Top Rankings
Sparta Area Schools ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 490 students in Sparta Area Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Sparta Area School have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% 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
4 Schools
1,348 Schools
# Students
2,392 Students
537,270 Students
# Teachers
139 Teachers
31,648 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Sparta Area Schools, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 846 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 86% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#263 out of 862 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
38%
Graduation Rate
86%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.60
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
13%
9%
% Black
2%
23%
% White
82%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,133 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,997 is higher than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$39 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$48 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,133
$18,510
Spending / Student
$19,997
$17,693
Best Sparta Area Schools Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Sparta Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
235 E Spartan Dr
Sparta, MI 49345
(616) 887-8211
Sparta, MI 49345
(616) 887-8211
Gr: 6-8 | 490 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 19%
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