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Ishpeming Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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
324 E Pearl St
Ishpeming, MI 49849
Phone
(906) 485-1066
District
Ishpeming Public School District No. 1
County
MARQUETTE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
191
Classroom Teachers
10

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.0% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 41.1% of all U.S. schools.


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

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
38%
42%
44%
14%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
34%
32%
38%
21%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
34%
52%
37%
40%
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
15
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 49 25.7%
Grade 6 51 26.7%
Grade 7 37 19.4%
Grade 8 54 28.3%
Total 191 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.2% 94.5% 67.0%
Black 2.8% 1.6% 19.1%
Hispanic 0.6% 1.8% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.5% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.8% 1.6% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 60.2% 60.8% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 56.5% 57.8% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.7% 3.1% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 6,433 10,034,113
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 686.0 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.4% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.0% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.9% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 18.3% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,557 4,009,253
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.6% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.4% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 4.4% 16.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.1% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.2% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.0% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.3% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.9% 11.6%
$15,000 or less 9.2% 9.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,430 $5,008,000 55.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $751 $506,000 5.6%
Staff $519 $350,000 3.9%
General Administration $469 $316,000 3.5%
School Administration $702 $473,000 5.3%
Operation $1,070 $721,000 8.0%
Transportation $383 $258,000 2.9%
Other $531 $358,000 4.0%
Total Support $4,424 $2,982,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,491 $1,005,000 11.2%
Total Expenditures $13,346 $8,995,000 100.0%
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%