Menominee Area Public Schools

Public school district · Menominee County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2623550

Menominee Area Public Schools spent $14,391 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 55% of the other Michigan districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,214). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,154 students in 2024-25; 64.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,270 per student, down 0.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Michigan: 81.8%).

Spending per student among Michigan districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Menominee Area Public Schools in enrollment (1,134 to 1,159 students) and Menominee Area Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Menominee Area Public Schools, FY23Stockbridge Community Schools $15,009; NICE Community $14,865; Oscoda Area Schools $14,473; Menominee Area Public Schools $14,391; Tawas Area Schools $13,159; Blissfield Community Schools $12,979; Pinconning Area Schools $12,927; Laingsburg Community Schools $12,680; Quincy Community Schools $12,507; Great Lakes Learning Academy $10,624; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.8k10k12k14k16kStockbridge Community Schools$15,009NICE Community$14,865Oscoda Area Schools$14,473Menominee Area Public Schools$14,391Tawas Area Schools$13,159Blissfield Community Schools$12,979Pinconning Area Schools$12,927Laingsburg Community Schools$12,680Quincy Community Schools$12,507Great Lakes Learning Academy$10,624State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Menominee Area Public Schools, FY23Stockbridge Community Schools $15,009; NICE Community $14,865; Oscoda Area Schools $14,473; Menominee Area Public Schools $14,391; Tawas Area Schools $13,159; Blissfield Community Schools $12,979; Pinconning Area Schools $12,927; Laingsburg Community Schools $12,680; Quincy Community Schools $12,507; Great Lakes Learning Academy $10,624; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.8k10k12k14k16kStockbridge Community Schools$15,009NICE Community$14,865Oscoda Area Schools$14,473Menominee Area Public Schools$14,391Tawas Area Schools$13,159Blissfield Community Schools$12,979Pinconning Area Schools$12,927Laingsburg Community Schools$12,680Quincy Community Schools$12,507Great Lakes Learning Academy$10,624State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Menominee Area Public Schools, FY23Stockbridge Community Schools $15,009; NICE Community $14,865; Oscoda Area Schools $14,473; Menominee Area Public Schools $14,391; Tawas Area Schools $13,159; Blissfield Community Schools $12,979; Pinconning Area Schools $12,927; Laingsburg Community Schools $12,680; Quincy Community Schools $12,507; Great Lakes Learning Academy $10,624; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.8k12k16kStockbridge Community Schools$15,009NICE Community$14,865Oscoda Area Schools$14,473Menominee Area Public Schools$14,391Tawas Area Schools$13,159Blissfield Community Schools$12,979Pinconning Area Schools$12,927Laingsburg Community Schools$12,680Quincy Community Schools$12,507Great Lakes Learning Academy$10,624State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Menominee Area Public Schools, FY23Stockbridge Community Schools $15,009; NICE Community $14,865; Oscoda Area Schools $14,473; Menominee Area Public Schools $14,391; Tawas Area Schools $13,159; Blissfield Community Schools $12,979; Pinconning Area Schools $12,927; Laingsburg Community Schools $12,680; Quincy Community Schools $12,507; Great Lakes Learning Academy $10,624; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.8k12k16kStockbridge Community Schools$15,009NICE Community$14,865Oscoda Area Schools$14,473Menominee Area Public Schools$14,391Tawas Area Schools$13,159Blissfield Community Schools$12,979Pinconning Area Schools$12,927Laingsburg Community Schools$12,680Quincy Community Schools$12,507Great Lakes Learning Academy$10,624State median, 1,000+ students $14,214

Where the money came from

$18,407,000 in revenue: 64.4% state, 26.7% local and 8.9% federal. Total spending including $11,664,000 of capital outlay was $28,673,000, or $24,998 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Menominee Area Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $11,859,000; Local $4,909,000; Federal $1,639,000; total $18,407,000.
  • State$11,859,000 64%
  • Local$4,909,000 27%
  • Federal$1,639,000 9%

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

1,147 students in 2022-23, 1,154 students in 2023-24, 1,154 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Menominee Area Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,147, 2023-24: 1,154, 2024-25: 1,15405001k1.5k2022-231,1472023-241,1542024-251,154
Menominee Area Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,147, 2023-24: 1,154, 2024-25: 1,15405001k1.5k2022-231,1472023-241,1542024-251,154
Menominee Area Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,147, 2023-24: 1,154, 2024-25: 1,15405001k1.5k2022-231,1472023-241,1542024-251,154
Menominee Area Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,147, 2023-24: 1,154, 2024-25: 1,15405001k1.5k2022-231,1472023-241,1542024-251,154

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,14775.715.2
2023-241,15476.515.1
2024-251,15472.615.9

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

$4,166,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,632 per student

Menominee Area Public Schools booked $4,166,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 76 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 $55,062 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 18 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$2,711,00065.1%
Special education$610,00014.6%
Vocational$339,0008.1%
Other programs$506,00012.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,967 in 2018-19, $3,189 in 2019-20, $3,161 in 2020-21, $3,384 in 2021-22, $3,632 in 2022-23.

Menominee Area Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,967, 2019-20: $3,189, 2020-21: $3,161, 2021-22: $3,384, 2022-23: $3,63201k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9672019-20$3,1892020-21$3,1612021-22$3,3842022-23$3,632
Menominee Area Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,967, 2019-20: $3,189, 2020-21: $3,161, 2021-22: $3,384, 2022-23: $3,63201k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9672019-20$3,1892020-21$3,1612021-22$3,3842022-23$3,632
Menominee Area Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,967, 2019-20: $3,189, 2020-21: $3,161, 2021-22: $3,384, 2022-23: $3,63201k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9672019-20$3,1892020-21$3,1612021-22$3,3842022-23$3,632
Menominee Area Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,967, 2019-20: $3,189, 2020-21: $3,161, 2021-22: $3,384, 2022-23: $3,63201k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9672019-20$3,1892020-21$3,1612021-22$3,3842022-23$3,632

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 Menominee Area Public Schools scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading and 28-32% 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 arts37-41%44%518
Math28-32%34%521

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

85-89% of the 70 students in Menominee Area Public 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 rate85‑89%81.8%
Students in the class70115,301

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, 531 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Blesch Intermediate School53114.452.2%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.

1 middle school, 271 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Menominee Jr High School27120.550.2%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, 352 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Menominee High School35215.840.6%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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Central Elementary School

School in Menominee; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 264 students; 13.5 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Menominee Area Public 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 Menominee Area Public Schools

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentMenominee Area Public Schools ranks 155 of 347 Michigan districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,391).#155 of 347
  2. Every school district in MichiganMenominee Area Public Schools is the number 335 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 1,147 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#335 of 892
  3. Jackson County Intermediate School DistrictThe next larger Michigan district: 1,148 students in fall 2022.
  4. Laingsburg Community SchoolsThe next smaller Michigan district: 1,139 students in fall 2022, $12,680 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,680
  5. Compare Menominee Area Public Schools with Jackson County Intermediate School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Menominee High School, its largest high school352 students in 2024-25, 15.8 per teacher.352
  7. Teacher salary spending across MichiganMenominee Area Public Schools spent $55,062 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,387); spending, not a salary.$55,062
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Menominee Area Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Menominee Area Public Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,154 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Menominee Area Public Schools spend per student?
    $14,391 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 $14,270 per student, down 0.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Menominee Area Public Schools' money come from?
    $18,407,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 64.4% state, 26.7% local and 8.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Menominee Area Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 246 of the 1,456 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 16.9%, 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 Menominee Area Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $4,166,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,632 per student. Divided by the 76 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $55,062 per teacher, more than 18 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 Menominee Area Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Menominee Area Public Schools scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading and 28-32% 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 Menominee Area Public Schools?
    85-89% of the 70 students in Menominee Area Public 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 Menominee Area Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2623550. 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