Sodus Township S/D #5

Public school district · Berrien County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2632070

Sodus Township S/D #5 spent $15,092 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 64% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,091). Its one school enrolled 70 students in 2024-25; 78.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,733 per student, up 10.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

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 Sodus Township S/D #5 in enrollment (57 to 71 students) and Sodus Township S/D #5 itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Sodus Township S/D #5, FY23Mackinac Island Public Schools $39,759; Whitefish Township Schools $25,540; Fostering Leadership Academy $21,831; Outlook Academy $20,404; Forest Academy $18,848; Windover High School $15,620; Sodus Township S/D #5 $15,092; Flextech High School Shepherd $12,451; Casman Alternative Academy $11,365; Relevant Academy of Eaton County $10,587; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.010k20k30k40k50kMackinac Island Public Schools$39,759Whitefish Township Schools$25,540Fostering Leadership Academy$21,831Outlook Academy$20,404Forest Academy$18,848Windover High School$15,620Sodus Township S/D #5$15,092Flextech High School Shepherd$12,451Casman Alternative Academy$11,365Relevant Academy of Eaton Coun…$10,587State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Sodus Township S/D #5, FY23Mackinac Island Public Schools $39,759; Whitefish Township Schools $25,540; Fostering Leadership Academy $21,831; Outlook Academy $20,404; Forest Academy $18,848; Windover High School $15,620; Sodus Township S/D #5 $15,092; Flextech High School Shepherd $12,451; Casman Alternative Academy $11,365; Relevant Academy of Eaton County $10,587; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.010k20k30k40k50kMackinac Island Public Schools$39,759Whitefish Township Schools$25,540Fostering Leadership Academy$21,831Outlook Academy$20,404Forest Academy$18,848Windover High School$15,620Sodus Township S/D #5$15,092Flextech High School Shepherd$12,451Casman Alternative Academy$11,365Relevant Academy of Eaton County$10,587State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Sodus Township S/D #5, FY23Mackinac Island Public Schools $39,759; Whitefish Township Schools $25,540; Fostering Leadership Academy $21,831; Outlook Academy $20,404; Forest Academy $18,848; Windover High School $15,620; Sodus Township S/D #5 $15,092; Flextech High School Shepherd $12,451; Casman Alternative Academy $11,365; Relevant Academy of Eaton County $10,587; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40k50kMackinac Island Public Schools$39,759Whitefish Township Schools$25,540Fostering Leadership Academy$21,831Outlook Academy$20,404Forest Academy$18,848Windover High School$15,620Sodus Township S/D #5$15,092Flextech High School Shepherd$12,451Casman Alternative Academy$11,365Relevant Academy of Eaton County$10,587State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Sodus Township S/D #5, FY23Mackinac Island Public Schools $39,759; Whitefish Township Schools $25,540; Fostering Leadership Academy $21,831; Outlook Academy $20,404; Forest Academy $18,848; Windover High School $15,620; Sodus Township S/D #5 $15,092; Flextech High School Shepherd $12,451; Casman Alternative Academy $11,365; Relevant Academy of Eaton County $10,587; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40k50kMackinac Island Public Schools$39,759Whitefish Township Schools$25,540Fostering Leadership Academy$21,831Outlook Academy$20,404Forest Academy$18,848Windover High School$15,620Sodus Township S/D #5$15,092Flextech High School Shepherd$12,451Casman Alternative Academy$11,365Relevant Academy of Eaton County$10,587State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$941,000 in revenue: 78.5% state, 5.8% local and 15.6% federal. Total spending was $982,000, or $15,108 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Sodus Township S/D #5 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $739,000; Local $55,000; Federal $147,000; total $941,000.
  • State$739,000 79%
  • Local$55,000 6%
  • Federal$147,000 16%

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

65 students in 2022-23, 60 students in 2023-24, 70 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Sodus Township S/D #5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 65, 2023-24: 60, 2024-25: 700204060802022-23652023-24602024-2570
Sodus Township S/D #5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 65, 2023-24: 60, 2024-25: 700204060802022-23652023-24602024-2570
Sodus Township S/D #5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 65, 2023-24: 60, 2024-25: 700204060802022-23652023-24602024-2570
Sodus Township S/D #5 enrollment by school year2022-23: 65, 2023-24: 60, 2024-25: 700204060802022-23652023-24602024-2570

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23654.514.3
2023-24603.020.0
2024-25704.017.5

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

$271,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,169 per student

Sodus Township S/D #5 booked $271,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 5 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 $59,560 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 35 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$196,00072.3%
Special education$24,0008.9%
Other programs$51,00018.8%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,904 in 2018-19, $2,988 in 2019-20, $3,012 in 2020-21, $3,014 in 2021-22, $4,169 in 2022-23.

Sodus Township S/D #5 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,904, 2019-20: $2,988, 2020-21: $3,012, 2021-22: $3,014, 2022-23: $4,16902k4k6k2018-19$2,9042019-20$2,9882020-21$3,0122021-22$3,0142022-23$4,169
Sodus Township S/D #5 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,904, 2019-20: $2,988, 2020-21: $3,012, 2021-22: $3,014, 2022-23: $4,16902k4k6k2018-19$2,9042019-20$2,9882020-21$3,0122021-22$3,0142022-23$4,169
Sodus Township S/D #5 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,904, 2019-20: $2,988, 2020-21: $3,012, 2021-22: $3,014, 2022-23: $4,16902k4k6k2018-19$2,9042019-20$2,9882020-21$3,0122021-22$3,0142022-23$4,169
Sodus Township S/D #5 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,904, 2019-20: $2,988, 2020-21: $3,012, 2021-22: $3,014, 2022-23: $4,16902k4k6k2018-19$2,9042019-20$2,9882020-21$3,0122021-22$3,0142022-23$4,169

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 Sodus Township S/D #5 scored proficient or above: 8-58% in reading and 0-50% 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 arts8-58%44%38
Math0-50%34%38

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.

1 elementary school, 70 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
River School7017.578.6%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 Sodus Township S/D #5

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 Sodus Township S/D #5

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentSodus Township S/D #5 ranks 170 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,092).#170 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganSodus Township S/D #5 is the number 845 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 65 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#845 of 892
  3. Forest AcademyThe next larger Michigan district: 66 students in fall 2022, $18,848 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,848
  4. Casman Alternative AcademyThe next smaller Michigan district: 63 students in fall 2022, $11,365 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,365
  5. Compare Sodus Township S/D #5 with Forest AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MichiganSodus Township S/D #5 spent $59,560 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,387); spending, not a salary.$59,560
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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 Sodus Township S/D #5

  1. How many schools and students are in Sodus Township S/D #5?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 70 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Sodus Township S/D #5 spend per student?
    $15,092 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 $16,733 per student, up 10.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Sodus Township S/D #5's money come from?
    $941,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 78.5% state, 5.8% local and 15.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Sodus Township S/D #5 spend on teacher salaries?
    $271,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,169 per student. Divided by the 5 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $59,560 per teacher, more than 35 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).
  5. How do students in Sodus Township S/D #5 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Sodus Township S/D #5 scored proficient or above: 8-58% in reading and 0-50% 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.
  6. What is Sodus Township S/D #5's NCES district ID?
    2632070. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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 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, 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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