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Donald L Pavlik Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1700 Pine Ave
Alma, MI 48801
Phone
(989) 463-3111
District
Alma Public Schools
County
GRATIOT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
473
Classroom Teachers
25

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

3

(10 is best)

Better than 26.5% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Donald L Pavlik Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
34%
27%
38%
20%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
34%
31%
37%
16%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
15
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 162 34.2%
Grade 7 159 33.6%
Grade 8 152 32.1%
Total 473 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.5% 87.2% 67.0%
Black 0.4% 0.7% 19.1%
Hispanic 14.2% 11.3% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.5% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.4% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 72.3% 71.7% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 61.5% 62.1% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.8% 9.7% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 15,518 10,037,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 153.8 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.6% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.3% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.8% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 18.5% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,897 4,040,168
Single Parent Households With Children 8.5% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.2% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.9% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.2% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.5% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.1% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.0% 16.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.0% 15.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.7% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 9.5% 9.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,604 $15,866,000 55.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $772 $1,423,000 5.0%
Staff $220 $405,000 1.4%
General Administration $206 $380,000 1.3%
School Administration $810 $1,494,000 5.2%
Operation $1,504 $2,773,000 9.7%
Transportation $429 $791,000 2.8%
Other $568 $1,048,000 3.7%
Total Support $4,509 $8,314,000 29.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,428 $4,477,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $15,541 $28,657,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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