Walden Green Montessori

Public school district · Ottawa County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2600112

Walden Green Montessori spent $9,401 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 98% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,091). Its one school enrolled 251 students in 2024-25; 80.4% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · 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 Walden Green Montessori in enrollment (221 to 242 students) and Walden Green Montessori itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Walden Green Montessori, FY23Les Cheneaux Community Schools $18,203; Caseville Public Schools $17,041; Pentwater $16,832; Ellsworth Community School $16,395; Alanson Public School $15,362; Ashley Community Schools $14,794; Northridge Academy $13,573; ICademy Global $12,566; Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids $12,439; Walden Green Montessori $9,401; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20kLes Cheneaux Community Schools$18,203Caseville Public Schools$17,041Pentwater$16,832Ellsworth Community School$16,395Alanson Public School$15,362Ashley Community Schools$14,794Northridge Academy$13,573ICademy Global$12,566Covenant House Academy Grand R…$12,439Walden Green Montessori$9,401State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Walden Green Montessori, FY23Les Cheneaux Community Schools $18,203; Caseville Public Schools $17,041; Pentwater $16,832; Ellsworth Community School $16,395; Alanson Public School $15,362; Ashley Community Schools $14,794; Northridge Academy $13,573; ICademy Global $12,566; Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids $12,439; Walden Green Montessori $9,401; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20kLes Cheneaux Community Schools$18,203Caseville Public Schools$17,041Pentwater$16,832Ellsworth Community School$16,395Alanson Public School$15,362Ashley Community Schools$14,794Northridge Academy$13,573ICademy Global$12,566Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids$12,439Walden Green Montessori$9,401State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Walden Green Montessori, FY23Les Cheneaux Community Schools $18,203; Caseville Public Schools $17,041; Pentwater $16,832; Ellsworth Community School $16,395; Alanson Public School $15,362; Ashley Community Schools $14,794; Northridge Academy $13,573; ICademy Global $12,566; Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids $12,439; Walden Green Montessori $9,401; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20kLes Cheneaux Community Schools$18,203Caseville Public Schools$17,041Pentwater$16,832Ellsworth Community School$16,395Alanson Public School$15,362Ashley Community Schools$14,794Northridge Academy$13,573ICademy Global$12,566Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids$12,439Walden Green Montessori$9,401State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Walden Green Montessori, FY23Les Cheneaux Community Schools $18,203; Caseville Public Schools $17,041; Pentwater $16,832; Ellsworth Community School $16,395; Alanson Public School $15,362; Ashley Community Schools $14,794; Northridge Academy $13,573; ICademy Global $12,566; Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids $12,439; Walden Green Montessori $9,401; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20kLes Cheneaux Community Schools$18,203Caseville Public Schools$17,041Pentwater$16,832Ellsworth Community School$16,395Alanson Public School$15,362Ashley Community Schools$14,794Northridge Academy$13,573ICademy Global$12,566Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids$12,439Walden Green Montessori$9,401State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$2,861,000 in revenue: 80.4% state, 9.5% local and 10.1% federal. Total spending including $15,000 of capital outlay was $2,356,000, or $10,155 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Walden Green Montessori revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,300,000; Local $272,000; Federal $289,000; total $2,861,000.
  • State$2,300,000 80%
  • Local$272,000 10%
  • Federal$289,000 10%

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

232 students in 2022-23, 237 students in 2023-24, 251 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Walden Green Montessori enrollment by school year2022-23: 232, 2023-24: 237, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232322023-242372024-25251
Walden Green Montessori enrollment by school year2022-23: 232, 2023-24: 237, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232322023-242372024-25251
Walden Green Montessori enrollment by school year2022-23: 232, 2023-24: 237, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232322023-242372024-25251
Walden Green Montessori enrollment by school year2022-23: 232, 2023-24: 237, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232322023-242372024-25251

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2323213.517.2
2023-2423713.517.6
2024-2525112.819.6

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Walden Green Montessori scored proficient or above: 47-72% in reading and 27-49% 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 arts47-72%44%124
Math27-49%34%124

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, 251 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Walden Green Montessori25119.619.1%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 Walden Green Montessori

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 Walden Green Montessori

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentWalden Green Montessori ranks 456 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($9,401).#456 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganWalden Green Montessori is the number 738 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 232 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#738 of 892
  3. Ashley Community SchoolsThe next larger Michigan district: 238 students in fall 2022, $14,794 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,794
  4. Alanson Public SchoolThe next smaller Michigan district: 229 students in fall 2022, $15,362 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,362
  5. Compare Walden Green Montessori with Ashley Community SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Walden Green Montessori

  1. How many schools and students are in Walden Green Montessori?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 251 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Walden Green Montessori spend per student?
    $9,401 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.
  3. Where does Walden Green Montessori's money come from?
    $2,861,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 80.4% state, 9.5% local and 10.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Walden Green Montessori do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Walden Green Montessori scored proficient or above: 47-72% in reading and 27-49% 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.
  5. What is Walden Green Montessori's NCES district ID?
    2600112. 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 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: 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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