Top Rankings
Swartz Creek Community Schools ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 857 students in Swartz Creek Community Schools. 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 Swartz Creek Community Schools have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 25% 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
8 Schools
1,348 Schools
# Students
3,485 Students
537,270 Students
# Teachers
189 Teachers
31,648 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Swartz Creek Community Schools, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 846 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 89% has increased from 82% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#453 out of 862 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
38%
Graduation Rate
89%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.39
0.60
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
4%
% Hispanic
6%
9%
% Black
10%
23%
% White
77%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,938 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,045 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$49 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$59 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,938
$18,510
Spending / Student
$17,045
$17,693
Best Swartz Creek Community Schools Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Swartz Creek Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
8230 Crapo St
Swartz Creek, MI 48473
(810) 591-1705
Swartz Creek, MI 48473
(810) 591-1705
Gr: 6-8 | 754 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 24%
Rank: #22.
Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center
Alternative School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
8230 Crapo St
Swartz Creek, MI 48473
(810) 591-4380
Swartz Creek, MI 48473
(810) 591-4380
Gr: PK-12 | 103 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 33%
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