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Coopersville Area Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 611 students in Coopersville Area Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Coopersville Area Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 39% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
2,503 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
150 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Coopersville Area Public School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#286 out of 866 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
34%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
45%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
38%

Graduation Rate
93%
81%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.60
# American Indian Students
3 Students
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
7 Students
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
214 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
9%
# Black Students
21 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
2,162 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
86%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
95 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
189
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
151
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
156
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
164
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
169
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
170
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
196
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
207
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
208
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
232
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
235
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
205
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
221
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,275 is higher than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,034 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$51 MM
$25,476 MM

Spending
$35 MM
$24,351 MM

Revenue / Student
$20,275
$18,510

Spending / Student
$14,034
$17,693

Best Coopersville Area Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Coopersville Middle School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
198 East St
Coopersville, MI 49404
(616) 997-3400
Coopersville, MI 49404
(616) 997-3400
Grades: 6-8
| 611 students
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