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Portage Public Schools

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Portage Public Schools is located in south Michigan. Portage Public Schools has 40.15 square miles of land area and 2.67 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Portage Public Schools population is 52,267. Portage Public Schools median household income is $60,289 in 2010-2014. Portage Public Schools median house value is $153,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Portage Public Schools is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (34 out of 510, top 7%) Elementary/Middle School: (39 out of 516, top 8%)* Rank: #70
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	14
Population	52,267 (2010-2014), rank #36
Population Growth	2.68% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,220.68/sq mi, rank #96
Median Household Income:	$60,289 at 2010-2014—1.83% increase since 2005-2009, rank #90
Median House Price:	$153,700 at 2010-2014—-6.11% increase since 2005-2009, rank #103
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	40.15 sq mi, rank #382
Water Area:	2.67 sq mi (6.24%), rank #189
State:	Michigan
County:	Kalamazoo County
City:	Kalamazoo, Portage, Scotts
Zip:	49009, 49002, 49024, 49088, 49048, 49008
Area:	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI

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Portage Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

8107 Mustang Dr

Portage MI, 49002, Kalamazoo County

Phone: 269-323-5000

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	8,700	8,707	8,639	8,659	8,873	8,787	8,825
English Language Learner Students:	244	35	0	28	47	31	30
Total Teachers:	469.78	448.56	440.74	457.74	504.29	502.40	504.70
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.76	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	36.50	34.00	18.50	19.00	18.63	18.00	18.50
Elementary:	178.48	165.09	163.17	166.93	175.15	170.90	178.60
Secondary:	189.15	186.79	188.78	206.57	237.21	238.90	244.70
Ungraded:	65.65	62.68	70.29	63.48	73.30	74.60	62.90
Total Other Staff:	423.16	408.65	408.76	537.03	549.41	504.80	503.60
Instructional Aides:	85.65	61.77	59.02	60.38	30.62	25.30	21.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	10.50	8.70	12.71	14.71	12.39	12.50	12.10
Total Guidance Counselors:	13.67	12.80	12.23	11.50	18.30	20.10	19.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.75	2.70	3.70	2.70
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	13.67	12.80	12.23	9.50	13.60	13.40	12.40
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.25	2.00	3.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	7.59	7.69	7.60	7.50	13.00	13.00	13.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	6.99	8.99	5.79	5.99	5.99	5.00	5.10
District Administrative Support:	7.33	6.41	6.63	7.44	5.29	6.60	5.00
School Administrators:	26.51	27.01	25.13	23.51	24.40	23.00	25.20
School Administrative Support:	43.23	45.79	49.01	71.01	67.86	65.80	65.70
Student Support Services:	38.92	45.09	41.37	86.94	100.57	99.60	102.50
Other Support Services:	182.77	184.40	189.27	248.05	270.99	233.90	234.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.52	19.41	19.60	18.92	17.60	17.49	17.49

Schools

12th Street Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	6501 South 12th St, Portage MI 49024
Amberly Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	6637 Amberly St, Portage MI 49024
Angling Road Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	5340 Angling Rd, Portage MI 49024
Central Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	8422 South Westnedge Ave, Portage MI 49002
Haverhill Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	6633 Haverhill Ave, Portage MI 49024
Lake Center Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	10011 Portage Rd, Portage MI 49002
Moorsbridge Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	7361 Moors Bridge Rd, Portage MI 49024
Portage Central High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	8135 South Westnedge Ave, Portage MI 49002
Portage Central Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	8305 South Westnedge Ave, Portage MI 49002
Portage Community High School	Grade 6 to Grade 12	1010 West Milham Ave, Portage MI 49024
Portage North Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	5808 Oregon Ave, Portage MI 49024
Portage Northern High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1000 Idaho Ave, Portage MI 49024
Portage West Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	7145 Moors Bridge Rd, Portage MI 49024
Woodland Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1401 Woodland Dr, Portage MI 49024

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	72.7%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	77.3%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	85.3%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	83%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	74.6%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	74.1%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	70%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	75.3%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.9%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.4%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.7%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.1%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.9%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	53.1%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	61.9%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95.4%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.7%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95.2%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95.7%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.3%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.3%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.3%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	56.7%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	71.7%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	70.1%	61.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.5%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.8%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.7%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.2%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	46%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	60.3%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95.8%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93.2%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94.1%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93.9%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.7%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.1%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	63.3%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	53.5%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	60.8%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	60%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	59.9%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	54.2%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	63.5%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.2%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.8%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	91.5%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89.3%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89.8%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.7%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	49.7%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	57%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.8%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95.8%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94.3%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.8%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94.5%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.9%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.7%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.1%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	90.5%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94.3%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	95.5%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	91.6%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89.2%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	21.9%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	19.5%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73.2%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	67.8%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	80.1%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	78.9%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.8%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.5%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.3%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88.9%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	37%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	45.4%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91.5%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93.9%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91.7%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93.3%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	95.7%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	92%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.5%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.7%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	84.4%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	85.3%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	37.6%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	35.8%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	84.5%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	83.6%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	83.7%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	88.5%	75.7%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.3%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.9%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92.7%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89.6%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	50.2%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	50.6%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.8%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.9%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.6%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	92.4%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.8%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.6%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.1%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	85.3%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	73.4%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	87.1%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	88.3%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	60.4%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	58.8%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	57.6%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.6%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85.5%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85.8%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.9%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.8%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	92%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	46.9%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	50.1%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.8%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.4%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.6%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.3%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.1%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.9%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.9%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.5%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	89.4%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	88.6%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	89.2%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	89.1%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	82.9%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	87.8%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	19.1%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	14.2%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	81.1%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	84%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	82.1%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	82.4%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	85.8%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	86%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	46.3%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	39.7%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	68.1%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	67.4%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	69.7%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	64.7%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	62%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	69.7%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	69.4%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	65%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	42.5%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	42%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73.7%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	75.9%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74.1%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	80.7%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	78%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.4%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	73.9%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	73.5%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	72.7%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	74.4%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	73%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	42.4%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	37%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	92.8%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	88.7%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	92.8%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	91.6%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	87%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	58.4%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	49%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	61.1%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	57.7%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	63.3%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	63.3%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	60%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	66.6%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	63%	49%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$88,327,000	$10,224		$90,302,000	$10,429		$89,704,000	$10,110
Federal:	$2,329,000	$270	2.6%	$4,867,000	$562	5.4%	$4,613,000	$520	5.1%
State:	$51,328,000	$5,941	58.1%	$49,771,000	$5,748	55.1%	$48,027,000	$5,413	53.5%
Local:	$34,670,000	$4,013	39.3%	$35,664,000	$4,119	39.5%	$37,064,000	$4,177	41.3%
Total Expenditures:	$92,164,000	$10,668		$111,995,000	$12,934		$131,012,000	$14,765
Total Current Expenditures:	$74,938,000	$8,674		$75,593,000	$8,730		$75,746,000	$8,537
Instructional Expenditures:	$45,033,000	$5,213	60.1%	$45,879,000	$5,298	60.7%	$46,542,000	$5,245	61.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$8,963,000	$1,038	12.0%	$8,984,000	$1,038	11.9%	$9,162,000	$1,033	12.1%
Administration:	$8,232,000	$953	11.0%	$8,155,000	$942	10.8%	$7,780,000	$877	10.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$12,710,000	$1,471	17.0%	$12,575,000	$1,452	16.6%	$12,262,000	$1,382	16.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$8,467,000	$980		$27,741,000	$3,204		$46,770,000	$5,271
Construction:	$4,393,000	$509		$20,691,000	$2,390		$45,215,000	$5,096
Total Other:	$2,466,000	$285		$2,106,000	$243		$2,039,000	$230
Interest on Debt:	$5,750,000	$666		$5,934,000	$685		$6,158,000	$694

Total Salary:	$41,038,000	$4,750		$42,356,000	$4,892		$44,391,000	$5,003
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$28,511,000	$3,300	69.5%	$29,276,000	$3,381	69.1%	$30,928,000	$3,486	69.7%
Other Salary:	$12,527,000	$1,450	30.5%	$13,080,000	$1,511	30.9%	$13,463,000	$1,517	30.3%
Total Benefit:	$20,518,000	$2,375		$19,711,000	$2,276		$18,471,000	$2,082
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$13,816,000	$1,599	67.3%	$13,397,000	$1,547	68.0%	$12,249,000	$1,380	66.3%
Other Benefit:	$6,702,000	$776	32.7%	$6,314,000	$729	32.0%	$6,222,000	$701	33.7%

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