Top Rankings
Sanilac Independent School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 1%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 1%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 1%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 49 students in Sanilac Independent School District.
Public Middle School in Sanilac Independent School District have an average math proficiency score of 70% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 80% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
49 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
26 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
4:1
4:1
District Rank
Sanilac Independent School District, which is ranked within the top 1% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#3 out of 866 school districts
(Top 1%)
(Top 1%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-79%
34%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
≥80%
45%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≥50%
38%

Graduation Rate
(19-20)<50%
86%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.60
# American Indian Students
n/a
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
1 Student
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
9%
# Black Students
3 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
6%
23%
# White Students
45 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
92%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
1
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
5
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
5
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
5
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
4
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
2
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
4
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
5
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
1
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
1
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
4
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
1
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
4
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
7
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$25,476 MM

Spending
$12 MM
$24,351 MM

Revenue / Student (19-20)
$239,943
$14,589

Spending / Student (19-20)
$224,019
$14,302

Best Sanilac Independent School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sanilac Isd Special Education Services
Special Education School
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: ≥80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
46 N Jackson St
Sandusky, MI 48471
(810) 648-2200
Sandusky, MI 48471
(810) 648-2200
Grades: PK-12
| 49 students
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