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Linden Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,407 students in Linden Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle Schools in Linden Community Schools School District have an average math proficiency score of 36% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% 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
5 Schools
1,361 Schools
# Students
2,442 Students
547,619 Students
# Teachers
128 Teachers
32,257 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
District Rank
Linden Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 30% 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 95% has increased from 91% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#201 out of 855 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
48%
Graduation Rate
95%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.17
0.59
# American Indian Students
4 Students
5,417 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
3 Students
19,444 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
105 Students
46,296 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
8%
# Black Students
16 Students
124,878 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
2,217 Students
325,443 Students
% White Students
91%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
457 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
94 Students
25,683 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
191
18,549
# Students in 1st Grade:
168
17,085
# Students in 2nd Grade:
146
17,545
# Students in 3rd Grade:
160
18,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
169
19,038
# Students in 5th Grade:
201
27,012
# Students in 6th Grade:
180
86,424
# Students in 7th Grade:
185
104,180
# Students in 8th Grade:
204
107,358
# Students in 9th Grade:
210
36,930
# Students in 10th Grade:
218
31,365
# Students in 11th Grade:
210
30,027
# Students in 12th Grade:
196
31,935
# Ungraded Students:
4
2,169
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,667 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,267. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,984 is less than the state median of $17,461. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$33 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$29 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,667
$18,267
Spending / Student
$11,984
$17,461
Best Linden Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Linden High School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
7201 Silver Lake Rd
Linden, MI 48451
(810) 591-0410
Linden, MI 48451
(810) 591-0410
Grades: 8-12
| 838 students
Rank: #22.
Linden Middle School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
15425 Lobdell Rd
Linden, MI 48451
(810) 591-0710
Linden, MI 48451
(810) 591-0710
Grades: 6-8
| 569 students
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