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Sparta Area Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 490 students in Sparta Area 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 Sparta Area 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 45% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% 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
4 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
2,392 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
139 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Sparta Area Schools 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 85-89% has decreased from 87% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#304 out of 866 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
38%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.60
# American Indian Students
12 Students
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
11 Students
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
314 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
13%
9%
# Black Students
38 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
2%
23%
# White Students
1,961 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
82%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
53 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
215
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
174
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
173
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
189
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
165
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
168
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
184
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
155
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
151
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
177
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
203
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
240
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
198
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,133 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 $19,997 is higher than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$39 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$48 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,133
$18,510
Spending / Student
$19,997
$17,693
Best Sparta Area Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sparta Middle School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
235 E Spartan Dr
Sparta, MI 49345
(616) 887-8211
Sparta, MI 49345
(616) 887-8211
Grades: 6-8
| 490 students
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