Covert Public Schools, Michigan

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Covert Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 344 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Covert Public Schools is a school district in Michigan (Van Buren and Berrien counties). During the 2024 school year, 344 students attended one of the district's three schools.

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

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School board

Covert 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
Veronica Aburto Cortes
Val Bury
Cheryl McCray
Geoffrey Rose
Dorreon Simmons Gains
Alan Smaka
Aaron Wittorp

Elections

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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: $1,825,000 $5,685 21%
Local: $5,826,000 $18,150 68%
State: $934,000 $2,910 11%
Total: $8,585,000 $26,745
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $6,277,000 $19,554
Total Current Expenditures: $6,016,000 $18,741
Instructional Expenditures: $3,127,000 $9,741 50%
Student and Staff Support: $221,000 $688 4%
Administration: $1,144,000 $3,563 18%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,524,000 $4,747 24%
Total Capital Outlay: $0 $0
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $20,000 $62
Interest on Debt: $186,000 $579


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 6-9 PS <=20 <=5 <50 <=20
2018-2019 15-19 21-39 15-19 <50 21-39
2017-2018 15-19 11-19 15-19 <50 <=20
2016-2017 25-29 30-39 20-24 <50 <50
2015-2016 25-29 20-29 30-34 <50 <50
2014-2015 20-24 <=10 25-29 <50 <=20
2013-2014 20-24 11-19 20-24 PS <50 21-39
2012-2013 32 25-29 30-34 PS <50 30-39
2011-2012 24 15-19 20-24 PS <50 40-49
2010-2011 77 75-79 75-79 PS >=50 80-89

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 25-29 PS 21-39 25-29 >=50 21-39
2018-2019 30-34 <=20 25-29 >=50 40-59
2017-2018 25-29 11-19 25-29 >=50 <=20
2016-2017 35-39 30-39 30-34 >=50 <50
2015-2016 30-34 11-19 35-39 <50 <50
2014-2015 35-39 20-29 40-44 >=50 21-39
2013-2014 35-39 20-29 35-39 PS >=50 40-59
2012-2013 44 30-34 40-44 PS >=50 60-69
2011-2012 45 45-49 40-44 PS <50 60-69
2010-2011 72 65-69 70-74 PS >=50 80-89

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 60-79 PS 60-79 PS PS
2018-2019 80-89 >=50 >=80 PS PS
2017-2018 60-79 PS 60-79 PS PS
2016-2017 60-79 PS >=50 PS PS
2015-2016 60-79 PS >=50 PS PS
2014-2015 >=80 >=50 >=50 PS PS
2013-2014 60-79 >=50 PS PS
2012-2013 70-79 >=50 60-79 >=50
2011-2012 60-69 60-79 60-79 PS
2010-2011 70-79 60-79 60-79 >=50


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 344 10.5
2022-2023 308 -4.2
2021-2022 321 -10.0
2020-2021 353 -4.5
2019-2020 369 0.8
2018-2019 366 4.1
2017-2018 351 4.0
2016-2017 337 6.5
2015-2016 315 -7.9
2014-2015 340 0.0
2013-2014 340 -40.0
2012-2013 476 -10.7
2011-2012 527 -12.7
2010-2011 594 -26.4
2009-2010 751 2.8
2008-2009 730 -7.4
2007-2008 784 13.1
2006-2007 681 -13.2
2005-2006 771 8.8
2004-2005 703 -5.1
2003-2004 739 -7.8
2002-2003 797 11.4
2001-2002 706 1.4
2000-2001 696 3.0
1999-2000 675 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Covert Public Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 3.7
Black 15.7 18.2
Hispanic 60.2 9.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 7.0 5.3
White 16.9 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, Covert Public Schools had 24.36 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.12.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 6.66
Secondary: 16.37
Total: 24.36

Covert Public Schools employed 1.50 district administrators and 2.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.50
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 2.50
School Administrative Support: 2.75
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 3.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 4.00
Other Support Services: 12.75


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]

Covert Public Schools operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Covert Elementary School155PK-5
Covert High School1169-12
Covert Middle School736-8

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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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