For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 73 students in Kaleva Norman Dickson School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Kaleva Norman Dickson School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,359 Schools
# Students
539 Students
539,456 Students
# Teachers
31 Teachers
31,429 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Kaleva Norman Dickson School District, which is ranked within the bottom 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 70-79% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#574 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
38%
Graduation Rate
70-79%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.60
# American Indian Students
30 Students
5,388 Students
% American Indian Students
6%
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
18,565 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
20 Students
46,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
9%
# Black Students
12 Students
123,990 Students
% Black Students
2%
23%
# White Students
465 Students
317,045 Students
% White Students
86%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
444 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
9 Students
26,282 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
43
18,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
40
17,662
# Students in 2nd Grade:
33
17,210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
42
17,790
# Students in 4th Grade:
51
19,133
# Students in 5th Grade:
44
26,521
# Students in 6th Grade:
36
87,703
# Students in 7th Grade:
38
102,702
# Students in 8th Grade:
35
104,492
# Students in 9th Grade:
47
34,388
# Students in 10th Grade:
44
31,836
# Students in 11th Grade:
43
29,419
# Students in 12th Grade:
43
30,134
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,712 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,108 is less than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,712
$18,370
Spending / Student
$14,108
$17,559
Best Kaleva Norman Dickson School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Brethren Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
4400 N High Bridge Rd
Brethren, MI 49619
(231) 477-5353
Brethren, MI 49619
(231) 477-5353
Grades: 7-8
| 73 students
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