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South Haven Public Schools

South Haven, Michigan · Superintendent: Ana Aleman-Putman · #202 of 316 Michigan districts by enrollment

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1,815

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,046

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Michigan median

14.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Michigan median 16.8

South Haven Public Schools is a public school district based in South Haven, Michigan, serving 1,815 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #202 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 36% of them. Its schools average 302 students each, fewer than the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is Ana Aleman-Putman. It spends about $12,046 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.1 students per teacher.

How South Haven compares

South HavenMichigan median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,046

Michigan median $11,576 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,360

Michigan median $7,157 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school302

Michigan median 421 · 28% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.1

Michigan median 16.8 · 16% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor605

Michigan median 585 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$28.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 13%State 33%Local 54%

Measure	South Haven	Michigan median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,046	$11,576	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,360	$7,157	FY2020-21
Total spending	$24.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$28.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	129	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	280	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.1	16.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	605	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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Ana Aleman-Putman

Superintendent, South Haven Public Schools

Source: Michigan CEPI Educational Entity Master, checked 2026-10-04. Report a change

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Peer districts in Michigan

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Dowagiac Union School DistrictDowagiac	1,823	7	$11,041	16.6	#200
South Haven Public SchoolsSouth Haven · this district	1,815	6	$12,046	14.1	#202
Alma Public SchoolsAlma	1,815	5	$11,708	15.5	#201
Oakridge Public SchoolsMuskegon	1,810	4	$10,833	17.2	#203
Birch Run Area SchoolsBirch Run	1,806	4	$10,755	18.4	#204

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead)Jonesboro, AR	1,817	$9,098	14.2
El DoradoEl Dorado, KS	1,815	$12,372	13.8
Hononegah CHD 207Rockton, IL	1,814	$17,899	16.5
West Salem School DistrictWest Salem, WI	1,814	$12,414	13.3

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-mi-south-haven-public-schools