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Kalkaska Public Schools is located close to the center of Michigan. Kalkaska Public Schools has 436.06 square miles of land area and 9.24 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Kalkaska Public Schools population is 12,475. Kalkaska Public Schools median household income is $39,212 in 2010-2014. Kalkaska Public Schools median house value is $94,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Kalkaska Public Schools is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (337 out of 510, bottom 34%) Elementary/Middle School: (449 out of 516, bottom 13%)* Rank: #443
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	12,475 (2010-2014), rank #212
Population Growth	-2.28% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	28.01/sq mi, rank #452
Median Household Income:	$39,212 at 2010-2014—0.58% increase since 2005-2009, rank #424
Median House Price:	$94,300 at 2010-2014—-13.41% increase since 2005-2009, rank #385
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	436.06 sq mi, rank #15
Water Area:	9.24 sq mi (2.08%), rank #85
State:	Michigan
County:	Kalkaska County
City:	Fife Lake, Alden, Rapid City, Kalkaska, Mancelona, South Boardman, Williamsburg, Manistee Lake, Grayling, Bear Lake
Zip:	49633, 49612, 49676, 49646, 49659, 49680, 49690, 49738
Area:	Traverse City, MI

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Kalkaska Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

315 South Coral St

Kalkaska MI, 49646, Kalkaska County

Phone: 231-258-9109

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,608	1,597	1,574	1,591	1,579	1,590	1,592
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	NA
Total Teachers:	90.45	89.85	87.85	87.10	91.06	85.90	84.40
Prekindergarten:	3.50	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	7.00	7.00	7.00	8.00	8.00	10.00	11.00
Elementary:	31.90	30.10	29.10	29.00	31.20	31.20	27.00
Secondary:	32.65	33.25	33.75	32.85	32.77	28.60	30.30
Ungraded:	15.40	16.50	15.00	14.25	16.09	16.10	16.10
Total Other Staff:	69.43	65.63	69.70	70.23	76.36	69.90	75.70
Instructional Aides:	12.80	10.80	5.80	9.50	12.50	9.80	20.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	4.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.00	4.80	4.80	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.60	2.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	2.80	2.80	3.00	3.40	3.00	3.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	3.30	3.30	1.30	1.30	1.20	3.00	6.50
District Administrative Support:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	4.00
School Administrators:	8.00	8.00	7.00	6.50	7.00	4.20	3.20
School Administrative Support:	11.20	11.20	11.20	11.20	9.95	10.00	7.80
Student Support Services:	11.24	7.90	15.25	12.55	13.70	11.80	4.00
Other Support Services:	15.89	17.63	18.35	19.18	21.01	19.10	19.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.78	17.77	17.92	18.27	17.34	18.51	18.86

Schools

Birch Street Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 3	309 North Birch St, Kalkaska MI 49646
Cherry Street Intermediate School	Grade 4 to Grade 5	315 South Cherry St, Kalkaska MI 49646
Kalkaska High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	109 North Birch St, Kalkaska MI 49646
Kalkaska Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1700 West Kalkaska St, Kalkaska MI 49646
Northside Educational Center	Grade 9 to Grade 12	405 East Dresden St, Kalkaska MI 49646
Rapid City Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	5258 River Rd, Rapid City MI 49676

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	41%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	53.6%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	65.1%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	66.7%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	57.2%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	59.1%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	50%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	56.7%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.6%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	73.3%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93.8%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.9%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.6%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.7%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	28.1%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	27.7%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.4%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.2%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.5%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.5%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.2%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.2%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	56.1%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61.2%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	54.4%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	39.2%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	40.2%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	59.8%	61.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77.1%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	74.8%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.1%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.7%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.1%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	24.2%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	34.2%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.7%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.3%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.4%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.3%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.7%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.3%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58.7%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.7%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	34.1%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	29.5%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	30.9%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	32.1%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	25.9%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	25%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	27%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71.1%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	63.7%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55.7%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66.1%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.6%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.3%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	20.2%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	36.5%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.6%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.9%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.4%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.4%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.5%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.9%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.7%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.1%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77.3%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	76.1%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	76.3%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73.4%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82.1%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	7.8%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	9.4%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	43%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	41.2%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	56.7%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	47.7%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	54.6%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	57.3%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68.6%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68.4%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.3%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.4%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	22.4%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	20.3%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.8%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.1%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.4%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.3%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.9%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88.1%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	56.5%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.9%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	73.7%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	71.6%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	13.6%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	12.7%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	69.5%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	73.7%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	73.5%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	55.1%	75.7%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	54.9%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	63.6%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73.7%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.9%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.7%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.6%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	16.1%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	21.9%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.5%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.5%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.2%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.3%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.9%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.2%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	55.4%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	57%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	75.2%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	81.1%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	84.7%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	69.2%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	44.2%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	41.1%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	41.4%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48.8%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.3%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70.6%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70.3%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62.7%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73.7%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	20.2%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	15.5%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.7%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.1%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.7%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.8%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.6%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.8%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	47.1%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.4%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	72.4%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	85.8%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	75%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78.6%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80.8%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	14.3%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	9.1%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	44.9%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	72.4%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	76.7%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	74.1%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	75.4%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	71.9%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	16.5%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	17.6%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	50.8%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	44%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	52%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	41.8%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	39.4%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	43.6%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	42.3%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	40%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	20.6%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	19%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.4%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	51.5%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	56%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69.1%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	54.4%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	53%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	53.4%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	51.5%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	55.4%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	58.8%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	71%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	29.4%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	29%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	80.6%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	73.5%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	83.3%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	85.7%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	78%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	43.1%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	36%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	38.6%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	34.7%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	39.6%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	38.8%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	55%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	51%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	50%	49%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$17,339,000	$11,016		$17,378,000	$10,923		$15,858,000	$10,043
Federal:	$2,387,000	$1,517	13.8%	$2,647,000	$1,664	15.2%	$1,717,000	$1,087	10.8%
State:	$5,619,000	$3,570	32.4%	$5,978,000	$3,757	34.4%	$6,262,000	$3,966	39.5%
Local:	$9,333,000	$5,929	53.8%	$8,753,000	$5,502	50.4%	$7,879,000	$4,990	49.7%
Total Expenditures:	$16,301,000	$10,356		$19,972,000	$12,553		$14,519,000	$9,195
Total Current Expenditures:	$14,128,000	$8,976		$13,695,000	$8,608		$13,865,000	$8,781
Instructional Expenditures:	$8,482,000	$5,389	60.0%	$8,120,000	$5,104	59.3%	$8,296,000	$5,254	59.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$827,000	$525	5.9%	$835,000	$525	6.1%	$792,000	$502	5.7%
Administration:	$2,014,000	$1,280	14.3%	$2,014,000	$1,266	14.7%	$2,206,000	$1,397	15.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,805,000	$1,782	19.9%	$2,726,000	$1,713	19.9%	$2,571,000	$1,628	18.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$274,000	$174		$5,266,000	$3,310		$472,000	$299
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$109,000	$69		$54,000	$34		$65,000	$41
Interest on Debt:	$1,790,000	$1,137		$957,000	$602		$99,000	$63

Total Salary:	$6,947,000	$4,414		$6,867,000	$4,316		$7,167,000	$4,539
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,007,000	$3,181	72.1%	$4,837,000	$3,040	70.4%	$5,060,000	$3,205	70.6%
Other Salary:	$1,940,000	$1,233	27.9%	$2,030,000	$1,276	29.6%	$2,107,000	$1,334	29.4%
Total Benefit:	$4,286,000	$2,723		$3,892,000	$2,446		$3,837,000	$2,430
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,153,000	$2,003	73.6%	$2,802,000	$1,761	72.0%	$2,739,000	$1,735	71.4%
Other Benefit:	$1,133,000	$720	26.4%	$1,090,000	$685	28.0%	$1,098,000	$695	28.6%

* Kalkaska Public Schools was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.