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Ashley Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 73 students in Ashley Community Schools School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Michigan.
Public High School in Ashley Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Michigan public high school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Public High School in Ashley Community School School District have a Graduation Rate of 80%, which is less than the Michigan average of 85%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Ashley High School, with ≥80% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Michigan or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public high school average of 35% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,331 Schools
# Students
238 Students
539,965 Students
# Teachers
17 Teachers
30,342 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Ashley Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 860 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 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#435 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-39%
38%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.20
0.54
# American Indian Students
1 Student
5,135 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
17,800 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
15 Students
47,824 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
9%
# Black Students
1 Student
93,337 Students
% Black Students
n/a
17%
# White Students
213 Students
350,912 Students
% White Students
90%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
476 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
7 Students
23,678 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
13
5,790
# Students in 1st Grade:
16
5,538
# Students in 2nd Grade:
16
5,697
# Students in 3rd Grade:
21
5,753
# Students in 4th Grade:
13
5,874
# Students in 5th Grade:
21
6,261
# Students in 6th Grade:
20
11,541
# Students in 7th Grade:
21
17,915
# Students in 8th Grade:
24
20,764
# Students in 9th Grade:
18
117,086
# Students in 10th Grade:
10
116,227
# Students in 11th Grade:
19
108,647
# Students in 12th Grade:
26
109,885
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,987
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,832 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,109 is less than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,832
$18,370
Spending / Student
$14,109
$17,559
Best Ashley Community Schools School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ashley High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
104 New St
Ashley, MI 48806
(989) 847-2514
Ashley, MI 48806
(989) 847-2514
Grades: 9-12
| 73 students
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