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Portland Public Schools, MI: schools, enrollment and spending

Portland Public Schools runs 4 public schools with 1,993 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.5 students per teacher is about the same as the Michigan figure of 16.9.

At a glance

Schools
4
Students
1,993
Teachers (FTE)
121
Students per teacher
16.5
MI: 16.9 · US: 15.3
Address
1100 Ionia Rd, Portland, MI 48875
County
Ionia County
Locale
Town: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2629120
State district ID
MI-34110
Total staff (FTE)
293
School counselors (FTE)
5.0About 399 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
8.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district16.5
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 (2,073), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$27.8 million
Federal revenue
$3.2 million
State revenue
$19.0 million
Local revenue
$5.6 million
Total spending
$29.6 million
Spending per pupil
$14,276
Salaries
$9.2 million31.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$33.1 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 11.5%
  • State: 68.3%
  • Local: 20.1%

Michigan overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$14,276
Michigan$14,795
United States$16,826

Schools in Portland Public Schools

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Oakwood Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 247313.9
Portland High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1266519.0
Portland Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 841819.0
Westwood Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary3 to 542316.9

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.