Wellspring Preparatory High School

Public school district · Kent County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2600981

Wellspring Preparatory High School spent $15,303 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 66% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,091). Its one school enrolled 267 students in 2024-25; 64.3% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 65-69% (Michigan: 81.8%).

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 Wellspring Preparatory High School in enrollment (298 to 317 students) and Wellspring Preparatory High School itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Wellspring Preparatory High School, FY23Covert Public Schools $20,234; Baraga Area Schools $18,539; Onekama Consolidated Schools $17,362; Crossroads Charter Academy $15,552; Wellspring Preparatory High School $15,303; Mar Lee $14,462; Fairview Area Schools $14,037; Arts Academy in the Woods $13,339; Dollar Bay Schools $13,317; Saginaw Preparatory Academy $12,786; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kCovert Public Schools$20,234Baraga Area Schools$18,539Onekama Consolidated Schools$17,362Crossroads Charter Academy$15,552Wellspring Preparatory High Sc…$15,303Mar Lee$14,462Fairview Area Schools$14,037Arts Academy in the Woods$13,339Dollar Bay Schools$13,317Saginaw Preparatory Academy$12,786State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Wellspring Preparatory High School, FY23Covert Public Schools $20,234; Baraga Area Schools $18,539; Onekama Consolidated Schools $17,362; Crossroads Charter Academy $15,552; Wellspring Preparatory High School $15,303; Mar Lee $14,462; Fairview Area Schools $14,037; Arts Academy in the Woods $13,339; Dollar Bay Schools $13,317; Saginaw Preparatory Academy $12,786; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kCovert Public Schools$20,234Baraga Area Schools$18,539Onekama Consolidated Schools$17,362Crossroads Charter Academy$15,552Wellspring Preparatory High School$15,303Mar Lee$14,462Fairview Area Schools$14,037Arts Academy in the Woods$13,339Dollar Bay Schools$13,317Saginaw Preparatory Academy$12,786State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Wellspring Preparatory High School, FY23Covert Public Schools $20,234; Baraga Area Schools $18,539; Onekama Consolidated Schools $17,362; Crossroads Charter Academy $15,552; Wellspring Preparatory High School $15,303; Mar Lee $14,462; Fairview Area Schools $14,037; Arts Academy in the Woods $13,339; Dollar Bay Schools $13,317; Saginaw Preparatory Academy $12,786; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k15k20k22.5kCovert Public Schools$20,234Baraga Area Schools$18,539Onekama Consolidated Schools$17,362Crossroads Charter Academy$15,552Wellspring Preparatory High School$15,303Mar Lee$14,462Fairview Area Schools$14,037Arts Academy in the Woods$13,339Dollar Bay Schools$13,317Saginaw Preparatory Academy$12,786State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Wellspring Preparatory High School, FY23Covert Public Schools $20,234; Baraga Area Schools $18,539; Onekama Consolidated Schools $17,362; Crossroads Charter Academy $15,552; Wellspring Preparatory High School $15,303; Mar Lee $14,462; Fairview Area Schools $14,037; Arts Academy in the Woods $13,339; Dollar Bay Schools $13,317; Saginaw Preparatory Academy $12,786; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k15k20k22.5kCovert Public Schools$20,234Baraga Area Schools$18,539Onekama Consolidated Schools$17,362Crossroads Charter Academy$15,552Wellspring Preparatory High School$15,303Mar Lee$14,462Fairview Area Schools$14,037Arts Academy in the Woods$13,339Dollar Bay Schools$13,317Saginaw Preparatory Academy$12,786State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$4,732,000 in revenue: 64.3% state, 23.2% local and 12.5% federal. Total spending was $4,778,000, or $15,564 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Wellspring Preparatory High School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,044,000; Local $1,096,000; Federal $592,000; total $4,732,000.
  • State$3,044,000 64%
  • Local$1,096,000 23%
  • Federal$592,000 13%

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

307 students in 2022-23, 284 students in 2023-24, 267 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wellspring Preparatory High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 307, 2023-24: 284, 2024-25: 26701002003004002022-233072023-242842024-25267
Wellspring Preparatory High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 307, 2023-24: 284, 2024-25: 26701002003004002022-233072023-242842024-25267
Wellspring Preparatory High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 307, 2023-24: 284, 2024-25: 26701002003004002022-233072023-242842024-25267
Wellspring Preparatory High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 307, 2023-24: 284, 2024-25: 26701002003004002022-233072023-242842024-25267

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330718.916.3
2023-2428422.412.7
2024-2526716.915.8

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

Graduation rate, class of 2023

65-69% of the 73 students in Wellspring Preparatory High School's 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 rate65‑69%81.8%
Students in the class73115,301

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 high school, 267 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wellspring Preparatory High School26715.865.2%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 Wellspring Preparatory High School

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 Wellspring Preparatory High School

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentWellspring Preparatory High School ranks 157 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,303).#157 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganWellspring Preparatory High School is the number 683 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 307 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#683 of 892
  3. Saginaw Preparatory AcademyThe next larger Michigan district: 308 students in fall 2022, $12,786 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,786
  4. Dollar Bay SchoolsThe next smaller Michigan district: 306 students in fall 2022, $13,317 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,317
  5. Compare Wellspring Preparatory High School with Saginaw Preparatory AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Wellspring Preparatory High School, its largest high school267 students in 2024-25, 15.8 per teacher.267
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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 Wellspring Preparatory High School

  1. How many schools and students are in Wellspring Preparatory High School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 267 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wellspring Preparatory High School spend per student?
    $15,303 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 Wellspring Preparatory High School's money come from?
    $4,732,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 64.3% state, 23.2% local and 12.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. What is the graduation rate in Wellspring Preparatory High School?
    65-69% of the 73 students in Wellspring Preparatory High School's 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.
  5. What is Wellspring Preparatory High School's NCES district ID?
    2600981. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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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