For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 486 students in Shepherd Public 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 Schools in Shepherd Public Schools School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority American Indian and 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
1,735 Students
547,619 Students
# Teachers
97 Teachers
32,257 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Shepherd Public Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 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 75-79% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#385 out of 855 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
48%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.24
0.59
# American Indian Students
82 Students
5,417 Students
% American Indian Students
5%
1%
# Asian Students
5 Students
19,444 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
75 Students
46,296 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
8%
# Black Students
24 Students
124,878 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
1,506 Students
325,443 Students
% White Students
87%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
8 Students
457 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
35 Students
25,683 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
129
18,549
# Students in 1st Grade:
123
17,085
# Students in 2nd Grade:
116
17,545
# Students in 3rd Grade:
136
18,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
106
19,038
# Students in 5th Grade:
130
27,012
# Students in 6th Grade:
143
86,424
# Students in 7th Grade:
137
104,180
# Students in 8th Grade:
138
107,358
# Students in 9th Grade:
143
36,930
# Students in 10th Grade:
159
31,365
# Students in 11th Grade:
127
30,027
# Students in 12th Grade:
148
31,935
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,169
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,482 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,267. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,008 is less than the state median of $17,461. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$21 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,482
$18,267
Spending / Student
$12,008
$17,461
Best Shepherd Public Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Shepherd Middle School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
350 S Chippewa
Shepherd, MI 48883
(989) 828-6601
Shepherd, MI 48883
(989) 828-6601
Grades: 6-8
| 405 students
Rank: #22.
Odyssey Middlehigh School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39% )
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
3441 South Wise Rd
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
(989) 773-9473
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
(989) 773-9473
Grades: 7-12
| 81 students
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