For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 307 students in Vestaburg Community Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Vestaburg Community School have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% 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
3 Schools
1,329 Schools
# Students
836 Students
535,615 Students
# Teachers
45 Teachers
32,063 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Vestaburg Community Schools, 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 45% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#437 out of 862 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
38%
Graduation Rate
45%
81%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)63%
33.3%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.35
0.61
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
12%
9%
% Black
5%
23%
% White
80%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,211 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,606. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,404 is less than the state median of $17,784. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,211
$18,606
Spending / Student
$12,404
$17,784
Best Vestaburg Community Schools Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Vestaburg Community High School
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
7100 Avenue B
Vestaburg, MI 48891
(989) 268-5343
Vestaburg, MI 48891
(989) 268-5343
Gr: 6-12 | 307 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 10%
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