C+
Montabella Community Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns
Serves Home Township, Broomfield Township, Belvidere Township, Fremont Township, Edmore, Rolland Township, Millbrook Township, Day Township and McBride, and parts of Deerfield Township and Douglass Township.
Students
772
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,428
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Debt
$18.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Montabella Community Schools
- School Grade C+: better than 35% of Michigan districts
- Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts below the state
- Spends 7% less per student than the MI average
- 15 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 6.8% since 2020
- Debt of $18.2M, about $23,522 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Okemos.
PK–44 elementary schoolsOkemos Public Schools
6–8Chippewa Middle SchoolOkemos Public Schools
9–12Okemos High SchoolOkemos Public Schools
Test scores vs. MI
2020–21Math proficiency20%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts36%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)77%
State average 82.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,428 per student · 7% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 56%Federal 15%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
723’20
746’21
745’22
769’23
772’24
Up 6.8% since 2020.
Students
White 87%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Central Montcalm Public SchoolsEvergreen Township, Sidney Township, Stanton
$14,998per student
Chippewa Hills School DistrictLake Isabella, Sherman Township, Wheatland Township
$14,701per student
Lakeview Community SchoolsCato Township, Hinton Township, Pine Township
$14,089per student
Vestaburg Community SchoolsFerris Township, Richland Township
$13,603per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.