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Ionia School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 613 students in Ionia School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Ionia School District have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
8 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
2,717 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
152 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Ionia School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 84% has increased from 79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#440 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
38%
Graduation Rate
84%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.60
# American Indian Students
2 Students
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
6 Students
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
336 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
9%
# Black Students
26 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
2,239 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
83%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
107 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
244
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
188
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
196
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
197
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
189
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
212
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
194
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
213
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
206
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
222
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
219
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
211
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
226
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,451 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,835 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$39 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$35 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,451
$18,510
Spending / Student
$12,835
$17,693
Best Ionia School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ionia Middle School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
438 Union St
Ionia, MI 48846
(616) 527-0040
Ionia, MI 48846
(616) 527-0040
Grades: 6-8
| 613 students
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