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Kalkaska, MI
Public School Ratings




Kalkaska 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.


Kalkaska Public Schools School District details

Kalkaska Public Schools School District
315 S Coral St
Kalkaska, MI 49646

1,372 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 17)

Kalkaska Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Michigan

5

(10 is best)

Better than 41.9% of all MI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
38%
33%
42%
27%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Cherry Street Intermediate School
315 S Cherry St
Kalkaska, MI, 49646
M-M
Kalkaska Elementary School
309 N Birch St
Kalkaska, MI, 49646
PK-05
Kalkaska High School
109 N Birch St
Kalkaska, MI, 49646
09-12
Kalkaska Middle School
1700 W Kalkaska Rd
Kalkaska, MI, 49646
06-08
Rapid City Elementary School
5258 River Rd
Rapid City, MI, 49676
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.2% 66.4%
Black 0.9% 19.2%
Hispanic 3.3% 9.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 3.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 61.0% 51.8%
Free lunch eligible 55.8% 48.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.2% 3.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,722 $11,967,000 56.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $370 $507,000 2.4%
Staff $72 $99,000 0.5%
General Administration $348 $478,000 2.3%
School Administration $1,050 $1,440,000 6.8%
Operation $1,237 $1,697,000 8.0%
Transportation $494 $678,000 3.2%
Other $706 $969,000 4.6%
Total Support $4,277 $5,868,000 27.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,443 $3,352,000 15.8%
Total Expenditures $15,442 $21,187,000 100.0%
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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