Houghton-Portage Township Schools

Listed by NCES as Houghton-Portage Township School District (district ID 2628890)

Public school district · Houghton County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2628890

Houghton-Portage Township Schools spent $12,288 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 92% of the other Michigan districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,214). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,458 students in 2024-25; 65.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,225 per student, up 7.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (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 Houghton-Portage Township Schools in enrollment (1,419 to 1,466 students) and Houghton-Portage Township Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Houghton-Portage Township Schools, FY23Benton Harbor Area Schools $20,390; Bridgeport-Spaulding Community $14,375; Watervliet Public Schools $14,138; Montrose Community $13,486; Chesaning Union Schools $13,259; New Haven Community Schools $13,219; Ida Public Schools $12,583; Houghton-Portage Township Schools $12,288; University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD) $12,198; Westfield Academy $11,905; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k15k20k25kBenton Harbor Area Schools$20,390Bridgeport-Spaulding Community$14,375Watervliet Public Schools$14,138Montrose Community$13,486Chesaning Union Schools$13,259New Haven Community Schools$13,219Ida Public Schools$12,583Houghton-Portage Township Scho…$12,288University Preparatory Science…$12,198Westfield Academy$11,905State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Houghton-Portage Township Schools, FY23Benton Harbor Area Schools $20,390; Bridgeport-Spaulding Community $14,375; Watervliet Public Schools $14,138; Montrose Community $13,486; Chesaning Union Schools $13,259; New Haven Community Schools $13,219; Ida Public Schools $12,583; Houghton-Portage Township Schools $12,288; University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD) $12,198; Westfield Academy $11,905; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k15k20k25kBenton Harbor Area Schools$20,390Bridgeport-Spaulding Community$14,375Watervliet Public Schools$14,138Montrose Community$13,486Chesaning Union Schools$13,259New Haven Community Schools$13,219Ida Public Schools$12,583Houghton-Portage Township Schools$12,288University Preparatory Science and …$12,198Westfield Academy$11,905State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Houghton-Portage Township Schools, FY23Benton Harbor Area Schools $20,390; Bridgeport-Spaulding Community $14,375; Watervliet Public Schools $14,138; Montrose Community $13,486; Chesaning Union Schools $13,259; New Haven Community Schools $13,219; Ida Public Schools $12,583; Houghton-Portage Township Schools $12,288; University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD) $12,198; Westfield Academy $11,905; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k15k20k25kBenton Harbor Area Schools$20,390Bridgeport-Spaulding Community$14,375Watervliet Public Schools$14,138Montrose Community$13,486Chesaning Union Schools$13,259New Haven Community Schools$13,219Ida Public Schools$12,583Houghton-Portage Township Schools$12,288University Preparatory Science and Math (PS…$12,198Westfield Academy$11,905State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Houghton-Portage Township Schools, FY23Benton Harbor Area Schools $20,390; Bridgeport-Spaulding Community $14,375; Watervliet Public Schools $14,138; Montrose Community $13,486; Chesaning Union Schools $13,259; New Haven Community Schools $13,219; Ida Public Schools $12,583; Houghton-Portage Township Schools $12,288; University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD) $12,198; Westfield Academy $11,905; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k15k20k25kBenton Harbor Area Schools$20,390Bridgeport-Spaulding Community$14,375Watervliet Public Schools$14,138Montrose Community$13,486Chesaning Union Schools$13,259New Haven Community Schools$13,219Ida Public Schools$12,583Houghton-Portage Township Schools$12,288University Preparatory Science and Math…$12,198Westfield Academy$11,905State median, 1,000+ students $14,214

Where the money came from

$22,196,000 in revenue: 65.7% state, 26.1% local and 8.2% federal. Total spending including $143,000 of capital outlay was $18,941,000, or $13,108 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Houghton-Portage Township Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $14,581,000; Local $5,787,000; Federal $1,828,000; total $22,196,000.
  • State$14,581,000 66%
  • Local$5,787,000 26%
  • Federal$1,828,000 8%

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 347 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,445 students in 2022-23, 1,478 students in 2023-24, 1,458 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Houghton-Portage Township Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,445, 2023-24: 1,478, 2024-25: 1,45805001k1.5k2022-231,4452023-241,4782024-251,458
Houghton-Portage Township Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,445, 2023-24: 1,478, 2024-25: 1,45805001k1.5k2022-231,4452023-241,4782024-251,458
Houghton-Portage Township Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,445, 2023-24: 1,478, 2024-25: 1,45805001k1.5k2022-231,4452023-241,4782024-251,458
Houghton-Portage Township Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,445, 2023-24: 1,478, 2024-25: 1,45805001k1.5k2022-231,4452023-241,4782024-251,458

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,44579.418.2
2023-241,47889.316.6
2024-251,45891.416.0

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

$5,294,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,664 per student

Houghton-Portage Township Schools booked $5,294,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 80 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 $66,574 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 68 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$4,882,00092.2%
Special education$348,0006.6%
Other programs$64,0001.2%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,215 in 2018-19, $3,201 in 2019-20, $3,376 in 2020-21, $3,440 in 2021-22, $3,664 in 2022-23.

Houghton-Portage Township Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,215, 2019-20: $3,201, 2020-21: $3,376, 2021-22: $3,440, 2022-23: $3,66401k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2152019-20$3,2012020-21$3,3762021-22$3,4402022-23$3,664
Houghton-Portage Township Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,215, 2019-20: $3,201, 2020-21: $3,376, 2021-22: $3,440, 2022-23: $3,66401k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2152019-20$3,2012020-21$3,3762021-22$3,4402022-23$3,664
Houghton-Portage Township Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,215, 2019-20: $3,201, 2020-21: $3,376, 2021-22: $3,440, 2022-23: $3,66401k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2152019-20$3,2012020-21$3,3762021-22$3,4402022-23$3,664
Houghton-Portage Township Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,215, 2019-20: $3,201, 2020-21: $3,376, 2021-22: $3,440, 2022-23: $3,66401k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2152019-20$3,2012020-21$3,3762021-22$3,4402022-23$3,664

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 Houghton-Portage Township Schools scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading and 65-69% 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 arts65-69%44%631
Math65-69%34%631

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

95% or more of the 114 students in Houghton-Portage Township 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 rate95% or more81.8%
Students in the class114115,301

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 elementary school, 618 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Houghton Elementary School61816.724.4%Targeted 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.

1 middle school, 359 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Houghton Middle School35915.628.1%Eligible, no 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.

1 high school, 481 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Houghton Central High School48115.319.8%Not Title I

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 Houghton-Portage Township 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 Houghton-Portage Township Schools

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentHoughton-Portage Township Schools ranks 319 of 347 Michigan districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,288).#319 of 347
  2. Every school district in MichiganHoughton-Portage Township Schools is the number 272 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 1,445 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#272 of 892
  3. Benton Harbor Area SchoolsThe next larger Michigan district: 1,448 students in fall 2022, $20,390 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,390
  4. New Haven Community SchoolsThe next smaller Michigan district: 1,442 students in fall 2022, $13,219 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,219
  5. Compare Houghton-Portage Township Schools with Benton Harbor Area SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Houghton Central High School, its largest high school481 students in 2024-25, 15.3 per teacher.481
  7. Teacher salary spending across MichiganHoughton-Portage Township Schools spent $66,574 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,387); spending, not a salary.$66,574
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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 Houghton-Portage Township Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Houghton-Portage Township Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,458 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Houghton-Portage Township Schools spend per student?
    $12,288 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,214 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,225 per student, up 7.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Houghton-Portage Township Schools' money come from?
    $22,196,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 65.7% state, 26.1% local and 8.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Houghton-Portage Township Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 113 of the 1,053 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.7%, 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 Houghton-Portage Township Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $5,294,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,664 per student. Divided by the 80 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $66,574 per teacher, more than 68 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 Houghton-Portage Township Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Houghton-Portage Township Schools scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading and 65-69% 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 Houghton-Portage Township Schools?
    95% or more of the 114 students in Houghton-Portage Township 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 Houghton-Portage Township Schools' NCES district ID?
    2628890. 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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