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Allegan Area Educational Service Agency School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 92 students in Allegan Area Educational Service Agency School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Allegan Area Educational Service Agency School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,329 Schools
# Students
92 Students
535,615 Students
# Teachers
40 Teachers
32,063 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
4:1
4:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Allegan Area Educational Service Agency School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of PS% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#568 out of 862 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
21-39%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≥50%
38%
Graduation Rate
(19-20)<50%
86%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)36.4%
33.3%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.37
0.61
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
12%
9%
% Black
1%
23%
% White
78%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $445,033 is higher than the state median of $22,572. The school district revenue/student has grown by 26% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $408,500 is higher than the state median of $21,839. The school district spending/student has grown by 27% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$41 MM
$30,868 MM
Spending
$38 MM
$29,866 MM
Revenue / Student
$445,033
$22,572
Spending / Student
$408,500
$21,839
Best Allegan Area Educational Service Agency School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Hillside Learning Center
Special Education School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
212 Grove St
Allegan, MI 49010
(269) 512-7900
Allegan, MI 49010
(269) 512-7900
Gr: PK-12 | 92 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Minority enrollment: 22%
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