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Reeths-Puffer Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 547 students in Reeths-Puffer Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Reeths-Puffer School School District have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
3,493 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
197 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Reeths-Puffer Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 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 94% has increased from 86% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#445 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
34%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
45%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
38%

Graduation Rate
94%
81%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.60
# American Indian Students
9 Students
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
12 Students
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
223 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
9%
# Black Students
168 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
5%
23%
# White Students
2,906 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
83%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
172 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
352
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
223
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
230
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
245
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
224
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
256
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
279
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
276
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
266
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
282
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
284
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
276
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
300
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,616 in this school district is less 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 $13,193 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
$46 MM
$24,351 MM

Revenue / Student
$14,616
$18,510

Spending / Student
$13,193
$17,693

Best Reeths-Puffer Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Reethspuffer Middle School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1911 W Giles Rd
Muskegon, MI 49445
(231) 744-4721
Muskegon, MI 49445
(231) 744-4721
Grades: 6-8
| 547 students
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