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Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Public School Ratings




Sault Ste. Marie 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.


Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools School District details

Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools School District
876 Marquette Ave
Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783

1,915 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 17)

Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Michigan

6

(10 is best)

Better than 54.9% of all MI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
38%
39%
42%
32%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Lincoln School
810 E 5 Th Ave
Sault Sainte Marie, MI, 49783
PK-07
Malcolm High School
5788 S M 129
Sault S Marie, MI, 49783
09-12
Sault Area Career Center School
904 Marquette Ave
Sault Sainte Marie, MI, 49783
09-12
Sault Area High School
904 Marquette Ave
Sault Sainte Marie, MI, 49783
08-12
Sault Area Middle School
684 Marquette Ave
Sault Sainte Marie, MI, 49783
05-09
Washington Elementary School
1200 Ryan Ave
Sault Sainte Marie, MI, 49783
KG-01

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 57.8% 66.4%
Black 2.0% 19.2%
Hispanic 1.9% 9.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 3.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 37.6% 0.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 47.2% 51.8%
Free lunch eligible 45.0% 48.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.1% 3.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,070 $13,539,000 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $594 $1,138,000 4.3%
Staff $346 $663,000 2.5%
General Administration $166 $318,000 1.2%
School Administration $769 $1,473,000 5.6%
Operation $1,300 $2,489,000 9.4%
Transportation $469 $898,000 3.4%
Other $510 $976,000 3.7%
Total Support $4,154 $7,955,000 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,569 $4,919,000 18.6%
Total Expenditures $13,793 $26,413,000 100.0%
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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