For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 356 students in Caro Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle Schools in Caro Community Schools School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (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 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
1,388 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
85 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Caro 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 75-79% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#481 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
38%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.20
0.60
# American Indian Students
6 Students
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
9 Students
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
84 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
9%
# Black Students
14 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
1,240 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
89%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
34 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
118
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
110
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
92
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
108
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
94
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
91
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
100
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
108
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
99
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
125
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
101
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
112
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
124
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
6
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,412 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,392 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,412
$18,510
Spending / Student
$13,392
$17,693
Best Caro Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Caro Alternative High School
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
217 N State St
Caro, MI 48723
(989) 673-6845
Caro, MI 48723
(989) 673-6845
Grades: 7-12
| 49 students
Rank: #22.
Caro Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
299 N Hooper St
Caro, MI 48723
(989) 673-3167
Caro, MI 48723
(989) 673-3167
Grades: 6-8
| 307 students
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