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Plainwell Community Schools
A public school district in Plainwell, Michigan, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,634
- Students enrolled
- 143.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 350.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,191
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,634 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,674th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 152nd of 880 in Michigan. Larger than 79% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,191 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 27% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Plainwell Community Schools spent $13,495 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,247 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $13,495 | $35.7 million | 2,647 |
| FY2023 | $13,191 | $34.6 million | 2,623 |
| FY2022 | $11,416 | $30.4 million | 2,667 |
| FY2021 | $10,420 | $27.6 million | 2,653 |
| FY2020 | $9,449 | $26.6 million | 2,815 |
| FY2019 | $9,573 | $26.6 million | 2,780 |
| FY2018 | $9,198 | $25.9 million | 2,820 |
| FY2017 | $8,867 | $24.7 million | 2,782 |
| FY2016 | $8,663 | $23.8 million | 2,744 |
| FY2015 | $8,625 | $23.4 million | 2,708 |
| FY2014 | $8,341 | $22.7 million | 2,724 |
| FY2013 | $8,192 | $22.4 million | 2,731 |
| FY2012 | $8,231 | $22.2 million | 2,703 |
| FY2011 | $8,140 | $22.3 million | 2,737 |
| FY2010 | $7,975 | $22.3 million | 2,796 |
| FY2009 | $7,942 | $22.8 million | 2,870 |
| FY2008 | $7,734 | $22.8 million | 2,943 |
| FY2007 | $7,763 | $22.7 million | 2,922 |
| FY2006 | $7,380 | $21.8 million | 2,958 |
| FY2005 | $7,247 | $20.6 million | 2,845 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.7 million | 8.3% |
| State | $28.4 million | 62.9% |
| Local | $13.0 million | 28.8% |
| Total | $45.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Cooper Elementary School | 288 |
| Gilkey Elementary School | 439 |
| Plainwell High School | 828 |
| Plainwell Middle School | 569 |
| Renaissance High School | 86 |
| Starr Elementary School | 410 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2628530
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Michigan — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Michigan — A to Z, each with its page.
- Michigan on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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