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Western School District is located in south Michigan. Western School District has 67.13 square miles of land area and 0.47 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Western School District population is 12,591. Western School District median household income is $52,217 in 2010-2014. Western School District median house value is $121,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Western School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (137 out of 510, top 27%) Elementary/Middle School: (96 out of 516, top 19%)* Rank: #141
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	12,591 (2010-2014), rank #210
Population Growth	-5.19% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	186.24/sq mi, rank #216
Median Household Income:	$52,217 at 2010-2014—-7.00% increase since 2005-2009, rank #184
Median House Price:	$121,800 at 2010-2014—-18.47% increase since 2005-2009, rank #212
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	67.13 sq mi, rank #292
Water Area:	0.47 sq mi (0.70%), rank #383
State:	Michigan
County:	Jackson County
City:	Parma, Jackson, Spring Arbor, Albion
Zip:	49269, 49201, 49283, 49224, 49203, 49202
Area:	Jackson, MI

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Western School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1400 South Dearing Rd

Parma MI, 49269, Jackson County

Phone: 517-841-8100

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,926	2,927	2,894	2,937	2,914	2,897	2,923
English Language Learner Students:	0	3	9	8	9	7	NA
Total Teachers:	147.34	145.67	147.31	145.69	144.48	153.80	155.40
Prekindergarten:	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	10.00	10.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	11.80	9.30
Elementary:	46.00	45.00	45.50	46.50	48.00	51.90	52.30
Secondary:	67.34	66.17	68.81	65.67	65.17	72.10	70.60
Ungraded:	24.00	23.50	23.00	23.52	21.31	17.00	22.20
Total Other Staff:	142.17	138.60	145.96	143.23	137.80	134.40	143.70
Instructional Aides:	48.05	42.49	34.76	34.93	27.23	25.60	8.40
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.00	1.00	7.73	5.34	7.30	4.10	6.20
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.80	2.40
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	2.78	3.77	2.75	2.75	2.75	3.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	0.03	1.06	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
School Administrators:	9.25	8.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	9.00	8.00
School Administrative Support:	14.98	15.30	17.08	17.04	17.00	16.90	22.50
Student Support Services:	11.51	11.30	14.81	14.01	10.60	10.50	22.40
Other Support Services:	48.57	51.43	53.83	54.16	57.92	59.50	66.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.86	20.09	19.65	20.16	20.17	18.84	18.81

Schools

Bean Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	3201 Noble Rd, Spring Arbor MI 49283
Parma Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	385 Elizabeth St, Parma MI 49269
Warner Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	118 Star Rd, Spring Arbor MI 49283
Western High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1400 South Dearing Rd, Parma MI 49269
Western Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1400 South Dearing Rd, Parma MI 49269
Woodville Community Center	Grade 10 to Grade 12	3950 Catherine St, Jackson MI 49203

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	56.8%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	59%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	79.7%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	71.6%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	67.4%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	68.3%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	69.1%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	65.3%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.6%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.1%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.4%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	98.4%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	98.9%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.4%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	46.5%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	46.4%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.2%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.7%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.5%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.5%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.3%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.2%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.7%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	53.2%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	67.2%	61.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.6%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.2%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.2%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.4%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.8%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.9%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	52.7%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	54.6%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.2%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.1%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.1%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.1%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92.5%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.3%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.6%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	64.7%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	40.7%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	57.5%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	51.5%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	59.1%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	61.9%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	63.7%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.4%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89.4%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.6%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.7%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.5%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.4%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64.8%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58.2%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.2%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.9%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.3%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.7%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93.9%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.3%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.2%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	90.9%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	93.5%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	91.1%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88.9%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89.8%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	23.3%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	14.3%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	75%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	56.8%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	62.1%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	68.9%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.5%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.6%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.6%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	95.5%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	47.8%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	53.6%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.2%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	94.4%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90.3%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.9%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	92.8%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.7%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.8%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	79.7%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	81.9%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	36.4%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	34.9%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	78%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	82.8%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	82%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	80.1%	75.7%
2006	Listening	7th Grade	% met std	61.9%	50%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71.7%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75.3%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.2%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89.4%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89.6%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89.3%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	50.9%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	49.1%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.6%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.5%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.8%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.4%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.4%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81.5%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.2%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	71.6%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	63.3%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	82.4%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	81.5%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	55.4%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	57%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	58.5%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69.1%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.3%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.3%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.9%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.9%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.2%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	36.2%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	42.4%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.5%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.2%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.5%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.4%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.6%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.6%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65.6%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	85.5%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	87.1%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	84.3%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.6%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78.9%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.3%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	16.4%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	22.1%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	69.1%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	81.8%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	77.7%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	84.3%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	78.4%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	82.5%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	31.1%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	35.5%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	51.4%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	62.4%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	53.9%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	48.2%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	58.4%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	51.9%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	56%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	55%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	30.9%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	29%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.4%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.4%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.1%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77.3%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.9%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	59%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	67.4%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	64.9%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	62.7%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	60%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	30.7%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	29%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	88.5%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	84.6%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	86.5%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	87.6%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	44.8%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	41%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	39.2%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	52.7%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	46.6%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	54.7%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	46%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	53.2%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	53%	49%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$26,832,000	$9,272		$26,806,000	$9,127		$26,520,000	$9,101
Federal:	$1,573,000	$544	5.9%	$1,230,000	$419	4.6%	$1,759,000	$604	6.6%
State:	$19,467,000	$6,727	72.6%	$19,237,000	$6,550	71.8%	$18,128,000	$6,221	68.4%
Local:	$5,792,000	$2,001	21.6%	$6,339,000	$2,158	23.6%	$6,633,000	$2,276	25.0%
Total Expenditures:	$25,675,000	$8,872		$25,708,000	$8,753		$24,775,000	$8,502
Total Current Expenditures:	$24,587,000	$8,496		$24,288,000	$8,270		$23,292,000	$7,993
Instructional Expenditures:	$16,752,000	$5,789	68.1%	$16,355,000	$5,569	67.3%	$15,771,000	$5,412	67.7%
Student and Staff Support:	$928,000	$321	3.8%	$897,000	$305	3.7%	$818,000	$281	3.5%
Administration:	$3,180,000	$1,099	12.9%	$3,252,000	$1,107	13.4%	$2,985,000	$1,024	12.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,727,000	$1,288	15.2%	$3,784,000	$1,288	15.6%	$3,718,000	$1,276	16.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$151,000	$52		$317,000	$108		$251,000	$86
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$174,000	$60		$157,000	$53		$173,000	$59
Interest on Debt:	$763,000	$264		$946,000	$322		$1,059,000	$363

Total Salary:	$13,159,000	$4,547		$13,383,000	$4,557		$13,238,000	$4,543
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$9,965,000	$3,443	75.7%	$10,010,000	$3,408	74.8%	$9,676,000	$3,321	73.1%
Other Salary:	$3,194,000	$1,104	24.3%	$3,373,000	$1,148	25.2%	$3,562,000	$1,222	26.9%
Total Benefit:	$7,479,000	$2,584		$6,908,000	$2,352		$6,402,000	$2,197
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$5,630,000	$1,945	75.3%	$5,085,000	$1,731	73.6%	$4,593,000	$1,576	71.7%
Other Benefit:	$1,849,000	$639	24.7%	$1,823,000	$621	26.4%	$1,809,000	$621	28.3%

* Western School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.