Hale Area Schools

Public school district · Iosco County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2617370

Hale Area Schools spent $15,895 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 75% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,091). Its one school enrolled 347 students in 2024-25; 17.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,331 per student, down 3.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-79% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Michigan districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Hale Area Schools in enrollment (333 to 348 students) and Hale Area Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Hale Area Schools, FY23Lighthouse Academy $21,047; River City Scholars Charter Academy $18,078; Akron-Fairgrove Schools $17,418; Pembroke Academy $16,891; Three Oaks School $16,178; Hale Area Schools $15,895; Barack Obama Leadership Academy $15,523; Engadine Cons $15,308; William C. Abney Academy $15,043; Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy $13,026; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k15k20k25kLighthouse Academy$21,047River City Scholars Charter Ac…$18,078Akron-Fairgrove Schools$17,418Pembroke Academy$16,891Three Oaks School$16,178Hale Area Schools$15,895Barack Obama Leadership Academy$15,523Engadine Cons$15,308William C. Abney Academy$15,043Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy$13,026State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Hale Area Schools, FY23Lighthouse Academy $21,047; River City Scholars Charter Academy $18,078; Akron-Fairgrove Schools $17,418; Pembroke Academy $16,891; Three Oaks School $16,178; Hale Area Schools $15,895; Barack Obama Leadership Academy $15,523; Engadine Cons $15,308; William C. Abney Academy $15,043; Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy $13,026; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k15k20k25kLighthouse Academy$21,047River City Scholars Charter Academy$18,078Akron-Fairgrove Schools$17,418Pembroke Academy$16,891Three Oaks School$16,178Hale Area Schools$15,895Barack Obama Leadership Academy$15,523Engadine Cons$15,308William C. Abney Academy$15,043Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy$13,026State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Hale Area Schools, FY23Lighthouse Academy $21,047; River City Scholars Charter Academy $18,078; Akron-Fairgrove Schools $17,418; Pembroke Academy $16,891; Three Oaks School $16,178; Hale Area Schools $15,895; Barack Obama Leadership Academy $15,523; Engadine Cons $15,308; William C. Abney Academy $15,043; Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy $13,026; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k15k20k25kLighthouse Academy$21,047River City Scholars Charter Academy$18,078Akron-Fairgrove Schools$17,418Pembroke Academy$16,891Three Oaks School$16,178Hale Area Schools$15,895Barack Obama Leadership Academy$15,523Engadine Cons$15,308William C. Abney Academy$15,043Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy$13,026State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Hale Area Schools, FY23Lighthouse Academy $21,047; River City Scholars Charter Academy $18,078; Akron-Fairgrove Schools $17,418; Pembroke Academy $16,891; Three Oaks School $16,178; Hale Area Schools $15,895; Barack Obama Leadership Academy $15,523; Engadine Cons $15,308; William C. Abney Academy $15,043; Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy $13,026; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k15k20k25kLighthouse Academy$21,047River City Scholars Charter Academy$18,078Akron-Fairgrove Schools$17,418Pembroke Academy$16,891Three Oaks School$16,178Hale Area Schools$15,895Barack Obama Leadership Academy$15,523Engadine Cons$15,308William C. Abney Academy$15,043Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy$13,026State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$6,832,000 in revenue: 17.1% state, 57.1% local and 25.8% federal. Total spending including $132,000 of capital outlay was $5,645,000, or $16,458 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Hale Area Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,171,000; Local $3,898,000; Federal $1,763,000; total $6,832,000.
  • State$1,171,000 17%
  • Local$3,898,000 57%
  • Federal$1,763,000 26%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 465 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

343 students in 2022-23, 359 students in 2023-24, 347 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Hale Area Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 343, 2023-24: 359, 2024-25: 34701002003004002022-233432023-243592024-25347
Hale Area Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 343, 2023-24: 359, 2024-25: 34701002003004002022-233432023-243592024-25347
Hale Area Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 343, 2023-24: 359, 2024-25: 34701002003004002022-233432023-243592024-25347
Hale Area Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 343, 2023-24: 359, 2024-25: 34701002003004002022-233432023-243592024-25347

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334322.815.1
2023-2435925.014.3
2024-2534724.214.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$1,268,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,697 per student

Hale Area Schools booked $1,268,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 23 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $55,712 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 20 in 100 Michigan districts with a figure (state median $62,387, 536 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Michigan teacher salary at $65,198 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,018,00080.3%
Special education$181,00014.3%
Other programs$69,0005.4%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,860 in 2018-19, $3,176 in 2019-20, $3,738 in 2020-21, $3,650 in 2021-22, $3,697 in 2022-23.

Hale Area Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,860, 2019-20: $3,176, 2020-21: $3,738, 2021-22: $3,650, 2022-23: $3,69701k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8602019-20$3,1762020-21$3,7382021-22$3,6502022-23$3,697
Hale Area Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,860, 2019-20: $3,176, 2020-21: $3,738, 2021-22: $3,650, 2022-23: $3,69701k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8602019-20$3,1762020-21$3,7382021-22$3,6502022-23$3,697
Hale Area Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,860, 2019-20: $3,176, 2020-21: $3,738, 2021-22: $3,650, 2022-23: $3,69701k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8602019-20$3,1762020-21$3,7382021-22$3,6502022-23$3,697
Hale Area Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,860, 2019-20: $3,176, 2020-21: $3,738, 2021-22: $3,650, 2022-23: $3,69701k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8602019-20$3,1762020-21$3,7382021-22$3,6502022-23$3,697

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Hale Area Schools scored proficient or above: 37-55% in reading and 31-50% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMichiganStudents tested
Reading and language arts37-55%44%143
Math31-50%34%143

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

60-79% of the 18 students in Hale Area Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate60‑79%81.8%
Students in the class18115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 other school, 347 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hale Area School34714.466.6%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Hale Area Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Hale Area Schools

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentHale Area Schools ranks 117 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,895).#117 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganHale Area Schools is the number 665 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 343 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#665 of 892
  3. Lighthouse AcademyThe next larger Michigan district: 344 students in fall 2022, $21,047 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,047
  4. Akron-Fairgrove SchoolsThe next smaller Michigan district: 340 students in fall 2022, $17,418 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,418
  5. Compare Hale Area Schools with Lighthouse AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MichiganHale Area Schools spent $55,712 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,387); spending, not a salary.$55,712
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Hale Area Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Hale Area Schools?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 347 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Hale Area Schools spend per student?
    $15,895 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Michigan median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,331 per student, down 3.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Hale Area Schools' money come from?
    $6,832,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 17.1% state, 57.1% local and 25.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Hale Area Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 138 of the 524 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 26.3%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Hale Area Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,268,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,697 per student. Divided by the 23 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $55,712 per teacher, more than 20 in 100 Michigan districts (state median $62,387). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Michigan teacher salary at $65,198 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Hale Area Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Hale Area Schools scored proficient or above: 37-55% in reading and 31-50% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Hale Area Schools?
    60-79% of the 18 students in Hale Area Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Hale Area Schools' NCES district ID?
    2617370. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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