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Sparta Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
235 E Spartan Dr
Sparta, MI 49345
Phone
(616) 887-8211
District
Sparta Area Schools
County
KENT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
473
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

4

(10 is best)

Better than 34.5% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Sparta Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

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

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
34%
27%
37%
26%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
17
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 155 32.8%
Grade 7 155 32.8%
Grade 8 163 34.5%
Total 473 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.6% 84.3% 67.0%
Black 0.7% 1.6% 19.1%
Hispanic 13.7% 12.9% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 0.6% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.6% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 49.0% 46.3% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 44.0% 40.5% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.1% 5.8% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 13,326 10,034,113
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 183.3 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.6% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.8% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.2% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 16.3% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,885 4,009,253
Single Parent Households With Children 7.6% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.0% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.2% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.4% 16.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.4% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 19.2% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.7% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.7% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.5% 11.6%
$15,000 or less 5.2% 9.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,550 $18,370,000 38.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $478 $1,164,000 2.4%
Staff $226 $549,000 1.1%
General Administration $182 $443,000 0.9%
School Administration $594 $1,446,000 3.0%
Operation $1,053 $2,561,000 5.4%
Transportation $517 $1,257,000 2.6%
Other $567 $1,380,000 2.9%
Total Support $3,617 $8,800,000 18.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,493 $20,663,000 43.2%
Total Expenditures $19,660 $47,833,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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