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Ionia ISD

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Ionia.

Ionia’s School Grade B− better than 47% of Michigan school districts

Students
107
Schools
1
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Debt
$1.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ionia ISD

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of Michigan districts
  • Graduation rate 57 pts below the state
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.1M, about $10,486 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Ionia 12,753

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ionia. Grade by grade →

PK–53 elementary schoolsIonia Public Schools
6–8Ionia Middle SchoolIonia Public Schools
9–12Ionia High SchoolIonia Public Schools

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–39%
State average 33.6% · 49 students tested
Reading / language arts40–49%
State average 45.4% · 50 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)0–50%
State average 81.8% · 7 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% 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.

Enrollment over time
125’20
127’21
121’22
119’23
107’24

Down 14.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Hispanic 7%Black 4%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Freedom Acres School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Ionia
C
107 students8:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Ionia Public SchoolsEaston Township, Ionia Township, Orange Township
$12,742per student
Saranac Community SchoolsBerlin Township, Easton Township
$12,939per student
Lakewood Public SchoolsBerlin Township
$13,306per student
Portland Public School DistrictOrange Township
$13,583per student

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.