Petoskey Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Petoskey, Michigan

Petoskey Middle School in Petoskey, Michigan enrolled 561 students in 2024-25 with 37.0 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the Michigan middle-school median of 17.5. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

582 students in 2022-23, 571 students in 2023-24, 561 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.8 to 37.0.

Students enrolled at Petoskey Middle School by school year2022-23: 582, 2023-24: 571, 2024-25: 56102004006002022-235822023-245712024-25561
Students enrolled at Petoskey Middle School by school year2022-23: 582, 2023-24: 571, 2024-25: 56102004006002022-235822023-245712024-25561
Students enrolled at Petoskey Middle School by school year2022-23: 582, 2023-24: 571, 2024-25: 56102004006002022-235822023-245712024-25561
Students enrolled at Petoskey Middle School by school year2022-23: 582, 2023-24: 571, 2024-25: 56102004006002022-235822023-245712024-25561
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2358235.816.3
2023-2457136.615.6
2024-2556137.015.2

15.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 84 of every 100 Michigan middle schools

Among the 488 Michigan middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.5; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; Petoskey Middle School 15.2; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPetoskey Middle School 15.2state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; Petoskey Middle School 15.2; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPetoskey Middle School 15.2state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; Petoskey Middle School 15.2; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPetoskey Middle School 15.2state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; Petoskey Middle School 15.2; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPetoskey Middle School 15.2state median 17.5U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 300 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Petoskey Middle School enrolled 600 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 300 of the 600 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions27
  • Chronically absent26.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

86.5% of students were White, 8.0% of two or more races, 2.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White86.5%
  2. Two or more races8.0%
  3. Hispanic2.7%
  4. American Indian2.1%
  5. Black0.4%
  6. Asian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Petoskey Middle School scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 55% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. 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 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Reading and language arts, 2021-2260‑64%61‑65%44%
Math, 2022-2355%54‑58% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Petoskey Middle School

  1. Harbor Springs Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 5.4 miles away: 233 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).5.4 mi
  2. Boyne City Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 378 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare Petoskey Middle School with Harbor Springs Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Public Schools of Petoskey spends per student$14,734 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,734
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganPetoskey Middle School is the number 207 by size of 489 Michigan middle schools open in 2024-25.#207 of 489
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 17.5 for middle schools.15.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Petoskey Middle School

  1. How many students attend Petoskey Middle School?
    561 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 582 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Petoskey, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Petoskey Middle School?
    15.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for middle schools is 17.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Petoskey Middle School a Title I school?
    Petoskey Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Petoskey Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Petoskey Middle School scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 55% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Petoskey Middle School in?
    Public Schools of Petoskey, NCES district ID 2627930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 262793006373 are the district's.

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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its 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 Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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