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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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 542 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 30%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,359 Schools
# Students
3,509 Students
539,456 Students
# Teachers
199 Teachers
31,429 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Reeths-Puffer Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 860 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
0.29
0.60
# American Indian Students
9 Students
5,388 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
13 Students
18,565 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
218 Students
46,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
9%
# Black Students
156 Students
123,990 Students
% Black Students
5%
23%
# White Students
2,940 Students
317,045 Students
% White Students
84%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
444 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
171 Students
26,282 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
334
18,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
226
17,662
# Students in 2nd Grade:
248
17,210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
214
17,790
# Students in 4th Grade:
244
19,133
# Students in 5th Grade:
266
26,521
# Students in 6th Grade:
262
87,703
# Students in 7th Grade:
267
102,702
# Students in 8th Grade:
271
104,492
# Students in 9th Grade:
291
34,388
# Students in 10th Grade:
297
31,836
# Students in 11th Grade:
294
29,419
# Students in 12th Grade:
295
30,134
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,549 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,133 is less than the state median of $17,559. 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
$14,549
$18,370
Spending / Student
$13,133
$17,559
Best Reeths-Puffer Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Reethspuffer Middle School
Magnet 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
| 542 students
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