Plainwell Community Schools, Michigan

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Plainwell Community Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,623 (2022-2023)
Schools: 6 (2022-2023)
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Plainwell Community Schools is a school district in Michigan (Barry, Kalamazoo, and Allegan counties). During the 2023 school year, 2,623 students attended one of the district's six schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Plainwell Community Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Andrea Barrows
Mike Hopson
Shannon Zabaldo
Derek Dunn2025
Rex Hall2022
Jill Dunham2016
Julli Bennett2014

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $3,099,000 $1,168 8%
Local: $11,908,000 $4,489 30%
State: $24,492,000 $9,232 62%
Total: $39,499,000 $14,888
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $39,898,000 $15,038
Total Current Expenditures: $27,645,000 $10,420
Instructional Expenditures: $17,736,000 $6,685 44%
Student and Staff Support: $1,914,000 $721 5%
Administration: $3,457,000 $1,303 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,538,000 $1,710 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $9,950,000 $3,750
Construction: $8,084,000 $3,047
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,048,000 $395
Interest on Debt: $1,255,000 $473


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[2][3]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 30 40-59 <50 25-29 PS <=10 31
2018-2019 48 40-59 >=50 40-44 PS 40-49 48
2017-2018 44 40-59 21-39 40-44 PS 40-59 43
2016-2017 51 >=80 21-39 40-44 PS 60-79 52
2015-2016 48 60-79 21-39 30-34 PS <50 49
2014-2015 48 60-79 21-39 40-49 PS PS 48
2013-2014 49 60-79 <=20 40-49 PS 40-59 50
2012-2013 49 >=50 <=20 21-39 PS 60-79 49
2011-2012 43 <50 <=20 40-59 PS 40-59 44
2010-2011 84 >=50 60-79 60-79 60-79 85

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 48 60-79 <50 40-44 PS 30-39 49
2018-2019 58 60-79 >=50 50-54 PS 40-49 58
2017-2018 45 60-79 60-79 30-34 PS 60-79 44
2016-2017 59 >=80 60-79 40-44 PS 60-79 59
2015-2016 58 60-79 40-59 35-39 PS >=50 59
2014-2015 55 40-59 21-39 40-49 PS PS 56
2013-2014 75 60-79 40-59 50-59 PS 60-79 76
2012-2013 75 >=50 60-79 40-59 PS 60-79 75
2011-2012 73 >=50 60-79 60-79 PS 60-79 73
2010-2011 85 >=50 60-79 60-79 60-79 85

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 88 PS PS >=50 PS PS 90-94
2018-2019 85 PS PS >=50 85-89
2017-2018 84 PS PS >=50 PS 80-84
2016-2017 86 PS PS >=50 PS 85-89
2015-2016 87 PS >=50 >=50 PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 89 PS >=50 PS PS 85-89
2013-2014 88 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 83 PS PS PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 81 PS PS >=50 PS 80-84
2010-2011 83 PS PS PS PS PS 80-84


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 2,623 -1.7
2021-2022 2,667 0.5
2020-2021 2,653 -6.1
2019-2020 2,815 1.2
2018-2019 2,780 -1.4
2017-2018 2,820 1.3
2016-2017 2,782 1.4
2015-2016 2,744 1.3
2014-2015 2,708 -0.6
2013-2014 2,724 -0.3
2012-2013 2,731 1.0
2011-2012 2,703 -1.3
2010-2011 2,737 -2.2
2009-2010 2,796 -2.6
2008-2009 2,870 -2.5
2007-2008 2,943 0.7
2006-2007 2,922 -1.2
2005-2006 2,958 3.8
2004-2005 2,845 -0.8
2003-2004 2,867 -1.0
2002-2003 2,897 2.6
2001-2002 2,822 2.4
2000-2001 2,755 0.1
1999-2000 2,752 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Plainwell Community Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.8 3.6
Black 1.0 18.1
Hispanic 5.8 8.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.6 5.1
White 87.6 63.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Plainwell Community Schools had 150.58 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.42.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 10.00
Elementary: 49.50
Secondary: 70.08
Total: 150.58

Plainwell Community Schools employed 7.00 district administrators and 8.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 2.00
School Administrators: 8.00
School Administrative Support: 22.30
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 38.30
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 6.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 3.40
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 5.50
Student Support Services: 44.45
Other Support Services: 41.26


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

Plainwell Community Schools operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cooper Elementary School259PK-5
Gilkey Elementary School393PK-5
Plainwell High School8159-12
Plainwell Middle School5966-8
Renaissance High School84KG-12
Starr Elementary School460PK-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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