Fennville School District

5 Memorial Dr
Fennville, MI 49408-9600
(District boundaries shown in map)
: 
5/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 293 students in Fennville School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Fennville School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 55% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,328 Schools
# Students
1,214 Students
535,490 Students
# Teachers
84 Teachers
32,052 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Fennville 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 79% has increased from 70-74% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (MI)
#506 out of 862 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

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23%
35%

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37%
45%

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23%
38%
79%
81.8%

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(2022-23)
35.6%
33.3%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.54
0.61

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% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
52%
9%

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% Black
1%
23%

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% White
44%
58%

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% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%

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All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $18,960 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,574. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,386 is less than the state median of $21,841. The school district spending/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
This School District
This State (MI)
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$30,868 MM

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Spending
$22 MM
$29,866 MM

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Revenue / Student
$18,960
$22,574

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Spending / Student
$18,386
$21,841

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Best Fennville School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Fennville Middle School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
1 Memorial Dr
Fennville, MI 49408
(269) 722-3550
Gr: 6-8 | 293 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 55%

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Quick Facts (26-27)

  • District size: 4 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 1,214 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 56%
  • : 79% (Top 50% in MI)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 23% (Btm 50%)
  • : 37% (Btm 50%)
  • : 23% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MI Dept. of Education

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