8 public schools with 4,206 students and 17.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,515 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
4,206
Students per teacher
17.1
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,515
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)
246
Counselors (FTE)
6.0
Students per counselor
701
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
4.0
Librarians (FTE): 6.0

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%

33%proficient

−0.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 65% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

1,620 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

24%proficient

+0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 61% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

1,620 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
$9.3K15
$9.8K16
$10.5K17
$11.7K18
$11.7K19
$11.8K20
$12.6K21
$14.7K22
$16.6K23
$17.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
8.9% · $8.1M
State
52% · $47.4M
Local
40% · $36.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,742
Support services
$7,168
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$12.7M
Long-term debt
$64.1M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Early Childhood Center of VBPSSpecial educationFree meals for all
Pre-K0———
Edgemont Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–535814.323%27%
K–531314.524%29%
Pre-K–434218.448%57%
K–438816.425%31%
McBride Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–956116.343%17%
Owen Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all
4–657518.526%21%
Belleville High SchoolFree meals for all
7–121,66922.4——

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
555 W Columbia Ave, Belleville, MI 48111
Phone
(734)697-1054
Website