Western School District
Western School District is located in south Michigan. Western School District has 67.13 square miles of land area and 0.47 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Western School District population is 12,591. Western School District median household income is $52,217 in 2010-2014. Western School District median house value is $121,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Western School District is better than the state average in quality.
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Western School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations
1400 South Dearing Rd
Parma MI, 49269, Jackson County
Phone: 517-841-8100
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |
Total Students: | 2,926 | 2,927 | 2,894 | 2,937 | 2,914 | 2,897 | 2,923 |
English Language Learner Students: | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | NA |
Total Teachers: | 147.34 | 145.67 | 147.31 | 145.69 | 144.48 | 153.80 | 155.40 |
Prekindergarten: | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Kindergarten: | 10.00 | 10.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 11.80 | 9.30 |
Elementary: | 46.00 | 45.00 | 45.50 | 46.50 | 48.00 | 51.90 | 52.30 |
Secondary: | 67.34 | 66.17 | 68.81 | 65.67 | 65.17 | 72.10 | 70.60 |
Ungraded: | 24.00 | 23.50 | 23.00 | 23.52 | 21.31 | 17.00 | 22.20 |
Total Other Staff: | 142.17 | 138.60 | 145.96 | 143.23 | 137.80 | 134.40 | 143.70 |
Instructional Aides: | 48.05 | 42.49 | 34.76 | 34.93 | 27.23 | 25.60 | 8.40 |
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors: | 3.00 | 1.00 | 7.73 | 5.34 | 7.30 | 4.10 | 6.20 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 |
Other Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 | NA |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 2.40 |
Library/Media Support: | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
District Administrators: | 2.78 | 3.77 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
District Administrative Support: | 0.03 | 1.06 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
School Administrators: | 9.25 | 8.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 9.00 | 8.00 |
School Administrative Support: | 14.98 | 15.30 | 17.08 | 17.04 | 17.00 | 16.90 | 22.50 |
Student Support Services: | 11.51 | 11.30 | 14.81 | 14.01 | 10.60 | 10.50 | 22.40 |
Other Support Services: | 48.57 | 51.43 | 53.83 | 54.16 | 57.92 | 59.50 | 66.80 |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.86 | 20.09 | 19.65 | 20.16 | 20.17 | 18.84 | 18.81 |
Schools
Bean Elementary School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 3201 Noble Rd, Spring Arbor MI 49283 | |
Parma Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 385 Elizabeth St, Parma MI 49269 | |
Warner Elementary School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 118 Star Rd, Spring Arbor MI 49283 | |
Western High School | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 1400 South Dearing Rd, Parma MI 49269 | |
Western Middle School | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 1400 South Dearing Rd, Parma MI 49269 | |
Woodville Community Center | Grade 10 to Grade 12 | 3950 Catherine St, Jackson MI 49203 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | State Average |
MEAP Test | |||||
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 52.4% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 59% | 53.5% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 68% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 56.8% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 59.8% |
2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 55.2% |
2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 55.9% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 61.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 73.4% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 75.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 84.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 82.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 62.9% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 57.4% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 58.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 63.4% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 65.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 69% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 84.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 37.1% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 40.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 79.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 83.3% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 81.8% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 87.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 67% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 68.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 73.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 75.3% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 27.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 29.7% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74.8% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 74.1% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72.7% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 75.7% |
2006 | Listening | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 50% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 59.6% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 64.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 82.6% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 82.2% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 84.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 37.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 38.4% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 75.8% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 72.5% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 79.6% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 82% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 79% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 59.7% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 62% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 66.7% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 65.4% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 76.6% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 77.9% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 47.8% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 47.3% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 51.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 63.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 68.1% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 71.6% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 74.5% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 29.4% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 32.5% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 75.6% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 77.1% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 75.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 83.4% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 60.5% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.7% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 74.9% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 76.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 75.9% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 16.4% | 16.5% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.1% | 15.9% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 64.7% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 66.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 69.8% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 74.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 71.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 72.8% |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 28.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 28.6% |
MME Test | |||||
2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 51% |
2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 52.3% |
2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 52.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 46.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 49.3% |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 56% | 50.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 55% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 29.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 29% | 29% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 59.7% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 61.9% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 59.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 65.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 55.9% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 54% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 59% | 55.9% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 56.6% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 55.6% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 57.9% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 61% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 25.8% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 29% | 26% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 83.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 79.9% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 81.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 40.5% |
2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 41% | 39% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 40.1% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 41.1% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 43.4% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 43.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 46% | 47% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 49.4% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 49% |
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School District Fiscal Information
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | |
Total Revenue: | $26,832,000 | $9,272 | $26,806,000 | $9,127 | $26,520,000 | $9,101 | |||
Federal: | $1,573,000 | $544 | 5.9% | $1,230,000 | $419 | 4.6% | $1,759,000 | $604 | 6.6% |
State: | $19,467,000 | $6,727 | 72.6% | $19,237,000 | $6,550 | 71.8% | $18,128,000 | $6,221 | 68.4% |
Local: | $5,792,000 | $2,001 | 21.6% | $6,339,000 | $2,158 | 23.6% | $6,633,000 | $2,276 | 25.0% |
Total Expenditures: | $25,675,000 | $8,872 | $25,708,000 | $8,753 | $24,775,000 | $8,502 | |||
Total Current Expenditures: | $24,587,000 | $8,496 | $24,288,000 | $8,270 | $23,292,000 | $7,993 | |||
Instructional Expenditures: | $16,752,000 | $5,789 | 68.1% | $16,355,000 | $5,569 | 67.3% | $15,771,000 | $5,412 | 67.7% |
Student and Staff Support: | $928,000 | $321 | 3.8% | $897,000 | $305 | 3.7% | $818,000 | $281 | 3.5% |
Administration: | $3,180,000 | $1,099 | 12.9% | $3,252,000 | $1,107 | 13.4% | $2,985,000 | $1,024 | 12.8% |
Operations, Food, Other: | $3,727,000 | $1,288 | 15.2% | $3,784,000 | $1,288 | 15.6% | $3,718,000 | $1,276 | 16.0% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $151,000 | $52 | $317,000 | $108 | $251,000 | $86 | |||
Construction: | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
Total Other: | $174,000 | $60 | $157,000 | $53 | $173,000 | $59 | |||
Interest on Debt: | $763,000 | $264 | $946,000 | $322 | $1,059,000 | $363 | |||
Total Salary: | $13,159,000 | $4,547 | $13,383,000 | $4,557 | $13,238,000 | $4,543 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Salary: | $9,965,000 | $3,443 | 75.7% | $10,010,000 | $3,408 | 74.8% | $9,676,000 | $3,321 | 73.1% |
Other Salary: | $3,194,000 | $1,104 | 24.3% | $3,373,000 | $1,148 | 25.2% | $3,562,000 | $1,222 | 26.9% |
Total Benefit: | $7,479,000 | $2,584 | $6,908,000 | $2,352 | $6,402,000 | $2,197 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Benefit: | $5,630,000 | $1,945 | 75.3% | $5,085,000 | $1,731 | 73.6% | $4,593,000 | $1,576 | 71.7% |
Other Benefit: | $1,849,000 | $639 | 24.7% | $1,823,000 | $621 | 26.4% | $1,809,000 | $621 | 28.3% |
* Western School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.