For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 548 students in Birch Run Area Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Birch Run Area School School District have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,359 Schools
# Students
1,817 Students
539,456 Students
# Teachers
95 Teachers
31,429 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
District Rank
Birch Run Area 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 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#417 out of 866 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
34%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
45%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
38%

Graduation Rate
85-89%
81%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.60
# American Indian Students
8 Students
5,388 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
3 Students
18,565 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
106 Students
46,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
9%
# Black Students
28 Students
123,990 Students
% Black Students
2%
23%
# White Students
1,648 Students
317,045 Students
% White Students
91%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
444 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
24 Students
26,282 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
123
18,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
152
17,662
# Students in 2nd Grade:
134
17,210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
138
17,790
# Students in 4th Grade:
120
19,133
# Students in 5th Grade:
157
26,521
# Students in 6th Grade:
125
87,703
# Students in 7th Grade:
140
102,702
# Students in 8th Grade:
126
104,492
# Students in 9th Grade:
147
34,388
# Students in 10th Grade:
150
31,836
# Students in 11th Grade:
132
29,419
# Students in 12th Grade:
172
30,134
# Ungraded Students:
1
2,140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,708 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,395 is less than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has grown by 19% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$25,476 MM

Spending
$23 MM
$24,351 MM

Revenue / Student
$12,708
$18,370

Spending / Student
$12,395
$17,559

Best Birch Run Area Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Marshall Greene Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
8225 Main St
Birch Run, MI 48415
(989) 624-5821
Birch Run, MI 48415
(989) 624-5821
Grades: 5-8
| 548 students
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