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Sparta Area Schools

Sparta, Michigan · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

2,371
Students enrolled
4
Public schools
141
Classroom teachers (FTE)
16.8:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 18
  • Kindergarten 197
  • Grade 1 187
  • Grade 2 171
  • Grade 3 160
  • Grade 4 192
  • Grade 5 165
  • Grade 6 164
  • Grade 7 179
  • Grade 8 160
  • Grade 9 164
  • Grade 10 180
  • Grade 11 197
  • Grade 12 237

By race/ethnicity

  • White 81%
  • Hispanic/Latino 14%
  • Two or more races 3%
  • Black or African American 2%
  • Asian <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

39% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 906 of 2,353 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 32%
  • Reduced-price lunch 7%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$15,176 spent per student on day-to-day operations Michigan median: $14,724 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $9,559
  • Support services $4,861
  • Other (food service, etc.) $755

Where the money comes from

  • Local 33%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 7%

Total revenue $49.0 milliontotal spending $48.0 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Town: Fringe

Total staff (FTE)

327

District office

465 S UNION ST, Sparta MI 49345

County

Kent County

Official website

NCES District ID

2632370

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About Sparta Area Schools

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

Mission-The Sparta Area School District is committed to work in partnership with students, families, and the community. Our goal is to ensure that all students master the essential skills and develop the attitudes and behaviors necessary to function successfully in a changing world. This partnership is committed to guarantee an educational environment designed to challenge all students to achieve their highest potentials
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