For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 470 students in Reed City Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Reed City Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% 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
4 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
1,421 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
81 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Reed City 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 80-84% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#429 out of 866 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
38%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.60
# American Indian Students
4 Students
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
51 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
9%
# Black Students
11 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
1,288 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
91%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
65 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
93
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
105
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
108
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
96
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
93
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
116
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
132
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
125
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
97
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
167
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
111
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
91
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
87
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,277 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,698 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,277
$18,510
Spending / Student
$11,698
$17,693
Best Reed City Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Reed City Middle School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
233 W Church Ave
Reed City, MI 49677
(231) 832-6174
Reed City, MI 49677
(231) 832-6174
Grades: 5-8
| 470 students
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