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Ishpeming Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
324 E Pearl St
Ishpeming, MI 49849
Phone
(906) 485-1066
District
Ishpeming Public School District No. 1
County
MARQUETTE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
182
Classroom Teachers
11

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.4% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Ishpeming Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
38%
38%
44%
13%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
34%
28%
38%
20%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
34%
38%
37%
19%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
14
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 45 24.7%
Grade 6 48 26.4%
Grade 7 49 26.9%
Grade 8 40 22.0%
Total 182 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.5% 95.3% 67.0%
Black 1.2% 1.3% 19.1%
Hispanic 1.2% 1.9% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.2% 1.3% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 57.7% 61.8% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 56.0% 59.4% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.6% 2.4% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 6,386 10,037,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 680.9 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.3% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.4% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.7% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.3% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 18.2% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,607 4,040,168
Single Parent Households With Children 10.2% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.0% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.9% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 4.5% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.4% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.9% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 22.8% 16.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.3% 15.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 19.6% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 10.5% 9.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,775 $5,264,000 48.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $606 $410,000 3.8%
Staff $570 $386,000 3.5%
General Administration $529 $358,000 3.3%
School Administration $765 $518,000 4.7%
Operation $1,210 $819,000 7.5%
Transportation $479 $324,000 3.0%
Other $2,083 $1,410,000 12.9%
Total Support $6,241 $4,225,000 38.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,097 $1,420,000 13.0%
Total Expenditures $16,114 $10,909,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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