C+
Ionia Public Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns
Serves Ionia, Ionia, Lyons, Easton, Orleans, Ronald, North Plains, Orange, Lyons and Muir, and parts of Berlin.
Students
2,659
Schools
8
Spent per student
$12,742
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Debt
$18.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Ionia Public Schools
- School Grade C+: better than 35% of Michigan districts
- Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 11 pts below the state
- Spends 23% less per student than the MI average
- 19 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6.8% since 2020
- Debt of $18.5M, about $6,970 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Weidman.
PK–43 elementary schoolsChippewa Hills School District
5–122 schoolsChippewa Hills School District
Test scores vs. MI
2020–21Math proficiency23%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)72%
State average 82.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,742 per student · 23% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 34%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 68%Federal 11%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
2,854’20
2,840’21
2,812’22
2,717’23
2,659’24
Down 6.8% since 2020.
Students
White 82%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 4%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
8 public schools.
AA Rather School
B−308 students20:1
Jefferson School
C−272 students18:1
RB Boyce Elementary School
C254 students20:1
Twin Rivers Elementary School
C−183 students19:1
Emerson School
C−166 students14:1
Ionia Middle School
B−629 students18:1
Ionia High School
B774 students19:1
Douglas R Welch High School
D73 students30:1
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.