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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 2024-25 school year, there are 4 public middle schools serving 1,638 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 30%), 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 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
17 Schools
1,359 Schools
# Students
7,206 Students
539,456 Students
# Teachers
430 Teachers
31,429 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Port Huron Area 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 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
0.43
0.60
# American Indian Students
25 Students
5,388 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
30 Students
18,565 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
473 Students
46,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
9%
# Black Students
565 Students
123,990 Students
% Black Students
8%
23%
# White Students
5,385 Students
317,045 Students
% White Students
75%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
444 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
722 Students
26,282 Students
% of Two or more races Students
10%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
554
18,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
567
17,662
# Students in 2nd Grade:
504
17,210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
510
17,790
# Students in 4th Grade:
516
19,133
# Students in 5th Grade:
486
26,521
# Students in 6th Grade:
552
87,703
# Students in 7th Grade:
534
102,702
# Students in 8th Grade:
549
104,492
# Students in 9th Grade:
614
34,388
# Students in 10th Grade:
619
31,836
# Students in 11th Grade:
668
29,419
# Students in 12th Grade:
533
30,134
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,473 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,248 is less than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$104 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$96 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,473
$18,370
Spending / Student
$13,248
$17,559
Best Port Huron Area School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Harrison Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
Magnet 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
| 5 students
Rank: #22.
Fort Gratiot Middle School
Magnet 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
| 584 students
Rank: #33.
Holland Woods Middle School
Magnet 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
| 420 students
Rank: #44.
Central Middle School
Magnet 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
| 629 students
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