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Cassopolis Public Schools is located in south Michigan. Cassopolis Public Schools has 124.72 square miles of land area and 4.73 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Cassopolis Public Schools population is 8,374. Cassopolis Public Schools median household income is $43,828 in 2010-2014. Cassopolis Public Schools median house value is $133,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Cassopolis Public Schools is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (449 out of 510, bottom 12%) Elementary/Middle School: (442 out of 516, bottom 14%)* Rank: #488
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	8,374 (2010-2014), rank #300
Population Growth	-1.83% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	64.69/sq mi, rank #350
Median Household Income:	$43,828 at 2010-2014—4.10% increase since 2005-2009, rank #335
Median House Price:	$133,300 at 2010-2014—2.70% increase since 2005-2009, rank #166
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	124.72 sq mi, rank #136
Water Area:	4.73 sq mi (3.66%), rank #128
State:	Michigan
County:	Cass County
City:	Cassopolis, Vandalia, Dowagiac, Jones, Edwardsburg, Niles
Zip:	49031, 49095, 49047, 49061, 49112, 49120
Area:	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI

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Cassopolis Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

725 Center St

Cassopolis MI, 49031, Cass County

Phone: 269-445-0500

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	962	1,048	1,086	1,202	1,262	1,289	1,319
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	NA
Total Teachers:	55.00	54.90	60.00	61.00	64.00	67.50	70.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.50	NA
Kindergarten:	3.00	3.00	4.00	5.00	4.00	3.50	5.50
Elementary:	19.10	19.00	19.80	22.00	23.00	24.50	21.50
Secondary:	25.80	26.30	26.60	26.00	26.67	26.70	28.70
Ungraded:	7.10	6.60	9.60	8.00	10.33	12.30	14.30
Total Other Staff:	62.34	77.17	76.14	80.74	91.00	98.00	97.00
Instructional Aides:	9.00	13.00	10.00	10.00	11.00	13.00	13.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	1.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	NA	1.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	5.95	8.10	8.45	7.50	7.00	6.00	6.00
District Administrative Support:	2.00	2.00	3.00	4.01	3.00	3.00	4.00
School Administrators:	0.05	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	4.00	4.00
School Administrative Support:	7.00	7.21	6.00	7.00	8.00	10.00	10.00
Student Support Services:	8.50	9.50	11.50	10.22	11.00	11.40	11.00
Other Support Services:	29.84	35.36	35.19	38.01	45.00	45.60	45.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.49	19.09	18.10	19.70	19.72	19.10	18.84

Schools

Cassopolis Alternative Ed.	Grade 9 to Grade 12	725 Center St, Cassopolis MI 49031
Ross Beatty High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	22721 Diamond Cove St, Cassopolis MI 49031
Sam Adams Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	114 Depot St, Cassopolis MI 49031

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	41.8%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	52%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	59.5%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	65.8%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	44.4%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	51.9%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	39.5%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	44.7%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.8%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.4%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.3%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.5%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.4%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.4%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	27.9%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	33.3%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.3%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.7%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.7%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95.8%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.3%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64.9%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	40.5%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	65.3%	61.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.9%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82.5%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82.9%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.1%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	25.6%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	35.4%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.8%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.3%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.3%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.5%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65.4%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	62.9%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	51.9%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	34.8%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	28.6%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	25%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	53.8%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	32.1%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	38.7%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70.5%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.1%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68.1%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.7%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66.7%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76.5%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	22.1%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	28.8%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.5%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.3%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.1%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.4%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.8%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.3%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.5%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84.2%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88.1%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72.1%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86.7%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74.7%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80.6%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	5.7%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	6.9%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	55.3%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	53.6%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	33.3%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	47.8%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	65.1%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72.3%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	67%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72.2%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.3%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89.5%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	29%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	30.5%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.8%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.3%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.8%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.3%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.9%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	60.9%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.6%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	71.9%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	59.3%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	11.4%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	18.2%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	61.2%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	63.4%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	64.6%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	61.1%	75.7%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	58%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	59.8%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.5%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	70.3%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75.4%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89.5%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	20.8%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	15.9%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.7%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.6%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63.4%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.6%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.9%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.2%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	51.9%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	69.3%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	71.6%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	75.5%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	61.5%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	36%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	40.3%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	42.9%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	51.2%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64.8%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.3%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.5%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48.4%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	63.5%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	20.8%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	19.2%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.3%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65.6%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	54.7%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.6%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.6%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.2%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.1%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80.5%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	75.2%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	63.4%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	69.8%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	10.1%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	7.9%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	53.7%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	50%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	52%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	64.6%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	73.3%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	72.8%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	16.1%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	20.9%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	37%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	39.5%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	46.2%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	32.5%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	37.5%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	37.5%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	36.1%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	25%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	9.2%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	8%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	48.2%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.9%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	56.9%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	51.4%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	50%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	51.3%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	33%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	35.7%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	44.8%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	53.1%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	43.1%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	50%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	15.8%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	9%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	71.4%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	79.1%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	75.4%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	84.7%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	78%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	21.1%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	29%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	20.7%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	19.5%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	29.2%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	32.4%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	30%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	36.4%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	24%	49%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$11,032,000	$10,158		$12,277,000	$10,214		$12,157,000	$9,633
Federal:	$991,000	$913	9.0%	$1,561,000	$1,299	12.7%	$1,298,000	$1,029	10.7%
State:	$5,275,000	$4,857	47.8%	$6,085,000	$5,062	49.6%	$6,229,000	$4,936	51.2%
Local:	$4,766,000	$4,389	43.2%	$4,631,000	$3,853	37.7%	$4,630,000	$3,669	38.1%
Total Expenditures:	$16,863,000	$15,528		$21,055,000	$17,517		$12,588,000	$9,975
Total Current Expenditures:	$10,339,000	$9,520		$10,425,000	$8,673		$10,150,000	$8,043
Instructional Expenditures:	$5,956,000	$5,484	57.6%	$5,739,000	$4,775	55.1%	$5,608,000	$4,444	55.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$790,000	$727	7.6%	$930,000	$774	8.9%	$835,000	$662	8.2%
Administration:	$1,323,000	$1,218	12.8%	$1,500,000	$1,248	14.4%	$1,486,000	$1,177	14.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,270,000	$2,090	22.0%	$2,256,000	$1,877	21.6%	$2,221,000	$1,760	21.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$6,071,000	$5,590		$10,067,000	$8,375		$2,054,000	$1,628
Construction:	$5,947,000	$5,476		$9,793,000	$8,147		$1,996,000	$1,582
Total Other:	$287,000	$264		$280,000	$233		$271,000	$215
Interest on Debt:	$148,000	$136		$159,000	$132		$98,000	$78

Total Salary:	$4,916,000	$4,527		$5,034,000	$4,188		$5,243,000	$4,155
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,386,000	$3,118	68.9%	$3,355,000	$2,791	66.6%	$3,432,000	$2,719	65.5%
Other Salary:	$1,530,000	$1,409	31.1%	$1,679,000	$1,397	33.4%	$1,811,000	$1,435	34.5%
Total Benefit:	$2,980,000	$2,744		$2,736,000	$2,276		$2,569,000	$2,036
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,094,000	$1,928	70.3%	$1,845,000	$1,535	67.4%	$1,696,000	$1,344	66.0%
Other Benefit:	$886,000	$816	29.7%	$891,000	$741	32.6%	$873,000	$692	34.0%

* Cassopolis Public Schools was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.