For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 369 students in Tri County Area Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Tri County Area School School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% 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
3 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
1,679 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
98 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Tri County Area Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 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 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#410 out of 866 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
34%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
45%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
38%

Graduation Rate
85-89%
81%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.21
0.60
# American Indian Students
9 Students
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
12 Students
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
95 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
9%
# Black Students
8 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
n/a
23%
# White Students
1,489 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
89%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
66 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
154
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
114
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
141
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
121
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
138
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
124
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
132
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
125
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
112
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
134
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
131
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
120
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
133
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,207 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 $15,596 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$26 MM
$25,476 MM

Spending
$26 MM
$24,351 MM

Revenue / Student
$15,207
$18,510

Spending / Student
$15,596
$17,693

Best Tri County Area Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Tri County Middle School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
21350 Kendaville Rd
Howard City, MI 49329
(231) 937-4318
Howard City, MI 49329
(231) 937-4318
Grades: 6-8
| 369 students
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