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Southgate Community School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 663 students in Southgate Community School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Southgate Community School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 31% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
8 Schools
1,329 Schools
# Students
3,742 Students
535,615 Students
# Teachers
207 Teachers
32,063 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Southgate Community School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 67% has decreased from 72% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#568 out of 862 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
38%
Graduation Rate
67%
81%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)40.7%
33.3%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.61
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
2%
4%
% Hispanic
17%
9%
% Black
15%
23%
% White
62%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,932 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,616. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,928 is less than the state median of $17,794. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$56 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$52 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,932
$18,616
Spending / Student
$13,928
$17,794
Best Southgate Community School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Davidson Middle School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
15800 Trenton Rd
Southgate, MI 48195
(734) 246-4628
Southgate, MI 48195
(734) 246-4628
Gr: 6-8 | 663 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 36%
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