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Northwest Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 907 students in Northwest 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 Northwest Community Schools School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 40% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% 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
3,467 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
195 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Northwest 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 82% has decreased from 85% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#544 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
38%
Graduation Rate
82%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.37
0.60
# American Indian Students
6 Students
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
24 Students
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
242 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
9%
# Black Students
137 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
4%
23%
# White Students
2,722 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
78%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
336 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
10%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
350
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
244
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
255
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
255
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
232
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
270
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
263
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
252
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
273
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
287
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
271
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
263
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
252
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,154 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,342 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$46 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$39 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,154
$18,510
Spending / Student
$11,342
$17,693
Best Northwest Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Northwest Connect
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
6900 Rives Junction Rd
Jackson, MI 49201
(517) 817-4702
Jackson, MI 49201
(517) 817-4702
Grades: 7-12
| 128 students
Rank: #22.
Northwest Kidder Middle School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
6700 Rives Junction Rd
Jackson, MI 49201
(517) 817-4703
Jackson, MI 49201
(517) 817-4703
Grades: 6-8
| 779 students
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