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North Branch Area Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 732 students in North Branch Area Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in North Branch Area School School District have an average math proficiency score of 36% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (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
4 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
2,413 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
122 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
District Rank
North Branch Area Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#243 out of 866 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
38%
Graduation Rate
90%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.60
# American Indian Students
6 Students
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
127 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
9%
# Black Students
23 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
2,203 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
54 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
255
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
173
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
169
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
181
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
166
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
189
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
167
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
197
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
179
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
155
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
196
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
190
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
196
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,914 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 $10,762 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$31 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$26 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,914
$18,510
Spending / Student
$10,762
$17,693
Best North Branch Area Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ruth Fox Middle School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
6570 Brush St
North Branch, MI 48461
(810) 688-3284
North Branch, MI 48461
(810) 688-3284
Grades: 5-8
| 732 students
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