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Port Huron Area 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 4 public middle schools serving 1,548 students in Port Huron Area 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 Port Huron Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
16 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
7,078 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
453 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Port Huron Area 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 78% has increased from 75% 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)
25%
38%
Graduation Rate
78%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.42
0.60
# American Indian Students
30 Students
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
25 Students
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
446 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
9%
# Black Students
555 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
8%
23%
# White Students
5,294 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
75%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
7 Students
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
721 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
10%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
545
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
542
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
558
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
497
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
512
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
524
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
494
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
527
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
523
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
573
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
601
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
596
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
586
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,735 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 $13,488 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$104 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$96 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,735
$18,510
Spending / Student
$13,488
$17,693
Best Port Huron Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Harrison Center
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
55 15th St
Port Huron, MI 48060
(810) 455-0029
Port Huron, MI 48060
(810) 455-0029
Grades: 6-12
| 6 students
Rank: #22.
Fort Gratiot Middle School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
3985 Keewahdin Rd
Fort Gratiot, MI 48059
(810) 984-6544
Fort Gratiot, MI 48059
(810) 984-6544
Grades: 6-8
| 550 students
Rank: #33.
Holland Woods Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1617 Holland Ave
Port Huron, MI 48060
(810) 984-6548
Port Huron, MI 48060
(810) 984-6548
Grades: 6-8
| 408 students
Rank: #44.
Central Middle School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
200 32nd St
Port Huron, MI 48060
(810) 984-6533
Port Huron, MI 48060
(810) 984-6533
Grades: 6-8
| 584 students
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