Cedar Springs Public Schools, Michigan

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Cedar Springs Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 3,101 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Cedar Springs Public Schools is a school district in Michigan (Newaygo and Kent counties). During the 2024 school year, 3,101 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Cedar Springs Public Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Trent Gilmore2028
Matt Shoffner2028
Jason Lund20242028
Mistie Bowser2026
April Patin2026
Heidi Reed2026
Traci Slager2026

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $5,005,000 $1,498 10%
Local: $14,965,000 $4,479 28%
State: $32,570,000 $9,749 62%
Total: $52,540,000 $15,726
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $61,488,000 $18,404
Total Current Expenditures: $42,212,000 $12,634
Instructional Expenditures: $25,972,000 $7,773 42%
Student and Staff Support: $3,477,000 $1,040 6%
Administration: $4,663,000 $1,395 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $8,100,000 $2,424 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $14,491,000 $4,337
Construction: $12,000,000 $3,591
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $458,000 $137
Interest on Debt: $1,864,000 $557


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 35 <50 <50 15-19 PS 20-24 37
2018-2019 46 <50 <50 30-34 >=50 30-34 48
2017-2018 38 <50 <50 30-34 <50 15-19 39
2016-2017 41 >=50 <50 20-24 >=50 20-24 43
2015-2016 44 >=50 <50 30-34 <50 20-24 46
2014-2015 43 <50 <50 25-29 >=50 25-29 45
2013-2014 44 >=50 <50 20-24 <50 30-39 46
2012-2013 42 >=50 21-39 25-29 >=50 20-29 43
2011-2012 39 <50 <=20 30-34 <50 20-29 40
2010-2011 86 PS 60-79 80-89 >=50 >=90 86

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 48 <50 <50 25-29 PS 35-39 51
2018-2019 56 <50 <50 45-49 <50 45-49 58
2017-2018 40 <50 <50 30-34 <50 20-24 43
2016-2017 51 >=50 <50 25-29 <50 40-44 53
2015-2016 52 >=50 <50 35-39 >=50 30-34 53
2014-2015 51 >=50 <50 35-39 >=50 40-44 52
2013-2014 73 >=50 >=50 60-64 >=50 70-79 73
2012-2013 70 >=50 40-59 60-64 >=50 60-69 71
2011-2012 71 >=50 21-39 70-74 >=50 70-79 71
2010-2011 85 >=50 60-79 80-89 >=50 >=90 86

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 84 PS >=50 >=50 85-89
2018-2019 93 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 90-94
2017-2018 85 PS PS >=50 >=50 85-89
2016-2017 87 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 85-89
2015-2016 88 PS PS 60-79 PS >=50 90-94
2014-2015 89 >=50 PS PS 85-89
2013-2014 88 PS >=50 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 87 PS PS >=50 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 82 PS PS <50 PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 77 PS PS PS PS 75-79


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 3,101 -3.3
2022-2023 3,202 -4.3
2021-2022 3,341 -2.5
2020-2021 3,425 -5.0
2019-2020 3,597 2.4
2018-2019 3,511 -0.2
2017-2018 3,519 1.9
2016-2017 3,453 0.7
2015-2016 3,429 -0.6
2014-2015 3,449 1.4
2013-2014 3,401 0.8
2012-2013 3,374 -0.6
2011-2012 3,395 0.1
2010-2011 3,391 -1.3
2009-2010 3,435 -1.2
2008-2009 3,477 0.4
2007-2008 3,462 -1.0
2006-2007 3,498 -0.2
2005-2006 3,505 -2.1
2004-2005 3,579 4.8
2003-2004 3,407 -2.4
2002-2003 3,489 4.4
2001-2002 3,334 3.4
2000-2001 3,221 0.2
1999-2000 3,216 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Cedar Springs Public Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 3.7
Black 0.4 18.2
Hispanic 5.5 9.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 5.6 5.3
White 87.8 63.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Cedar Springs Public Schools had 177.59 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.46.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 6.00
Kindergarten: 13.00
Elementary: 69.50
Secondary: 78.49
Total: 177.59

Cedar Springs Public Schools employed 13.00 district administrators and 12.60 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 13.00
District Administrative Support: 6.00
School Administrators: 12.60
School Administrative Support: 21.97
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 35.26
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 5.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 6.01
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 6.01
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 35.16
Other Support Services: 106.76


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Cedar Springs Public Schools operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Beach Elementary School4332-3
Cedar Springs Early Childhood Center0PK-PK
Cedar Springs High School1,0159-12
Cedar Springs Middle School4466-7
Cedar Trails Elementary School475PK-1
Cedar View Elementary School4424-5
New Beginnings Alternative High School639-12
Red Hawk Intermediate2108-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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