For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 473 students in Alma Public Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Alma Public School have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% 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
5 Schools
1,346 Schools
# Students
1,844 Students
537,178 Students
# Teachers
120 Teachers
31,643 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Alma Public Schools, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 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 82% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#455 out of 862 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
38%
Graduation Rate
82%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.27
0.60
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
4%
% Hispanic
11%
9%
% Black
1%
23%
% White
85%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,856 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,512. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,893 is less than the state median of $17,694. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$27 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$26 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,856
$18,512
Spending / Student
$13,893
$17,694
Best Alma Public Schools Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Donald L Pavlik Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1700 Pine Ave
Alma, MI 48801
(989) 463-3111
Alma, MI 48801
(989) 463-3111
Gr: 6-8 | 473 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
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