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Ionia, MI
Public School Ratings




Ionia Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Ionia Public Schools School District details

Ionia Public Schools School District
250 E Tuttle Rd
Ionia, MI 48846

2,733 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

18 Students Per Classroom (State average is 17)

Ionia Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Michigan

5

(10 is best)

Better than 43.6% of all MI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 28.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
38%
39%
42%
26%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Aa Rather School
380 E Tuttle Rd
Ionia, MI, 48846
PK-05
Douglas R Welch High School
250 E Tuttle Rd
Ionia, MI, 48846
09-12
Emerson School
645 Hackett St
Ionia, MI, 48846
PK-05
Ionia High School
250 E Tuttle Rd
Ionia, MI, 48846
09-12
Ionia Middle School
438 Union St
Ionia, MI, 48846
06-08
Jefferson School
420 N Jefferson St
Ionia, MI, 48846
PK-05
Rb Boyce Elementary School
3550 N State Rd
Ionia, MI, 48846
KG-05
Twin Rivers Elementary School
435 Lou Lemke Ln
Muir, MI, 48860
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 85.8% 66.4%
Black 1.0% 19.2%
Hispanic 12.9% 9.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 3.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 62.3% 51.8%
Free lunch eligible 54.7% 48.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.6% 3.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,159 $19,565,000 54.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $359 $981,000 2.7%
Staff $519 $1,419,000 4.0%
General Administration $193 $527,000 1.5%
School Administration $771 $2,106,000 5.9%
Operation $972 $2,657,000 7.4%
Transportation $582 $1,590,000 4.4%
Other $461 $1,259,000 3.5%
Total Support $3,856 $10,539,000 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,089 $5,709,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $13,104 $35,813,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,284 $11,821,898,000 43.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,332 $1,900,616,000 7.1%
Staff $828 $1,181,333,000 4.4%
General Administration $320 $457,365,000 1.7%
School Administration $802 $1,143,777,000 4.2%
Operation $1,336 $1,907,076,000 7.1%
Transportation $559 $797,813,000 3.0%
Other $933 $1,331,358,000 4.9%
Total Support $6,110 $8,719,338,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,487 $6,402,959,000 23.8%
Total Expenditures $18,881 $26,944,195,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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