Rapid River Schools

Listed by NCES as Rapid River Public Schools (district ID 2629340)

Public school district · Delta County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2629340

Rapid River Schools spent $14,558 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 56% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,091). Its one school enrolled 243 students in 2024-25; 40.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,708 per student, up 7.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% 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 Rapid River Schools in enrollment (270 to 287 students) and Rapid River Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Rapid River Schools, FY23Arbor Preparatory High School $19,082; Walkerville Public Schools $16,525; Ontonagon Area $15,804; Carney-Nadeau Public Schools $14,789; Rapid River Schools $14,558; Woodland Park Academy $13,900; Highland Park Public School Academy System $13,621; Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center $12,146; Marshall Academy $10,577; Will Carleton Academy $10,050; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20kArbor Preparatory High School$19,082Walkerville Public Schools$16,525Ontonagon Area$15,804Carney-Nadeau Public Schools$14,789Rapid River Schools$14,558Woodland Park Academy$13,900Highland Park Public School Ac…$13,621Grand Rapids Child Discovery C…$12,146Marshall Academy$10,577Will Carleton Academy$10,050State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Rapid River Schools, FY23Arbor Preparatory High School $19,082; Walkerville Public Schools $16,525; Ontonagon Area $15,804; Carney-Nadeau Public Schools $14,789; Rapid River Schools $14,558; Woodland Park Academy $13,900; Highland Park Public School Academy System $13,621; Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center $12,146; Marshall Academy $10,577; Will Carleton Academy $10,050; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20kArbor Preparatory High School$19,082Walkerville Public Schools$16,525Ontonagon Area$15,804Carney-Nadeau Public Schools$14,789Rapid River Schools$14,558Woodland Park Academy$13,900Highland Park Public School Academy…$13,621Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center$12,146Marshall Academy$10,577Will Carleton Academy$10,050State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Rapid River Schools, FY23Arbor Preparatory High School $19,082; Walkerville Public Schools $16,525; Ontonagon Area $15,804; Carney-Nadeau Public Schools $14,789; Rapid River Schools $14,558; Woodland Park Academy $13,900; Highland Park Public School Academy System $13,621; Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center $12,146; Marshall Academy $10,577; Will Carleton Academy $10,050; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20kArbor Preparatory High School$19,082Walkerville Public Schools$16,525Ontonagon Area$15,804Carney-Nadeau Public Schools$14,789Rapid River Schools$14,558Woodland Park Academy$13,900Highland Park Public School Academy System$13,621Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center$12,146Marshall Academy$10,577Will Carleton Academy$10,050State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Rapid River Schools, FY23Arbor Preparatory High School $19,082; Walkerville Public Schools $16,525; Ontonagon Area $15,804; Carney-Nadeau Public Schools $14,789; Rapid River Schools $14,558; Woodland Park Academy $13,900; Highland Park Public School Academy System $13,621; Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center $12,146; Marshall Academy $10,577; Will Carleton Academy $10,050; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20kArbor Preparatory High School$19,082Walkerville Public Schools$16,525Ontonagon Area$15,804Carney-Nadeau Public Schools$14,789Rapid River Schools$14,558Woodland Park Academy$13,900Highland Park Public School Academy Sys…$13,621Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center$12,146Marshall Academy$10,577Will Carleton Academy$10,050State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$5,643,000 in revenue: 40.7% state, 45.4% local and 13.9% federal. Total spending including $137,000 of capital outlay was $4,622,000, or $16,626 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rapid River Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,297,000; Local $2,560,000; Federal $786,000; total $5,643,000.
  • State$2,297,000 41%
  • Local$2,560,000 45%
  • Federal$786,000 14%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

278 students in 2022-23, 253 students in 2023-24, 243 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rapid River Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 278, 2023-24: 253, 2024-25: 24301002003002022-232782023-242532024-25243
Rapid River Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 278, 2023-24: 253, 2024-25: 24301002003002022-232782023-242532024-25243
Rapid River Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 278, 2023-24: 253, 2024-25: 24301002003002022-232782023-242532024-25243
Rapid River Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 278, 2023-24: 253, 2024-25: 24301002003002022-232782023-242532024-25243

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327818.615.0
2023-2425317.814.2
2024-2524318.613.1

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

$1,063,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,824 per student

Rapid River Schools booked $1,063,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 19 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 $57,305 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 25 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$928,00087.3%
Special education$93,0008.7%
Other programs$42,0004.0%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,488 in 2018-19, $3,521 in 2019-20, $3,651 in 2020-21, $3,880 in 2021-22, $3,824 in 2022-23.

Rapid River Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,488, 2019-20: $3,521, 2020-21: $3,651, 2021-22: $3,880, 2022-23: $3,82401k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4882019-20$3,5212020-21$3,6512021-22$3,8802022-23$3,824
Rapid River Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,488, 2019-20: $3,521, 2020-21: $3,651, 2021-22: $3,880, 2022-23: $3,82401k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4882019-20$3,5212020-21$3,6512021-22$3,8802022-23$3,824
Rapid River Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,488, 2019-20: $3,521, 2020-21: $3,651, 2021-22: $3,880, 2022-23: $3,82401k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4882019-20$3,5212020-21$3,6512021-22$3,8802022-23$3,824
Rapid River Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,488, 2019-20: $3,521, 2020-21: $3,651, 2021-22: $3,880, 2022-23: $3,82401k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4882019-20$3,5212020-21$3,6512021-22$3,8802022-23$3,824

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 Rapid River Schools scored proficient or above: 38-61% in reading and 23-45% 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 arts38-61%44%119
Math23-45%34%120

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

90% or more of the 33 students in Rapid River 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 rate90% or more81.8%
Students in the class33115,301

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, 243 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
TriTownship School24313.139.9%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.

Contact Rapid River 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 Rapid River Schools

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentRapid River Schools ranks 204 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,558).#204 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganRapid River Schools is the number 699 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 278 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#699 of 892
  3. Will Carleton AcademyThe next larger Michigan district: 280 students in fall 2022, $10,050 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,050
  4. Walkerville Public SchoolsThe next smaller Michigan district: 276 students in fall 2022, $16,525 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,525
  5. Compare Rapid River Schools with Will Carleton AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MichiganRapid River Schools spent $57,305 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,387); spending, not a salary.$57,305
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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 Rapid River Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Rapid River Schools?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 243 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rapid River Schools spend per student?
    $14,558 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 $15,708 per student, up 7.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rapid River Schools' money come from?
    $5,643,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 40.7% state, 45.4% local and 13.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rapid River Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 50 of the 339 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.7%, 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 Rapid River Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,063,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,824 per student. Divided by the 19 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $57,305 per teacher, more than 25 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 Rapid River Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rapid River Schools scored proficient or above: 38-61% in reading and 23-45% 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 Rapid River Schools?
    90% or more of the 33 students in Rapid River 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 Rapid River Schools' NCES district ID?
    2629340. 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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