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Ludington Area School District is located close to the center of Michigan. Ludington Area School District has 68.79 square miles of land area and 10.45 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Ludington Area School District population is 16,052. Ludington Area School District median household income is $42,286 in 2010-2014. Ludington Area School District median house value is $131,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Ludington Area School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (109 out of 510, top 21%) Elementary/Middle School: (105 out of 516, top 20%)* Rank: #133
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	16,052 (2010-2014), rank #166
Population Growth	3.20% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	202.57/sq mi, rank #205
Median Household Income:	$42,286 at 2010-2014—8.03% increase since 2005-2009, rank #363
Median House Price:	$131,900 at 2010-2014—3.37% increase since 2005-2009, rank #171
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	68.79 sq mi, rank #282
Water Area:	10.45 sq mi (13.19%), rank #80
State:	Michigan
County:	Mason County
City:	Pentwater, Ludington, Free Soil
Zip:	49449, 49431, 49411

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Ludington Area School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

809 East Tinkham Ave

Ludington MI, 49431, Mason County

Phone: 231-845-7303

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,243	2,211	2,200	2,176	2,207	2,287	2,368
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	NA
Total Teachers:	108.99	117.45	115.13	118.43	121.00	129.00	130.90
Prekindergarten:	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	7.00	9.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
Elementary:	39.41	39.05	38.77	37.77	37.02	39.30	42.50
Secondary:	48.58	51.40	51.20	54.91	58.48	61.70	61.30
Ungraded:	14.00	17.00	17.16	17.75	17.50	20.00	19.10
Total Other Staff:	112.07	121.16	127.89	128.59	137.00	137.10	131.80
Instructional Aides:	34.96	43.45	45.60	46.04	50.84	49.80	44.10
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.47	1.60	5.35	5.72	6.73	6.70	6.60
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
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	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
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:	1.75	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	2.99	3.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrators:	9.01	9.00	8.00	7.99	7.98	9.00	8.80
School Administrative Support:	14.60	15.02	14.77	14.59	14.62	14.30	16.20
Student Support Services:	11.50	12.72	13.54	13.16	12.90	12.80	12.80
Other Support Services:	27.79	30.37	32.63	34.09	35.93	36.50	35.30
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.58	18.83	19.11	18.37	18.24	17.73	18.09

Schools

Foster School	Grade 3 to Grade 5	505 East Foster St, Ludington MI 49431
Franklin Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 2	721 Anderson St, Ludington MI 49431
Journey Junior/Senior High School	Grade 6 to Grade 12	1916 West Us Hwy 10 31, Scottville MI 49454
Lakeview Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 2	502 West Haight St, Ludington MI 49431
Ludington High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	508 North Washington Ave, Ludington MI 49431
O.J. Dejonge Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	706 East Tinkham Ave, Ludington MI 49431

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	72.2%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	70.6%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	86.8%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	77.3%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	80.3%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	76.1%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	73.2%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	67.9%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.4%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.1%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.9%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93.8%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	99.3%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	53.3%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	52.6%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.1%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.6%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.4%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.7%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.9%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.1%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.6%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.8%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	52.7%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	73.1%	61.1%
2006	Listening	4th Grade	% met std	67.2%	62.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.3%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.4%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.1%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.4%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.9%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.5%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	63.4%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	59.4%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93.8%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.1%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.4%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.2%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.4%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.1%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.3%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	53.1%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	43.8%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	51.5%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	46.9%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	42.1%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	36.8%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	34.5%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89.6%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.3%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.6%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.4%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.1%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	49.4%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62.4%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.5%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.3%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.7%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.2%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.7%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.4%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.6%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92.1%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	96.3%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87.1%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92.7%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	90.1%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84.6%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	25.3%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	17.2%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71.7%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	65.4%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	59.7%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	74%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87.8%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91.7%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89.7%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	93.2%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.9%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	56.5%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	53.4%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	94.4%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90.1%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90.4%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.3%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.6%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.4%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	83.6%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	79.9%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	29.9%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	33.5%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	83.2%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	81.3%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	87%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	75.2%	75.7%
2006	Listening	7th Grade	% met std	53.4%	50%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.1%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77.1%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.7%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	93.2%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.2%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	94.4%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	53%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	47.7%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.5%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.3%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.8%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.3%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84.4%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88.1%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	55.5%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.9%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	73.3%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	77.1%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	83.7%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	82.3%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	67.1%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	43.9%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	49.7%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75.3%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.9%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.4%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.6%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	34.4%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	37.4%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.9%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.9%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.2%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.8%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.6%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	59.7%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	84.8%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	85.3%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	88.4%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	85.2%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	83.2%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.2%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	17.4%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	14.2%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	74%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	78.7%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	78.1%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	78.7%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	85.7%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	86.5%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	37.3%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	41.7%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	53.8%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	59.2%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	60.5%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	60.5%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	65.9%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	56.9%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	54.3%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	61%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	32.6%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	27%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.2%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	72.4%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66.5%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.9%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	72%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	55.9%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	48%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	61.5%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	70%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	61.7%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	56.8%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	73%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	22.2%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	22%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	86.1%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	86.2%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	84%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	84.4%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	85%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	43.9%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	38%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	37.8%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	42.7%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	44.6%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	32.3%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	46%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	48.1%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	36%	49%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$21,406,000	$9,730		$21,670,000	$9,959		$21,506,000	$9,744
Federal:	$1,353,000	$615	6.3%	$1,844,000	$847	8.5%	$2,045,000	$927	9.5%
State:	$4,615,000	$2,098	21.6%	$4,349,000	$1,999	20.1%	$4,002,000	$1,813	18.6%
Local:	$15,438,000	$7,017	72.1%	$15,477,000	$7,113	71.4%	$15,459,000	$7,005	71.9%
Total Expenditures:	$20,430,000	$9,286		$21,143,000	$9,716		$21,341,000	$9,670
Total Current Expenditures:	$19,354,000	$8,797		$20,422,000	$9,385		$20,573,000	$9,322
Instructional Expenditures:	$13,243,000	$6,020	68.4%	$14,014,000	$6,440	68.6%	$14,647,000	$6,637	71.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,044,000	$475	5.4%	$1,051,000	$483	5.1%	$937,000	$425	4.6%
Administration:	$2,008,000	$913	10.4%	$2,149,000	$988	10.5%	$1,924,000	$872	9.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,059,000	$1,390	15.8%	$3,208,000	$1,474	15.7%	$3,065,000	$1,389	14.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$619,000	$281		$226,000	$104		$201,000	$91
Construction:	$366,000	$166		$135,000	$62		$119,000	$54
Total Other:	$115,000	$52		$118,000	$54		$123,000	$56
Interest on Debt:	$334,000	$152		$377,000	$173		$444,000	$201

Total Salary:	$10,538,000	$4,790		$10,669,000	$4,903		$11,692,000	$5,298
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$7,849,000	$3,568	74.5%	$7,924,000	$3,642	74.3%	$8,990,000	$4,073	76.9%
Other Salary:	$2,689,000	$1,222	25.5%	$2,745,000	$1,261	25.7%	$2,702,000	$1,224	23.1%
Total Benefit:	$5,536,000	$2,516		$6,346,000	$2,916		$5,721,000	$2,592
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,173,000	$1,897	75.4%	$4,955,000	$2,277	78.1%	$4,404,000	$1,995	77.0%
Other Benefit:	$1,363,000	$620	24.6%	$1,391,000	$639	21.9%	$1,317,000	$597	23.0%

* Ludington Area 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.