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Kearsley Community School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 673 students in Kearsley Community School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Kearsley Community School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 40% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
2,863 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
158 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Kearsley Community School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 76% has decreased from 83% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#497 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
38%
Graduation Rate
76%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.49
0.60
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
10%
9%
% Black
11%
23%
% White
70%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,904 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,614 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$37 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$33 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,904
$18,510
Spending / Student
$11,614
$17,693
Best Kearsley Community School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Armstrong Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
6161 Hopkins Rd
Flint, MI 48506
(810) 591-9929
Flint, MI 48506
(810) 591-9929
Grades: 6-8
| 673 students
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