Western School District

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade

Public schools for Spring Arbor, Sandstone, Parma and Parma, and parts of Blackman, Concord and Tompkins.

At a glance

2,688Students enrolled

6Schools

4Towns served

$13,852Spent per student

18:1Student–teacher ratio

43%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

Spring ArborSandstoneParmaParma

Grades K–5

Bean Elementary School or Warner Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Western Middle School594 students · ParmaThis district

Grades 9–12

Western High School809 students · ParmaThis district

Grades PK–5

Parma Elementary School408 students · ParmaThis district

Grades 6–8

Western Middle School594 students · ParmaThis district

Grades 9–12

Western High School809 students · ParmaThis district

Grades PK–5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listSpringport Public Schools

Grades 6–8

Western Middle School or Springport Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Western High School or Springport High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–5

Bean Elementary School or Parma Elementary School or Warner Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Western Middle School594 students · ParmaThis district

Grades 9–12

Western High School809 students · ParmaThis district

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 proficiency33%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts50%

State average 47.9%

Graduation rate (4-year)81%

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

$13,852

per student each year · 16% below the MI average

Spending

Classroom instruction64%

Support & administration32%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)22%

State74%

Federal4%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,840’20

2,763’21

2,757’22

2,687’23

2,688’24

Students

White · 84%2,266

Two or more races · 7%186

Hispanic · 5%142

Black · 2%59

Asian · 1%23

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%7

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Spring Arbor8,498 people

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Sandstone3,902 people

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Parma2,651 people · Grades PK–5 at Springport Elementary School or Bean Elementary School and others

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Parma624 people

Also covers small parts of Blackman, Concord and Tompkins.

Schools6 in district

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Bean Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 409 students · Spring Arbor

BPublic 📚

Parma Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 408 students · Parma

BPublic 📚

Warner Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 371 students · Spring Arbor

B+Public 📚

Western Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 594 students · Parma

B-Public 🏫

Western High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 809 students · Parma

A-Public 🏫

Woodville Community CenterHigh · Grades 9–12 · 97 students · Jackson

CPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Jackson Public SchoolsJackson · Summit · $18,407 per student

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Hanover-Horton SchoolsHanover · Pulaski · $13,890 per student

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Marshall Public SchoolsAlbion · Sheridan · $15,640 per student

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East Jackson Community SchoolsLeoni · $16,155 per student

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.