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Owosso Public Schools 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 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 666 students in Owosso 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 Owosso Public School School District have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% 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
6 Schools
1,362 Schools
# Students
2,906 Students
548,076 Students
# Teachers
160 Teachers
32,278 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Owosso Public Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 863 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 81% has increased from 79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#557 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
38%
Graduation Rate
81%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.59
# American Indian Students
6 Students
5,417 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
10 Students
19,444 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
131 Students
46,296 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
8%
# Black Students
28 Students
124,878 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
2,609 Students
325,443 Students
% White Students
90%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
457 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
121 Students
25,683 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
230
18,558
# Students in 1st Grade:
206
17,112
# Students in 2nd Grade:
223
17,571
# Students in 3rd Grade:
234
18,015
# Students in 4th Grade:
230
19,044
# Students in 5th Grade:
190
27,041
# Students in 6th Grade:
234
86,508
# Students in 7th Grade:
202
104,290
# Students in 8th Grade:
230
107,471
# Students in 9th Grade:
242
37,005
# Students in 10th Grade:
223
31,366
# Students in 11th Grade:
222
29,999
# Students in 12th Grade:
240
31,927
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,169
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,650 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,261. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,038 is less than the state median of $17,455. The school district spending/student has declined by 16% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$40 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$50 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,650
$18,261
Spending / Student
$17,038
$17,455
Best Owosso Public Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Owosso Middle School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
765 E North St
Owosso, MI 48867
(989) 723-3460
Owosso, MI 48867
(989) 723-3460
Grades: 6-8
| 666 students
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