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Baldwin Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 89 students in Baldwin Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Baldwin Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 7% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
421 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
44 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Baldwin Community Schools 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 60-79% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#773 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
10%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
38%
Graduation Rate
60-79%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.60
# American Indian Students
2 Students
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
32 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
9%
# Black Students
64 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
15%
23%
# White Students
261 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
62%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
57 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
14%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
33
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
30
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
39
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
33
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
28
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
41
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
32
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
31
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
26
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
42
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
46
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
21
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
19
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $81,487 is higher than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,418 is higher than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$34 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$81,487
$18,510
Spending / Student
$22,418
$17,693
Best Baldwin Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Baldwin Junior High School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
525 4th St
Baldwin, MI 49304
(231) 745-4683
Baldwin, MI 49304
(231) 745-4683
Grades: 6-8
| 89 students
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