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Homer Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
403 S Hillsdale St
Homer, MI 49245
Phone
(517) 568-4456
District
Homer Community School District
County
CALHOUN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
264
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

3

(10 is best)

Better than 28.8% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Homer Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
38%
38%
44%
15%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
34%
33%
38%
16%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
34%
31%
37%
15%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
17
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 72 27.3%
Grade 6 62 23.5%
Grade 7 59 22.3%
Grade 8 71 26.9%
Total 264 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.4% 96.0% 67.0%
Black 0.8% 0.6% 19.1%
Hispanic 3.9% 3.3% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 57.2% 59.6% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 50.4% 54.5% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.8% 5.1% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 4,420 10,034,113
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 47.3 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.2% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.7% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.4% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 17.1% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,511 4,009,253
Single Parent Households With Children 12.6% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.4% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 13.0% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.4% 16.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.0% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.3% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 23.8% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.2% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.8% 11.6%
$15,000 or less 7.7% 9.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,631 $6,944,000 58.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $681 $620,000 5.2%
Staff $471 $429,000 3.6%
General Administration $324 $295,000 2.5%
School Administration $662 $602,000 5.0%
Operation $834 $759,000 6.3%
Transportation $367 $334,000 2.8%
Other $660 $601,000 5.0%
Total Support $4,000 $3,640,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,526 $1,389,000 11.6%
Total Expenditures $13,157 $11,973,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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