Houghton-Portage Township School District
Houghton-Portage Township School District is a public school district based in Houghton, Michigan, serving 1,458 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #242 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 23% of them. Its schools average 486 students each, more than the Michigan median of 421. It spends about $10,459 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% less than the Michigan median. It has roughly 16.0 students per teacher.
How Houghton-Portage Township compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Houghton-Portage Township | Michigan median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,459 | $11,576 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,012 | $7,157 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $15.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $18.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 91 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 143 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.0 | 16.8 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 364 | 585 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Michigan median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Michigan
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheboygan Area SchoolsCheboygan | 1,468 | 4 | $10,921 | 16.1 | #241 |
| Houghton-Portage Township School DistrictHoughton · this district | 1,458 | 3 | $10,459 | 16.0 | #242 |
| Reed City Area Public SchoolsReed City | 1,456 | 4 | $11,348 | 17.1 | #243 |
| Montrose Community SchoolsMontrose | 1,447 | 4 | $11,204 | 16.4 | #244 |
| Mt. Morris Consolidated SchoolsMount Morris | 1,446 | 9 | $12,070 | 18.5 | #245 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsville CUSD 15Williamsville, IL | 1,458 | $12,537 | 14.6 |
| Atchison Public SchoolsAtchison, KS | 1,458 | $13,200 | 13.4 |
| OxfordOxford, MA | 1,458 | $16,887 | 11.0 |
| Yoakum ISDYoakum, TX | 1,458 | $15,233 | 10.1 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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