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Hesperia Community Schools is located in south Michigan. Hesperia Community Schools has 118.59 square miles of land area and 11.88 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Hesperia Community Schools population is 5,432. Hesperia Community Schools median household income is $39,421 in 2010-2014. Hesperia Community Schools median house value is $78,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Hesperia Community Schools is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (414 out of 510, bottom 19%) Elementary/Middle School: (412 out of 516, bottom 20%)* Rank: #462
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	5,432 (2010-2014), rank #395
Population Growth	-3.86% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	41.64/sq mi, rank #418
Median Household Income:	$39,421 at 2010-2014—7.84% increase since 2005-2009, rank #418
Median House Price:	$78,800 at 2010-2014—-26.56% increase since 2005-2009, rank #482
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	118.59 sq mi, rank #151
Water Area:	11.88 sq mi (9.10%), rank #77
State:	Michigan
County:	Oceana County, Newaygo County
City:	Hesperia, Walkerville, Hart, Holton, Shelby, White Cloud, Fremont, Bitely
Zip:	49421, 49459, 49420, 49425, 49455, 49349, 49412, 49309
Area:	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI;Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI

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Hesperia Community Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

96 South Division St

Hesperia MI, 49421, Oceana County

Phone: 231-854-6185

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,075	1,115	1,118	1,102	1,132	1,121	1,198
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	NA
Total Teachers:	62.50	62.90	61.55	56.10	59.50	61.70	58.60
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	4.00	4.00	4.00	2.00	2.50	2.50	2.50
Elementary:	26.10	25.60	25.05	23.10	23.70	24.30	23.30
Secondary:	25.40	24.30	24.50	22.00	24.50	26.90	25.80
Ungraded:	7.00	9.00	8.00	9.00	8.80	8.00	7.00
Total Other Staff:	59.91	59.60	70.75	77.00	83.05	87.10	81.90
Instructional Aides:	19.86	18.00	20.50	21.75	20.55	21.00	22.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	1.00	3.25	2.25	3.25	2.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.50	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
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	0.00	NA
Library/Media Support:	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	1.40	1.40	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
School Administrators:	3.60	4.30	2.75	2.75	4.25	6.00	5.00
School Administrative Support:	7.55	7.55	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.80	8.00
Student Support Services:	3.00	5.00	4.00	3.75	4.70	4.80	4.00
Other Support Services:	21.00	20.35	30.25	35.50	39.30	41.50	36.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.20	17.73	18.16	19.64	19.03	18.17	20.44

Schools

Hesperia Community Education	Grade 8 to Grade 12	232 South Cook St, Hesperia MI 49421
Hesperia High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	96 South Division St, Hesperia MI 49421
Hesperia Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	96 South Division St, Hesperia MI 49421
Hesperia St. Clair Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	96 South Division St, Hesperia MI 49421

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	39.2%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	53.5%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	60.8%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	70.4%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	45.2%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	62.9%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	35%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	43.7%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.8%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93.3%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.4%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.4%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.3%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.4%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	24.7%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	32.3%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.2%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.3%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.3%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.5%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.5%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	46.1%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	52.1%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	40.9%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	41.3%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	50.7%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	38.3%	61.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.2%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.5%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.4%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.7%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.4%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.9%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	24.7%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	26.4%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.3%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.1%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.5%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.2%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.7%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.5%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	55.9%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	51.6%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	44.1%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	28.6%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	25.6%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	34.8%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	28.6%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	34.4%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	23.1%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65.4%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.5%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71.2%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.9%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	37.7%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	37.4%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.5%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.2%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.1%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.6%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.4%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.5%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.9%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.8%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	76.5%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82.2%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80.9%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78.6%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85.3%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73.3%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	17.4%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	2.2%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	40%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	42.5%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	50.5%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	46.4%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.5%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69.5%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	59.8%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72.8%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.6%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89.2%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	33.3%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	44.6%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.7%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.5%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.3%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.8%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.7%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.8%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	62.8%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	61.3%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	69.8%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	75.8%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	39.7%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	33.3%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	76.2%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	69.5%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	62.2%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	73.5%	75.7%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	50%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	55.7%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	70.2%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76.5%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.2%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.7%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	46%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	36.8%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.2%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.7%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.9%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.1%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88.4%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.1%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.7%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	55.2%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	51.8%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	54.5%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	69%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	70.4%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	37.3%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	55.6%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	32.2%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	45.1%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66.3%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73.8%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62.3%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64.4%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.6%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	36.3%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	35.5%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.7%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.9%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.8%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.8%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.3%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.6%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.3%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64.5%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.6%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.9%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	86.9%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.8%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.3%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80.6%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	35%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	16.1%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	40.6%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	49.4%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	63.5%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	67.5%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	73.1%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	81.5%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	29.6%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	36.4%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	38.5%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	38.4%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	34.7%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	39.8%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	33.3%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	36%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	43.2%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	49%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	20.3%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	23%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	62.4%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	49.3%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	45.3%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	62.2%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	54%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	52.2%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	49%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	54.8%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	52.1%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	42.7%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	54.7%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	55%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	21.7%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	17%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	80.6%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	67.1%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	81.3%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	76.3%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	68%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	33.3%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	24%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	27.5%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	28.8%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	16%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	36.8%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	35%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	46.4%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	37%	49%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$11,907,000	$10,650		$12,237,000	$11,104		$12,259,000	$10,830
Federal:	$1,157,000	$1,035	9.7%	$1,316,000	$1,194	10.8%	$1,466,000	$1,295	12.0%
State:	$8,653,000	$7,740	72.7%	$8,728,000	$7,920	71.3%	$8,538,000	$7,542	69.6%
Local:	$2,097,000	$1,876	17.6%	$2,193,000	$1,990	17.9%	$2,255,000	$1,992	18.4%
Total Expenditures:	$11,394,000	$10,191		$17,603,000	$15,974		$17,360,000	$15,336
Total Current Expenditures:	$10,175,000	$9,101		$9,919,000	$9,001		$9,995,000	$8,830
Instructional Expenditures:	$6,998,000	$6,259	68.8%	$6,594,000	$5,984	66.5%	$6,640,000	$5,866	66.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$413,000	$369	4.1%	$442,000	$401	4.5%	$520,000	$459	5.2%
Administration:	$1,051,000	$940	10.3%	$1,027,000	$932	10.4%	$1,018,000	$899	10.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,713,000	$1,532	16.8%	$1,856,000	$1,684	18.7%	$1,817,000	$1,605	18.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$252,000	$225		$6,686,000	$6,067		$6,278,000	$5,546
Construction:	$13,000	$12		$5,921,000	$5,373		$6,195,000	$5,473
Total Other:	$139,000	$124		$134,000	$122		$192,000	$170
Interest on Debt:	$828,000	$741		$864,000	$784		$895,000	$791

Total Salary:	$5,643,000	$5,047		$5,573,000	$5,057		$5,770,000	$5,097
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$4,230,000	$3,784	75.0%	$4,059,000	$3,683	72.8%	$4,250,000	$3,754	73.7%
Other Salary:	$1,413,000	$1,264	25.0%	$1,514,000	$1,374	27.2%	$1,520,000	$1,343	26.3%
Total Benefit:	$2,961,000	$2,648		$2,751,000	$2,496		$2,765,000	$2,443
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,281,000	$2,040	77.0%	$2,092,000	$1,898	76.0%	$2,004,000	$1,770	72.5%
Other Benefit:	$680,000	$608	23.0%	$659,000	$598	24.0%	$761,000	$672	27.5%

* Hesperia Community Schools was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.