Other / mixed grade configuration · Vermontville, MI

Maple Valley Jrsr High School

Federal NCES profile for Maple Valley Jrsr High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 22/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 262262005970
0/100100/10022/100
👥 S:T ratio
32
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
25
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Maple Valley Jrsr High School earns 22/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Michigan median.

22
Resource Index · Lower
17:1
students per teacher
48.8%
free-lunch eligible
375
students enrolled

Maple Valley Jrsr High School has class sizes near the Michigan median. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

375

Michigan · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

22.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

17:1

vs 17.5:1 Michigan avg

-3% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

48.8%

vs 54.3% Michigan avg

-10% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Maple Valley Jrsr High School compares with Michigan and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Maple Valley Jrsr High School

Maple Valley Jrsr High School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Vermontville, Michigan, enrolling 375 students.

At 17:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Michigan median, within a few percentage points of the 17.5:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 48.8% lands close to the Michigan typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

With 375 students, its enrollment sits close to the Michigan median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 3,375 scored Michigan schools.

Among 723 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Michigan schools statewide, it ranks #523, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 14/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 375 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 67.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 18.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Maple Valley Schools also operates Maplewood School (267 students) and Fuller Street Elementary School (204 students) alongside Maple Valley Jrsr High School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Maple Valley Jrsr High School compares

Maple Valley Jrsr High School on the metrics families compare, against Michigan and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Michigan Michigan avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 17:1 ▼ 3% 17.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 48.8% ▼ 10% 54.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 375 top 46% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

17:1
Leaner classes than 30% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
375
Bigger than 44% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
48.8%
free-lunch eligible - 10% below the Michigan average of 54.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
17:1
students per teacher - 3% below state mean
Top 53% in Michigan - lower ratio than 47% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
67.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$13,610
per pupil, district-wide - above Michigan avg of $13,507
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 375 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
14
in-school suspensions + 23 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 92.5%
Hispanic or Latino 4.3%
Two or More 2.1%
Asian 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%

Largest group: White at 92.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 14.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 14.2, Maple Valley Jrsr High School is less mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.

Programs

AP courses offered 3

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Maple Valley Schools, which includes Maple Valley Jrsr High School.

$13,610
Per student
+1%
vs Michigan
Avg $13,507
-18%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 22.9%
State 59.2%
Federal 18.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Maple Valley Jrsr High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Maplewood School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Fuller Street Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Maple Valley Pathways High School Smaller Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Maple Valley Jrsr High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Maple Valley Schools · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Michigan, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Maple Valley Jrsr High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Maple Valley Jrsr High School

How many students attend Maple Valley Jrsr High School?

Maple Valley Jrsr High School has 375 students enrolled. It is a public school in Vermontville, MI.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Maple Valley Jrsr High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Maple Valley Jrsr High School is 17:1, which is 3% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 8% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Maple Valley Jrsr High School?

48.8% of students at Maple Valley Jrsr High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Maple Valley Jrsr High School?

The largest demographic group at Maple Valley Jrsr High School is White at 92.5% of enrollment, in Vermontville, MI.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Maple Valley Jrsr High School?

Maple Valley Jrsr High School has a Resource Investment Index of 22/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Maple Valley Jrsr High School a good school?

Maple Valley Jrsr High School earns 22/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Michigan median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Maple Valley Schools?

Besides Maple Valley Jrsr High School, Maple Valley Schools also operates Maplewood School (267 students), Fuller Street Elementary School (204 students), and Maple Valley Pathways High School (23 students). See the Maple Valley Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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