Sparta Area Schools
A public school district in Sparta, Michigan, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,371
- Students enrolled
- 140.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 326.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,662
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,371 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,977th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 174th of 880 in Michigan. Larger than 77% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,662 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 41% 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
Sparta Area Schools spent $14,662 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,491 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.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,662 | $35.7 million | 2,433 |
| FY2022 | $12,960 | $31.5 million | 2,428 |
| FY2021 | $11,543 | $28.5 million | 2,468 |
| FY2020 | $10,603 | $26.2 million | 2,474 |
| FY2019 | $10,528 | $26.3 million | 2,500 |
| FY2018 | $10,089 | $25.3 million | 2,511 |
| FY2017 | $9,881 | $25.3 million | 2,563 |
| FY2016 | $9,228 | $24.4 million | 2,645 |
| FY2015 | $9,032 | $23.7 million | 2,629 |
| FY2014 | $8,874 | $23.6 million | 2,656 |
| FY2013 | $9,387 | $25.4 million | 2,702 |
| FY2012 | $8,825 | $25.2 million | 2,860 |
| FY2011 | $8,937 | $24.9 million | 2,784 |
| FY2010 | $8,485 | $24.5 million | 2,893 |
| FY2009 | $8,152 | $23.6 million | 2,897 |
| FY2008 | $7,832 | $23.2 million | 2,964 |
| FY2007 | $7,738 | $22.8 million | 2,943 |
| FY2006 | $7,751 | $23.1 million | 2,978 |
| FY2005 | $7,491 | $22.6 million | 3,016 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.8 million | 8.1% |
| State | $28.0 million | 59.7% |
| Local | $15.1 million | 32.2% |
| Total | $46.9 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Appleview Elementary School | 517 |
| Ridgeview Elementary School | 555 |
| Sparta Middle School | 503 |
| Sparta Senior High School | 778 |
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
- 2632370
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 25, 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 2023
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 2023.
Data retrieved