Decatur Public Schools School District

110 Cedar St
Decatur, MI 49045-8848
(District boundaries shown in map)
4/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 388 students in Decatur Public Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Decatur Public School School District have an average math proficiency score of 16% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,361 Schools
# Students
737 Students
547,619 Students
# Teachers
45 Teachers
32,257 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1

District Rank

Decatur Public Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 850 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 70-79% has decreased from 75-79% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (MI)
#567 out of 855 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart display the overall district rank of Decatur Public Schools  School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
21%
36%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Decatur Public Schools  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of MI by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
37%
48%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Decatur Public Schools  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of MI by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
70-79%
84%
This chart display public school graduation rate of Decatur Public Schools  School District and public school graduation rate of MI by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.46
0.59
# American Indian Students
2 Students
5,417 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
19,444 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
161 Students
46,296 Students
% Hispanic Students
22%
8%
# Black Students
6 Students
124,878 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
518 Students
325,443 Students
% White Students
70%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
457 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
48 Students
25,683 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
67
18,549
# Students in 1st Grade:
48
17,085
# Students in 2nd Grade:
79
17,545
# Students in 3rd Grade:
51
18,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
54
19,038
# Students in 5th Grade:
50
27,012
# Students in 6th Grade:
59
86,424
# Students in 7th Grade:
60
104,180
# Students in 8th Grade:
56
107,358
# Students in 9th Grade:
56
36,930
# Students in 10th Grade:
57
31,365
# Students in 11th Grade:
42
30,027
# Students in 12th Grade:
58
31,935
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,169

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $14,452 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,267. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,936 is less than the state median of $17,461. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (MI)
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$25,476 MM
This chart display total revenue of Decatur Public Schools  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in MI by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$10 MM
$24,351 MM
This chart display total spending of Decatur Public Schools  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in MI by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$14,452
$18,267
This chart display average revenue per public school student in Decatur Public Schools  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in MI by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$12,936
$17,461
This chart display average spending per public school student in Decatur Public Schools  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in MI by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Decatur Public Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Decatur Jr Sr High School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
110 Cedar St
Decatur, MI 49045
(269) 423-6851
Grades: 6-12
| 388 students

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Quick Stats (2024)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: KG-12
  • Enrollment: 737 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 16:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 30%
  • : 70-79% (Btm 50% in MI)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 21% (Btm 50%)
  • : 37% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MI Dept. of Education

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