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Marquette Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,626 students in Marquette Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle Schools in Marquette Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 44% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority American Indian and Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,359 Schools
# Students
3,197 Students
539,456 Students
# Teachers
192 Teachers
31,429 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Marquette Area School District, which is ranked within the top 20% 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 88% has increased from 79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#128 out of 866 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
38%
Graduation Rate
88%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.60
# American Indian Students
76 Students
5,388 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
1%
# Asian Students
24 Students
18,565 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
59 Students
46,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
9%
# Black Students
25 Students
123,990 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
2,769 Students
317,045 Students
% White Students
87%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
444 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
241 Students
26,282 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
305
18,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
232
17,662
# Students in 2nd Grade:
215
17,210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
224
17,790
# Students in 4th Grade:
202
19,133
# Students in 5th Grade:
244
26,521
# Students in 6th Grade:
234
87,703
# Students in 7th Grade:
224
102,702
# Students in 8th Grade:
253
104,492
# Students in 9th Grade:
243
34,388
# Students in 10th Grade:
281
31,836
# Students in 11th Grade:
262
29,419
# Students in 12th Grade:
276
30,134
# Ungraded Students:
2
2,140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,889 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,739 is less than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$41 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$38 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,889
$18,370
Spending / Student
$11,739
$17,559
Best Marquette Area School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Marquette Senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1203 W Fair Ave
Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 225-4254
Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 225-4254
Grades: 7-12
| 915 students
Rank: #22.
Bothwell Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1200 Tierney St
Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 225-4262
Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 225-4262
Grades: 5-8
| 711 students
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