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Regular local school district · Manistee County

Manistee Area Public Schools, MI: schools, enrollment and spending

Manistee Area Public Schools runs 3 public schools with 1,247 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 18.6 students per teacher is 1.7 higher than the Michigan figure of 16.9.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
1,247
Teachers (FTE)
67
Students per teacher
18.6
MI: 16.9 · US: 15.3
Address
525 12th St, Manistee, MI 49660
County
Manistee County
Locale
Town: Remote
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2622410
State district ID
MI-51070
Total staff (FTE)
159
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
5.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district18.6
Michigan16.9
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,298), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$19.4 million
Federal revenue
$2.1 million
State revenue
$9.4 million
Local revenue
$7.9 million
Total spending
$15.8 million
Spending per pupil
$12,179
Salaries
$7.1 million44.9% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$10.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 10.6%
  • State: 48.5%
  • Local: 40.9%

Michigan overall

  • Federal: 12.3%
  • State: 53.1%
  • Local: 34.6%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,179
Michigan$14,795
United States$16,826

Schools in Manistee Area Public Schools

By level: 1 high, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary3 to 527016.9
Manistee Middle High SchoolCEP schoolHigh6 to 1268520.8
Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 229219.5

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.