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Paw Paw Public School District

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Paw Paw Public School District is located in south Michigan. Paw Paw Public School District has 76.78 square miles of land area and 2.54 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Paw Paw Public School District population is 12,896. Paw Paw Public School District median household income is $55,010 in 2010-2014. Paw Paw Public School District median house value is $133,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Paw Paw Public School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (134 out of 510, top 26%) Elementary/Middle School: (259 out of 516, bottom 50%)* Rank: #222
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	12,896 (2010-2014), rank #205
Population Growth	-0.25% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	162.58/sq mi, rank #230
Median Household Income:	$55,010 at 2010-2014—10.06% increase since 2005-2009, rank #141
Median House Price:	$133,800 at 2010-2014—-6.37% increase since 2005-2009, rank #162
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	76.78 sq mi, rank #256
Water Area:	2.54 sq mi (3.21%), rank #191
State:	Michigan
County:	Van Buren County
City:	Paw Paw, Mattawan, Kalamazoo
Zip:	49079, 49071, 49009
Area:	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI

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Paw Paw Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

119 Johnson Rd

Paw Paw MI, 49079, Van Buren County

Phone: 269-657-8800

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,228	2,248	2,287	2,344	2,386	2,375	2,352
English Language Learner Students:	54	58	66	69	62	58	62
Total Teachers:	120.98	120.30	117.50	125.40	128.60	133.40	137.10
Prekindergarten:	3.00	3.80	3.20	3.50	2.40	3.00	4.00
Kindergarten:	8.00	7.00	6.00	7.00	5.00	5.00	4.50
Elementary:	38.00	36.00	36.00	36.00	38.00	40.00	41.00
Secondary:	50.08	50.00	49.00	52.60	54.40	55.40	56.60
Ungraded:	21.90	23.50	23.30	26.30	28.80	30.00	31.00
Total Other Staff:	133.14	139.96	140.53	140.31	153.86	159.20	160.30
Instructional Aides:	17.48	11.50	19.00	16.00	20.60	21.80	21.70
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	1.50	1.60	1.60	2.15	3.10	7.10
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00	3.00	3.00	4.40	4.60	4.60	4.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	3.00	3.00	4.40	4.60	4.60	4.60
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	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:	2.60	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	6.00
District Administrative Support:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrators:	6.80	7.10	7.00	6.00	7.00	7.00	9.10
School Administrative Support:	19.40	19.90	18.90	19.33	21.80	21.10	19.00
Student Support Services:	22.02	27.80	24.76	20.82	17.37	20.30	14.70
Other Support Services:	59.84	64.16	61.27	66.16	73.34	74.30	74.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.42	18.69	19.46	18.69	18.55	17.80	17.16

Schools

Michigan Avenue Academy	Grade 7 to Grade 12	600 East Michigan Ave, Paw Paw MI 49079
Paw Paw Early Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 2	512 West North St, Paw Paw MI 49079
Paw Paw High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	30609 East Red Arrow Hwy, Paw Paw MI 49079
Paw Paw Later Elementary	Grade 3 to Grade 5	612 West North St, Paw Paw MI 49079
Paw Paw Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	313 West Michigan Ave, Paw Paw MI 49079

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	63.9%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	54.2%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	75.3%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	68.8%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	63.9%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	61.3%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	60.4%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	60%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.4%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93.2%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.1%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.8%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.1%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	35.6%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	54.1%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.7%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.2%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.5%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.1%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.9%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	62.7%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.5%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	38.6%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	40.8%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	52.3%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	69.1%	61.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.7%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.5%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.7%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.2%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.3%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	30%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	47.4%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.2%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.5%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.2%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.1%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93.6%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.7%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64.3%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.7%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	54.9%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	41.8%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	50.3%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	45.9%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	39.3%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	30.7%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	39.8%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.3%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.8%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.4%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.3%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.2%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.2%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	32.7%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	43.4%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.8%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.1%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.3%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.1%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.3%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.5%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81.2%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84.5%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89.8%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	90.2%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	83.3%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85.8%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	17.2%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	11.1%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	52.9%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	53.1%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	63.5%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	70.6%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70.5%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.4%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.6%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.1%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86.8%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86.1%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	19.7%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	35.4%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.9%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.4%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.2%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93.1%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.7%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.9%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.1%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	84.3%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	78.6%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	25.4%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	31%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	77.2%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	75.8%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	77.3%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	81.2%	75.7%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	69.4%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.5%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.5%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.7%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91.8%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91.3%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	38.6%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	41%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81.7%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.9%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.3%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.1%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81.4%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	58.3%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.5%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	67.2%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	65.8%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	76.8%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	82.7%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	53.4%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	51.7%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	53.6%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.9%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.2%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.8%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.7%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.9%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	21.5%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	27.7%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.7%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.1%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.5%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.1%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.4%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58.7%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	82.2%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	84.2%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.3%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	86.4%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	84.9%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	82.4%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	15.6%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	15.3%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	69.9%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	65.2%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	72.6%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80.2%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	81%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	81.1%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	42.1%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	46%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	59.9%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	59.4%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	54.3%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	57.6%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	51.3%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	53.1%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	61.2%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	55%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	29.9%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	27%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66.2%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69.4%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64.6%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.9%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.9%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	64.7%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	62.1%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	61.7%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	69%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	71%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	29.9%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	30%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	86.5%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	87.7%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	83.4%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	85.9%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	86%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	48.4%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	46%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	46%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	39.1%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	43.4%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	50.6%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	49%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	58.5%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	57%	49%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$23,865,000	$10,435		$22,891,000	$9,766		$23,040,000	$9,656
Federal:	$1,401,000	$613	5.9%	$1,205,000	$514	5.3%	$1,636,000	$686	7.1%
State:	$14,485,000	$6,334	60.7%	$14,556,000	$6,210	63.6%	$14,245,000	$5,970	61.8%
Local:	$7,979,000	$3,489	33.4%	$7,130,000	$3,042	31.1%	$7,159,000	$3,000	31.1%
Total Expenditures:	$21,518,000	$9,409		$21,623,000	$9,225		$22,205,000	$9,306
Total Current Expenditures:	$19,071,000	$8,339		$19,150,000	$8,170		$19,302,000	$8,090
Instructional Expenditures:	$11,648,000	$5,093	61.1%	$11,665,000	$4,977	60.9%	$11,929,000	$5,000	61.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,087,000	$475	5.7%	$1,220,000	$520	6.4%	$1,305,000	$547	6.8%
Administration:	$2,769,000	$1,211	14.5%	$2,639,000	$1,126	13.8%	$2,453,000	$1,028	12.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,567,000	$1,560	18.7%	$3,626,000	$1,547	18.9%	$3,615,000	$1,515	18.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$312,000	$136		$292,000	$125		$643,000	$269
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$378,000	$158
Total Other:	$376,000	$164		$350,000	$149		$351,000	$147
Interest on Debt:	$1,696,000	$742		$1,771,000	$756		$1,862,000	$780

Total Salary:	$9,809,000	$4,289		$10,063,000	$4,293		$10,535,000	$4,415
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$6,862,000	$3,000	70.0%	$7,071,000	$3,017	70.3%	$7,406,000	$3,104	70.3%
Other Salary:	$2,947,000	$1,289	30.0%	$2,992,000	$1,276	29.7%	$3,129,000	$1,311	29.7%
Total Benefit:	$5,362,000	$2,345		$5,327,000	$2,273		$4,895,000	$2,052
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,839,000	$1,679	71.6%	$3,798,000	$1,620	71.3%	$3,491,000	$1,463	71.3%
Other Benefit:	$1,523,000	$666	28.4%	$1,529,000	$652	28.7%	$1,404,000	$588	28.7%

* Paw Paw Public School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.