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Reading Community Schools, Michigan

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Reading Community Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 701 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Reading Community Schools is a school district in Michigan (Hillsdale and Branch counties). During the 2024 school year, 701 students attended one of the district's two schools.

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

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School board

Reading Community Schools consists of seven members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Brian Kerspilo2030
Randy Sanders2030
Becky Pavka2028
Bill Wheeler2028
Justine Galloway2026
Ron Grossheim2026
Nicole Pridgeon2026

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: $2,103,000 $3,102 19%
Local: $2,270,000 $3,348 21%
State: $6,489,000 $9,571 60%
Total: $10,862,000 $16,021
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $11,122,000 $16,404
Total Current Expenditures: $8,820,000 $13,008
Instructional Expenditures: $5,069,000 $7,476 46%
Student and Staff Support: $628,000 $926 6%
Administration: $1,139,000 $1,679 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,984,000 $2,926 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,757,000 $2,591
Construction: $789,000 $1,163
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $405,000 $597
Interest on Debt: $125,000 $184


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 27 PS PS PS PS 25-29
2018-2019 26 PS <50 PS PS PS 26
2017-2018 19 PS PS PS PS PS 19
2016-2017 27 PS PS PS PS <50 27
2015-2016 27 PS <50 <50 PS <50 28
2014-2015 29 PS <50 <50 PS >=50 30
2013-2014 36 PS <50 PS <50 37
2012-2013 33 PS PS <50 PS >=50 32
2011-2012 33 PS PS <50 PS <50 34
2010-2011 71 PS PS >=50 PS PS 71

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 36 PS PS PS PS 35-39
2018-2019 34 PS <50 PS PS PS 34
2017-2018 22 PS PS PS PS PS 23
2016-2017 35 PS PS PS PS <50 35
2015-2016 41 PS <50 >=50 PS <50 42
2014-2015 35 PS <50 <50 PS <50 36
2013-2014 64 PS >=50 PS >=50 64
2012-2013 60 PS PS <50 PS >=50 60
2011-2012 60 PS PS <50 PS >=50 60
2010-2011 71 PS PS >=50 PS PS 71

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 80-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2018-2019 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2017-2018 80-84 PS 80-84
2016-2017 80-89 PS 80-89
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS >=90
2014-2015 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2013-2014 80-89 PS 80-89
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 80-84 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 85-89 85-89


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 701 0.7
2022-2023 696 2.6
2021-2022 678 -1.6
2020-2021 689 -2.5
2019-2020 706 -3.8
2018-2019 733 -3.5
2017-2018 759 -3.7
2016-2017 787 -0.5
2015-2016 791 0.9
2014-2015 784 -0.9
2013-2014 791 -4.7
2012-2013 828 -0.8
2011-2012 835 -8.5
2010-2011 906 0.2
2009-2010 904 0.3
2008-2009 901 -5.2
2007-2008 948 0.8
2006-2007 940 -2.2
2005-2006 961 4.2
2004-2005 921 -5.1
2003-2004 968 -3.1
2002-2003 998 -2.1
2001-2002 1,019 -4.1
2000-2001 1,061 2.3
1999-2000 1,037 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Reading Community Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.0 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 3.7
Black 0.4 18.2
Hispanic 1.0 9.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.1 5.3
White 95.4 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, Reading Community Schools had 40.46 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.33.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 6.00
Elementary: 16.00
Secondary: 16.97
Total: 40.46

Reading Community Schools employed 5.56 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.56
District Administrative Support: 0.70
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 4.30
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 10.92
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 5.88
Other Support Services: 27.75


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]

Reading Community Schools operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Reading High School3037-12
Reynolds Elementary School398KG-6

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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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