Ishpeming Public School District
Public
Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade
Public schools for Ishpeming.
At a glance
612Students enrolled
4Schools
$14,713Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
46%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Ishpeming
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs MI
Math proficiency28%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 82.9%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$14,713
per student each year · 11% below the MI average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
675’20
654’21
651’22
657’23
612’24
Students
White · 88%539
Two or more races · 8%47
Hispanic · 2%10
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%8
Black · 1%6
Asian · 0%1
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools4 in district
Birchview SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 233 students · Ishpeming
BPublicIshpeming Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 185 students · Ishpeming
B-PublicIshpeming High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 172 students · Ishpeming
B-PublicIshpemingNegauneeNICE Comm Ed DivisionHigh · Grades 7–12 · 22 students · Ishpeming
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.