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Congress School

Serves grades KG - 2

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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
421 E Congress St
Sturgis, MI 49091
Phone
(269) 659-1565
District
Sturgis Public Schools
County
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
170
Classroom Teachers
9

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Congress School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
38%
No Data
42%
No Data
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
18
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 68 40.0%
Grade 1 51 30.0%
Grade 2 51 30.0%
Total 170 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 67.5% 59.3% 66.4%
Black 0.0% 2.2% 19.2%
Hispanic 31.9% 37.4% 9.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.9% 3.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.1% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 68.2% 64.1% 51.8%
Free lunch eligible 62.4% 56.4% 48.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.9% 7.6% 3.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 16,488 10,037,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 248.8 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.0% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.5% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.7% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.4% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 16.3% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,527 4,040,168
Single Parent Households With Children 10.9% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.7% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.8% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.0% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.9% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.2% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.1% 16.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.7% 15.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.9% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 8.3% 9.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,452 $21,335,000 52.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $230 $659,000 1.6%
Staff $321 $918,000 2.2%
General Administration $431 $1,233,000 3.0%
School Administration $713 $2,040,000 5.0%
Operation $1,270 $3,635,000 8.9%
Transportation $369 $1,056,000 2.6%
Other $738 $2,114,000 5.1%
Total Support $4,071 $11,655,000 28.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,817 $8,065,000 19.6%
Total Expenditures $14,340 $41,055,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,284 $11,821,898,000 43.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,332 $1,900,616,000 7.1%
Staff $828 $1,181,333,000 4.4%
General Administration $320 $457,365,000 1.7%
School Administration $802 $1,143,777,000 4.2%
Operation $1,336 $1,907,076,000 7.1%
Transportation $559 $797,813,000 3.0%
Other $933 $1,331,358,000 4.9%
Total Support $6,110 $8,719,338,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,487 $6,402,959,000 23.8%
Total Expenditures $18,881 $26,944,195,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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