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Armada Area Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Armada, Ray, Richmond and Armada, and parts of Lenox, Bruce, Riley and Berlin.
Students
1,707
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,594
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Debt
$0.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Armada Area Schools
- School Grade A: better than 92% of Michigan districts
- Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 14 pts above the state
- Spends 6% less per student than the MI average
- 17 students per teacher
- Debt of $0.0M, about $28 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Shields.
PK–52 elementary schoolsSwan Valley School District
6–8Swan Valley Middle SchoolSwan Valley School District
9–12Swan Valley High SchoolSwan Valley School District
Test scores vs. MI
2020–21Math proficiency53%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 82.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,594 per student · 6% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 41%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 55%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,721’20
1,744’21
1,729’22
1,688’23
1,707’24
About steady.
Students
White 96%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
4 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.