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Covert Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Covert Township, and parts of South Haven Township.

Covert Township’s School Grade D better than 10% of Michigan school districts

Students
324
Schools
3
Spent per student
$19,355
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Debt
$4.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Covert Public Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 10% of Michigan districts
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 32 pts below the state
  • Spends 17% more per student than the MI average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.1M, about $12,627 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 10% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Covert Township. Grade by grade →

PK–5Covert Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Covert Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Covert High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency6–9%
State average 33.6% · 158 students tested
Reading / language arts15–19%
State average 45.4% · 155 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)40–59%
State average 81.8% · 26 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,355 per student · 17% above MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 40%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 15%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
353’20
321’21
308’22
344’23
324’24

Down 8.2% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 66%Black 16%White 13%Two or more races 5%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.