Michigan school leaders decry explosion of untrained teachers in classrooms
The new Michigan state school superintendent and one of his predecessors criticized the growing use of long-term substitute teachers in public schools, saying the practice has grown out of hand and threatens to have a negative impact on Michigan’s students if the trend is not reversed.
State Superintendent Michael Rice told Bridge Magazine on Thursday the most recent estimate of long-term substitute teachers running classrooms in public schools – about 2,500 – is “a problem.”
“The goal ought not to be to drop these [numbers] to zero, but 2,500 statewide is not vaguely where we ought to be,” said Rice, who took over the superintendent job Aug. 1. “Not close to where we ought to be.”
Bridge reporting this week revealed the number of long-term, often untrained subs running public school classrooms has risen tenfold in the past five school years. The practice has grown as the number of college graduates going into the teaching profession has dropped precipitously.
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A rising number of Michigan public schools are staffing classrooms with long-term substitutes with as little as 60 college credits and no formal education training. Bridge examines the implications of this practice for the state’s already-struggling schools.
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Among the schools more likely to employ a higher percentage of uncertified teachers are traditional public schools and charter schools in high-poverty, lower-performing districts. In several cases, long-term substitute teachers comprise half or more of teaching positions, Bridge reported.
Superintendent Rice acknowledged schools are using long-term subs to deal with the very real shortage of certified teachers in some subject areas and geographic sections of the state.
Former state schools superintendent Michael Flanagan, who served from 2005 to 2015, also cited the decline in college students choosing the teaching profession.
Still, he expressed dismay that so many classrooms are led by substitutes that could have as little as two years of college and no teacher training.
“Do I think that this is going to impact a kid [if] it was a couple of years in a row? Yes. And there’s a point where you don’t recover second grade, third grade,” Flanagan said, echoing complaints by national education experts.
“As a macro issue, it’s like any other profession. You want people who are trained.”
Flanagan suggested the Michigan Legislature, as it did in 2015, relax the rules that restrict retired teachers from returning to the classroom after they start drawing a pension.
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School (*charter schools) | Teachers | Long-term subs | ||||
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2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | |
Keys Grace Academy* 488 students 99% poor | 25 | 29 | 25 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System* 644 students 93.5% poor | 67 | 69 | 50 | 8.7% | 7.5% | 6.1% |
Multicultural Academy* 171 students 92.4% poor | 23 | 13 | 15 | 0% | 8.7% | 20% |
Eaton Academy* 346 students 78.6% poor | 28 | 23 | 21 | 13% | 0% | 61.9% |
Midland Academy of Advanced and Creative Studies* 154 students 31.2% poor | 16 | 19 | 14 | 31.6% | 19.2% | 59.3% |
Francis Street Primary School* 32 students 100% poor | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Benton Harbor Area Schools 1,941 students 82.9% poor | 124 | 118 | 97 | 32.3% | 13.7% | 42.3% |
Waldron Area Schools 211 students 66.4% poor | 20 | 24 | 21 | 12.3% | 5% | 38.2% |
Powell Township Schools 35 students 62.9% poor | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
Mid Peninsula School District 174 students 65.5% poor | 13 | 11 | 12 | 0% | 24% | 32.6% |
Big Bay De Noc School District 165 students 69.1% poor | 19 | 15 | 16 | 20.3% | 21.4% | 31.4% |
Outlook Academy* 53 students 81.1% poor | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Troy School District 13,150 students 15.4% poor | 812 | 822 | 841 | 0% | 0.1% | 0% |
South Lyon Community Schools 8,697 students 17.2% poor | 496 | 521 | 510 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy* 769 students 12.5% poor | 42 | 48 | 45 | 6.3% | 0% | 6.6% |
Achieve Charter Academy* 763 students 14.3% poor | 38 | 47 | 42 | 4.3% | 7.8% | 4.7% |
Detroit Leadership Academy* 796 students 96.6% poor | 28 | 27 | 37 | 25.9% | 0% | 52.1% |
Beaver Island Community School 49 students 46.9% poor | 11 | 9 | 10 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Colfax Township S/D #1F 19 students 68.4% poor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Chandler Woods Charter Academy* 779 students 21.8% poor | 42 | 43 | 44 | 0% | 0% | 2.3% |
Rockford Public Schools 7,987 students 17% poor | 464 | 470 | 483 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Rochester Community School District 15,451 students 11.4% poor | 856 | 876 | 885 | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.8% |
Novi Community School District 6,698 students 9% poor | 441 | 440 | 461 | 0% | 0.2% | 0% |
Bloomfield Hills Schools 5,506 students 11.4% poor | 433 | 443 | 438 | 0.2% | 0% | 0% |
Byron Center Public Schools 4,157 students 26.4% poor | 199 | 201 | 206 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Northville Public Schools 7,375 students 6.6% poor | 444 | 441 | 438 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Inkster Preparatory Academy* 180 students 89.4% poor | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25% | 0% | 50% |
Saline Area Schools 5,296 students 12.8% poor | 317 | 332 | 351 | 0.3% | 0% | 0% |
Riverside Academy* 999 students 99% poor | 65 | 68 | 66 | 7.4% | 1.6% | 37.9% |
Forest Hills Public Schools 9,774 students 11.8% poor | 576 | 586 | 566 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
North Saginaw Charter Academy* 512 students 96.9% poor | 44 | 46 | 37 | 4.3% | 0% | 35.2% |
Ann Arbor Public Schools 18,055 students 25% poor | 1,151 | 1,343 | 1,380 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
St. Joseph Public Schools 3,003 students 31% poor | 156 | 153 | 158 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
Caledonia Community Schools 4,840 students 18.6% poor | 260 | 280 | 288 | 0% | 0.4% | 0% |
Haslett Public Schools 2,685 students 26% poor | 165 | 174 | 178 | 0% | 0% | 0.6% |
Okemos Public Schools 4,552 students 20.1% poor | 276 | 279 | 291 | 0% | 0.7% | 0% |
South Canton Scholars Charter Academy* 780 students 27.2% poor | 49 | 52 | 53 | 1.9% | 0% | 3.8% |
Houghton-Portage Township School District 1,409 students 30.1% poor | 83 | 88 | 91 | 1.1% | 0% | 1.1% |
Hudsonville Public School District 6,855 students 20.4% poor | 379 | 389 | 411 | 0.5% | 0% | 0.2% |
Birmingham Public Schools 8,072 students 8.8% poor | 624 | 647 | 660 | 0.2% | 0% | 0.5% |
Schoolcraft Community Schools 1,066 students 28.7% poor | 59 | 70 | 65 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Dexter Community School District 3,661 students 11.3% poor | 245 | 269 | 268 | 0% | 2% | 0.4% |
Williamston Community Schools 1,879 students 22.4% poor | 96 | 100 | 105 | 0% | 2.1% | 1% |
Lakeshore School District (Berrien) 2,785 students 30.7% poor | 169 | 174 | 174 | 0% | 0% | 1.2% |
Brighton Area Schools 5,998 students 13.9% poor | 329 | 343 | 358 | 9.3% | 11.6% | 9.2% |
Bedford Public Schools 4,324 students 19.9% poor | 237 | 240 | 236 | 0% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
Saugatuck Public Schools 836 students 36% poor | 52 | 53 | 52 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Lake Orion Community Schools 7,357 students 23.5% poor | 447 | 432 | 445 | 0.2% | 0% | 0% |
Merritt Academy* 552 students 50.4% poor | 60 | 66 | 64 | 3.1% | 1.7% | 3.1% |
East Grand Rapids Public Schools 2,886 students 6% poor | 162 | 171 | 183 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools 17,491 students 20.5% poor | 942 | 910 | 1,008 | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools 457 students 55.4% poor | 32 | 36 | 40 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Jenison Public Schools 5,094 students 30.9% poor | 300 | 318 | 336 | 0% | 1% | 0.6% |
Grand Haven Area Public Schools 6,064 students 32% poor | 384 | 381 | 387 | 1% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
DeWitt Public Schools 3,197 students 18.5% poor | 162 | 167 | 177 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Chelsea School District 2,443 students 14% poor | 151 | 155 | 158 | 0.6% | 0% | 0% |
Les Cheneaux Community Schools 224 students 46.9% poor | 18 | 18 | 21 | 5.6% | 5.6% | 4.9% |
Hartland Consolidated Schools 5,482 students 16.9% poor | 283 | 305 | 318 | 0.3% | 1.4% | 2.5% |
Berkley School District 4,377 students 18.1% poor | 279 | 282 | 288 | 9.2% | 3.9% | 13.2% |
Excel Charter Academy* 774 students 51.3% poor | 43 | 49 | 49 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Vanguard Charter Academy* 778 students 52.8% poor | 41 | 45 | 46 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Walker Charter Academy* 739 students 45.2% poor | 43 | 43 | 43 | 2.3% | 0% | 2.3% |
Lowell Area Schools 3,809 students 30.6% poor | 209 | 200 | 212 | 0% | 0.5% | 0% |
Hamilton Community Schools 2,729 students 27.1% poor | 151 | 159 | 163 | 0% | 0.7% | 1.8% |
Wayland Union Schools 3,057 students 38.8% poor | 164 | 168 | 174 | 0% | 1.2% | 0% |
Spring Lake Public Schools 2,468 students 17.7% poor | 139 | 141 | 144 | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0% |
Dundee Community Schools 1,663 students 37.6% poor | 83 | 84 | 87 | 0% | 2.4% | 0% |
Marysville Public Schools 2,770 students 31.6% poor | 140 | 148 | 148 | 0% | 0.7% | 0% |
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools 13,642 students 26.1% poor | 765 | 768 | 768 | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% |
Portage Public Schools 8,804 students 25.4% poor | 503 | 497 | 506 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
ACE Academy (SDA)* 186 students 100% poor | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0% | 25% | 31.7% |
Mattawan Consolidated School 3,756 students 18% poor | 207 | 228 | 235 | 1.3% | 0.5% | 1.3% |
Pentwater Public School District 259 students 49.4% poor | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Grosse Ile Township Schools 1,819 students 10.9% poor | 103 | 103 | 113 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Glen Lake Community Schools 660 students 28.2% poor | 53 | 55 | 54 | 0% | 1.9% | 0% |
Zeeland Public Schools 6,241 students 26.2% poor | 346 | 352 | 374 | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.5% |
Grosse Pointe Public Schools 7,652 students 18.8% poor | 554 | 533 | 545 | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
Allendale Public Schools 2,700 students 30.2% poor | 154 | 153 | 165 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
New Buffalo Area Schools 545 students 42% poor | 58 | 55 | 55 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Hopkins Public Schools 1,657 students 38.5% poor | 88 | 88 | 94 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Bridgman Public Schools 908 students 43.2% poor | 71 | 70 | 72 | 0% | 2.8% | 0% |
Rising Stars Academy* 125 students 93.6% poor | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Anchor Bay School District 5,938 students 25.1% poor | 314 | 313 | 312 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Frankenmuth School District 1,319 students 20.5% poor | 53 | 66 | 68 | 1.5% | 0% | 0% |
Otsego Public Schools 2,330 students 40% poor | 123 | 134 | 144 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Trenton Public Schools 2,557 students 23.4% poor | 171 | 174 | 174 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Freeland Community School District 2,012 students 17.4% poor | 94 | 107 | 110 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Linden Community Schools 2,713 students 27.1% poor | 148 | 145 | 148 | 0% | 0% | 1.4% |
Grandville Public Schools 5,666 students 21.8% poor | 308 | 331 | 317 | 0% | 0% | 0.3% |
Clarkston Community School District 7,334 students 21.3% poor | 464 | 474 | 473 | 3.4% | 0.4% | 6.3% |
The Dearborn Academy* 509 students 99.4% poor | 50 | 49 | 43 | 30.7% | 25.9% | 30% |
Edwardsburg Public Schools 2,742 students 31.5% poor | 136 | 134 | 146 | 0% | 1.5% | 0.7% |
Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools 676 students 19.8% poor | 34 | 35 | 34 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Coopersville Area Public School District 2,655 students 41.4% poor | 138 | 141 | 144 | 0% | 0% | 0.7% |
Mason Public Schools (Ingham) 3,226 students 32.1% poor | 184 | 187 | 192 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0% |
Grand Ledge Public Schools 5,328 students 28% poor | 309 | 294 | 317 | 0.7% | 1% | 1.3% |
East Lansing School District 3,607 students 33.9% poor | 221 | 226 | 218 | 0% | 0% | 0.9% |
Almont Community Schools 1,456 students 25.5% poor | 75 | 77 | 81 | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
International Academy of Flint* 917 students 84.3% poor | 63 | 50 | 54 | 24.2% | 1.6% | 27.5% |
Midland Public Schools 7,642 students 33.2% poor | 438 | 440 | 440 | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Armada Area Schools 1,762 students 22% poor | 89 | 94 | 90 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
New Lothrop Area Public Schools 916 students 24.7% poor | 52 | 46 | 46 | 0% | 0% | 4.3% |
Bullock Creek School District 1,833 students 40% poor | 111 | 108 | 118 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Vicksburg Community Schools 2,660 students 34.7% poor | 155 | 155 | 160 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Yale Public Schools 1,912 students 41.1% poor | 103 | 101 | 104 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Swan Valley School District 1,801 students 38.2% poor | 94 | 98 | 101 | 1% | 0% | 0% |
Mason Consolidated Schools (Monroe) 1,027 students 48.5% poor | 69 | 66 | 65 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxford Community Schools 5,589 students 24.7% poor | 312 | 316 | 337 | 0.9% | 1.9% | 0.9% |
Harbor Springs School District 801 students 22.8% poor | 58 | 57 | 59 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Public Schools of Petoskey 2,792 students 38.8% poor | 155 | 153 | 158 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Crawford AuSable Schools 1,571 students 56.9% poor | 106 | 107 | 108 | 0.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
Keystone Academy* 779 students 37.4% poor | 47 | 48 | 55 | 10.4% | 2.1% | 14.5% |
Whiteford Agricultural School District of the Counties of Lenawee and Monroe 752 students 28.5% poor | 39 | 44 | 45 | 0% | 2.5% | 6.6% |
Plainwell Community Schools 2,780 students 29% poor | 154 | 159 | 156 | 0% | 0% | 1.3% |
North Muskegon Public Schools 1,047 students 26.9% poor | 60 | 63 | 71 | 0% | 1.7% | 0% |
Livonia Public Schools School District 14,184 students 33.8% poor | 854 | 886 | 916 | 0.2% | 0% | 0.2% |
Hancock Public Schools 701 students 47.6% poor | 54 | 46 | 48 | 10.8% | 1.9% | 8.4% |
Goodrich Area Schools 2,053 students 22.1% poor | 99 | 108 | 111 | 0.9% | 0% | 0% |
Chesaning Union Schools 1,447 students 52.4% poor | 84 | 85 | 88 | 1.2% | 0% | 1.1% |
Kingsley Area Schools 1,557 students 44.2% poor | 77 | 78 | 81 | 1.3% | 0% | 0% |
Chippewa Valley Schools 16,061 students 29.8% poor | 850 | 836 | 855 | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.9% |
McBain Rural Agricultural Schools 1,028 students 47.8% poor | 56 | 57 | 57 | 3.5% | 1.8% | 0% |
St. Johns Public Schools 2,799 students 34.7% poor | 160 | 154 | 157 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
Elk Rapids Schools 1,264 students 36.9% poor | 70 | 68 | 70 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Chatfield School* 486 students 26.1% poor | 27 | 28 | 28 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Flagship Charter Academy* 698 students 98.1% poor | 52 | 53 | 49 | 9.5% | 1.9% | 26.7% |
Fowler Public Schools 480 students 27.1% poor | 25 | 24 | 27 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Romeo Community Schools 5,042 students 24.7% poor | 282 | 284 | 295 | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
Grand Traverse Academy* 896 students 25.8% poor | 71 | 74 | 81 | 4% | 0% | 6.1% |
Huron Valley Schools 8,987 students 27.3% poor | 520 | 535 | 522 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
Kingsbury Country Day School* 291 students 9.3% poor | 19 | 19 | 25 | 10.5% | 21.5% | 4% |
Royal Oak Schools 4,995 students 23.6% poor | 320 | 328 | 353 | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools 697 students 56.8% poor | 40 | 41 | 42 | 0% | 2.5% | 0% |
Sparta Area Schools 2,500 students 47.9% poor | 141 | 144 | 146 | 2.1% | 0% | 0% |
Honey Creek Community School* 242 students 9.1% poor | 19 | 20 | 20 | 5.1% | 0% | 0% |
Sigel Township S/D #4F 31 students 64.5% poor | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Lakewood Public Schools 1,778 students 45.7% poor | 103 | 103 | 109 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Byron Center Charter School* 245 students 42.4% poor | 23 | 19 | 21 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Public Schools of Calumet, Laurium & Keweenaw 1,519 students 54% poor | 92 | 92 | 87 | 16.3% | 1.1% | 18.4% |
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools 1,524 students 45.7% poor | 74 | 76 | 84 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Farmington Public School District 9,539 students 26.2% poor | 645 | 640 | 656 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
Onekama Consolidated Schools 415 students 53.5% poor | 23 | 27 | 25 | 11.2% | 0% | 24.1% |
Michigan Educational Choice Center* 263 students 100% poor | 72 | 40 | 8 | 90% | 0% | 125% |
Utica Community Schools 26,894 students 38.1% poor | 1,458 | 1,448 | 1,452 | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
Cass City Public Schools 968 students 51.7% poor | 53 | 53 | 56 | 3.8% | 0% | 0% |
Columbia School District 1,473 students 45.6% poor | 81 | 83 | 82 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Black River Public School* 944 students 23.8% poor | 74 | 73 | 73 | 0% | 1.4% | 0% |
Verona Township S/D #1F 21 students 38.1% poor | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Linden Charter Academy* 791 students 98.1% poor | 51 | 58 | 49 | 13.7% | 7.9% | 26.5% |
Cadillac Area Public Schools 3,136 students 60.9% poor | 161 | 164 | 165 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0% |
West Bloomfield School District 5,476 students 34.6% poor | 322 | 335 | 361 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Traverse City Area Public Schools 9,433 students 36% poor | 492 | 487 | 486 | 2.5% | 2.2% | 1.6% |
Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb) 4,375 students 42.4% poor | 225 | 227 | 236 | 0.4% | 0% | 1.3% |
Boyne City Public Schools 1,349 students 49.4% poor | 76 | 79 | 81 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
Old Redford Academy* 1,784 students 75.9% poor | 130 | 113 | 109 | 11.5% | 3.1% | 24% |
Napoleon Community Schools 1,314 students 44.9% poor | 68 | 71 | 72 | 0% | 1.5% | 0% |
Hamtramck Academy* 537 students 98.3% poor | 45 | 47 | 47 | 4.2% | 2.2% | 4.2% |
Fairview Area School District 298 students 73.8% poor | 18 | 18 | 22 | 0% | 0% | 4.6% |
Birch Run Area Schools 1,871 students 51.6% poor | 98 | 100 | 101 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Milan Area Schools 2,173 students 33.3% poor | 130 | 126 | 130 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Davison Community Schools 5,723 students 44.3% poor | 290 | 296 | 293 | 0% | 0.3% | 1% |
Charlevoix Public Schools 872 students 43.9% poor | 60 | 61 | 56 | 0% | 0% | 3.5% |
Howell Public Schools 6,973 students 27.4% poor | 404 | 402 | 385 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.8% |
Vanderbilt Charter Academy* 463 students 73.9% poor | 33 | 33 | 37 | 3% | 0% | 0% |
West MI Academy of Arts and Academics* 439 students 39.9% poor | 38 | 45 | 40 | 2.2% | 5.3% | 0% |
Charlotte Public Schools 2,467 students 43.2% poor | 154 | 139 | 149 | 0% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
Whitehall District Schools 2,078 students 45.2% poor | 165 | 165 | 171 | 2.4% | 1.2% | 0.6% |
Stephenson Area Public Schools 490 students 55.3% poor | 36 | 32 | 27 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Detroit Innovation Academy* 393 students 97.2% poor | 15 | 13 | 17 | 23.1% | 33.3% | 23.5% |
Bad Axe Public Schools 957 students 50.9% poor | 55 | 55 | 54 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools 2,023 students 55.7% poor | 126 | 134 | 142 | 3.7% | 3.2% | 2.8% |
Thornapple Kellogg School District 3,157 students 33.9% poor | 150 | 160 | 170 | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0% |
Timbuktu Academy* 436 students 100% poor | 17 | 14 | 11 | 21.4% | 5.9% | 100% |
Marquette Area Public Schools 3,285 students 29.3% poor | 206 | 206 | 225 | 0.5% | 0% | 0% |
Blue Water Middle College* 391 students 19.2% poor | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Northview Public Schools 3,327 students 41.9% poor | 239 | 232 | 223 | 0.4% | 0% | 0% |
Ida Public School District 1,442 students 20.6% poor | 80 | 74 | 76 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Breitung Township School District 1,893 students 43.1% poor | 102 | 105 | 113 | 0.9% | 1% | 1.8% |
Gull Lake Community Schools 3,231 students 23.8% poor | 199 | 217 | 224 | 0% | 0% | 1.3% |
Olivet Community Schools 1,413 students 37.1% poor | 81 | 83 | 85 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Pathways Academy* 148 students 98.6% poor | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Mackinaw City Public Schools 153 students 47.1% poor | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Harbor Beach Community Schools 475 students 46.5% poor | 32 | 31 | 34 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Triumph Academy* 728 students 54.9% poor | 39 | 42 | 42 | 0% | 0% | 14.3% |
Grand Blanc Community Schools 8,260 students 34.3% poor | 444 | 451 | 486 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.8% |
Nottawa Community School 116 students 31.9% poor | 11 | 11 | 10 | 18.1% | 0% | 9.8% |
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy* 579 students 63% poor | 55 | 52 | 58 | 1.9% | 3.6% | 12.1% |
Madison School District (Lenawee) 1,652 students 57.8% poor | 99 | 101 | 101 | 1% | 1% | 0% |
Oakland Academy* 165 students 40.6% poor | 22 | 18 | 11 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center* 272 students 45.2% poor | 15 | 15 | 18 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Ludington Area School District 2,106 students 52.4% poor | 115 | 120 | 119 | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0% |
Grass Lake Community Schools 1,294 students 28.3% poor | 78 | 76 | 80 | 0% | 0% | 1.3% |
Gobles Public School District 772 students 58.3% poor | 52 | 56 | 62 | 5.3% | 5.8% | 3.2% |
West Branch-Rose City Area Schools 2,043 students 60.5% poor | 122 | 122 | 129 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 6.2% |
Portland Public Schools 2,119 students 32.7% poor | 119 | 120 | 113 | 0% | 0.8% | 0% |
North Dickinson County Schools 250 students 47.6% poor | 16 | 19 | 17 | 10.8% | 18.4% | 5.8% |
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools 914 students 51% poor | 53 | 54 | 56 | 9.3% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
Cedar Springs Public Schools 3,516 students 41.2% poor | 183 | 196 | 198 | 0% | 0.5% | 0% |
East China School District 4,102 students 32.8% poor | 237 | 237 | 245 | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
Universal Academy* 728 students 98.4% poor | 43 | 41 | 33 | 56.3% | 35.3% | 91.1% |
Negaunee Public Schools 1,583 students 33.2% poor | 100 | 99 | 98 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy* 757 students 51.8% poor | 51 | 54 | 54 | 3.7% | 0% | 16.6% |
Concord Academy - Boyne* 158 students 44.3% poor | 16 | 18 | 17 | 0% | 0% | 11.9% |
Tawas Area Schools 1,248 students 52.1% poor | 67 | 67 | 71 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Greenville Public Schools 3,729 students 56.7% poor | 212 | 220 | 215 | 2.3% | 2.8% | 1.9% |
NICE Community School District 1,197 students 35.9% poor | 80 | 82 | 81 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
West Ottawa Public School District 6,712 students 55% poor | 421 | 419 | 419 | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
Chassell Township School District 263 students 35.7% poor | 16 | 17 | 19 | 5.9% | 12.5% | 5.4% |
Blissfield Community Schools 1,209 students 36.9% poor | 61 | 63 | 72 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Greater Heights Academy* 262 students 97.3% poor | 18 | 18 | 23 | 34.1% | 22.3% | 22.1% |
Byron Area Schools 835 students 37.2% poor | 51 | 48 | 44 | 0% | 0% | 2.3% |
Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change* 148 students 74.3% poor | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Fraser Public Schools 4,978 students 45.4% poor | 292 | 293 | 292 | 0% | 0% | 0.3% |
Gaylord Community Schools 3,054 students 52.9% poor | 162 | 161 | 168 | 0% | 0.6% | 0% |
DeTour Arts and Technology Academy* 82 students 58.5% poor | 6 | 12 | 16 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
North Central Area Schools 336 students 56% poor | 24 | 25 | 26 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Woodhaven-Brownstown School District 5,485 students 45.2% poor | 320 | 343 | 325 | 0.3% | 0% | 0% |
Avondale School District 3,779 students 45.1% poor | 213 | 238 | 277 | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2.2% |
Crossroads Charter Academy* 595 students 57.1% poor | 46 | 44 | 45 | 6.8% | 2.2% | 4.4% |
Detroit Edison Public School Academy* 1,287 students 66.5% poor | 61 | 75 | 59 | 4% | 4.9% | 17.1% |
Lapeer Community Schools 4,942 students 50.4% poor | 283 | 267 | 273 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Western School District 2,952 students 36.9% poor | 157 | 161 | 160 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools 2,148 students 52.4% poor | 115 | 111 | 111 | 0% | 3.5% | 2.7% |
Bath Community Schools 1,155 students 45.7% poor | 60 | 63 | 58 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
River Valley School District 578 students 56.9% poor | 46 | 48 | 53 | 2.1% | 0% | 1.9% |
Lake Fenton Community Schools 2,078 students 28.9% poor | 104 | 108 | 114 | 0% | 1% | 0.9% |
Hanover-Horton School District 1,135 students 36.7% poor | 54 | 55 | 56 | 0% | 0% | 1.8% |
Fenton Area Public Schools 3,448 students 32.6% poor | 191 | 195 | 197 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Bangor Township S/D #8 21 students 61.9% poor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Flushing Community Schools 4,182 students 41.8% poor | 228 | 227 | 225 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
L'Anse Creuse Public Schools 10,392 students 41.9% poor | 555 | 550 | 563 | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.2% |
Fortis Academy* 745 students 79.1% poor | 51 | 46 | 47 | 0% | 2% | 12.6% |
Algonac Community School District 1,475 students 45.8% poor | 85 | 80 | 78 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Tecumseh Public Schools 2,784 students 34.1% poor | 163 | 176 | 170 | 0.6% | 0% | 0% |
Holly Area School District 3,307 students 42% poor | 197 | 200 | 210 | 0% | 0.5% | 0% |
Mona Shores Public School District 3,895 students 48.2% poor | 219 | 220 | 221 | 0.5% | 0% | 0.5% |
Buchanan Community Schools 1,573 students 53.3% poor | 96 | 100 | 103 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Mt. Clemens Montessori Academy* 326 students 37.4% poor | 26 | 25 | 21 | 4% | 0% | 4.7% |
North Branch Area Schools 2,353 students 47.4% poor | 133 | 126 | 129 | 0% | 0.8% | 3.1% |
Stockbridge Community Schools 1,249 students 40.8% poor | 82 | 92 | 92 | 0% | 1.2% | 3.3% |
Memphis Community Schools 836 students 33.6% poor | 51 | 57 | 56 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Clawson Public Schools 1,556 students 38% poor | 115 | 124 | 118 | 0% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
Martin Public Schools 613 students 54.3% poor | 39 | 41 | 40 | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
Laingsburg Community Schools 1,125 students 27.4% poor | 60 | 59 | 63 | 0% | 3.3% | 3.2% |
Lake Linden-Hubbell School District 409 students 58.4% poor | 37 | 35 | 34 | 5.7% | 0% | 0% |
Ionia Public Schools 3,017 students 57.3% poor | 169 | 166 | 159 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Lakeside Charter School - Kalamazoo* 244 students 99.6% poor | 13 | 10 | 19 | 0% | 0% | 21.6% |
Hastings Area School District 2,659 students 48.1% poor | 144 | 149 | 140 | 0% | 0.7% | 0% |
Leland Public School District 522 students 37% poor | 36 | 41 | 48 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Ridge Park Charter Academy* 562 students 84.2% poor | 45 | 47 | 42 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Light of the World Academy* 232 students 15.5% poor | 10 | 13 | 17 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
East Arbor Charter Academy* 694 students 53.2% poor | 55 | 55 | 57 | 1.8% | 3.7% | 10.5% |
Forest Park School District 440 students 53% poor | 28 | 30 | 34 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Roscommon Area Public Schools 927 students 61.2% poor | 65 | 69 | 66 | 1.5% | 0% | 0% |
Kent City Community Schools 1,296 students 60.4% poor | 73 | 84 | 87 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Paragon Charter Academy* 678 students 62.1% poor | 42 | 42 | 41 | 7.2% | 7.1% | 2.4% |
Bellaire Public Schools 356 students 44.7% poor | 24 | 29 | 29 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Ubly Community Schools 651 students 45.9% poor | 43 | 41 | 40 | 2.5% | 0% | 2.5% |
Lighthouse Connections Academy* 274 students 73% poor | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Saginaw Township Community Schools 4,803 students 47.9% poor | 272 | 275 | 281 | 0.4% | 0% | 0.7% |
Manistique Area Schools 816 students 56.5% poor | 50 | 48 | 52 | 4.2% | 0% | 3.9% |
Reeths-Puffer Schools 3,710 students 45.7% poor | 228 | 230 | 230 | 0% | 0% | 0.9% |
Vista Meadows Academy* 100 students 100% poor | 11 | 6 | 9 | 50% | 0% | 78.2% |
St. Charles Community Schools 913 students 51.2% poor | 47 | 63 | 62 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Holt Public Schools 5,532 students 43.6% poor | 333 | 329 | 333 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Taylor Exemplar Academy* 792 students 71% poor | 52 | 51 | 57 | 3.9% | 1.9% | 7% |
Dansville Schools 730 students 31.2% poor | 44 | 40 | 41 | 0% | 2.3% | 2.4% |
Mt. Pleasant City School District 3,485 students 43.7% poor | 270 | 264 | 268 | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0% |
Clinton Community Schools 1,221 students 35% poor | 65 | 61 | 73 | 0% | 0% | 1.4% |
Knapp Charter Academy* 745 students 68.9% poor | 44 | 43 | 50 | 2.3% | 0% | 4% |
Hemlock Public School District 1,213 students 32.3% poor | 70 | 69 | 67 | 4.4% | 0% | 4.5% |
Kentwood Public Schools 9,284 students 72.7% poor | 504 | 566 | 586 | 0% | 0% | 0.3% |
Iron Mountain Public Schools 883 students 48.9% poor | 45 | 46 | 50 | 6.5% | 8.8% | 6.1% |
Central Academy* 605 students 90.4% poor | 34 | 35 | 35 | 17.1% | 14.6% | 20.1% |
Leslie Public Schools 1,233 students 51.2% poor | 87 | 81 | 81 | 0% | 1.1% | 0% |
Sand Creek Community Schools 842 students 44.9% poor | 50 | 58 | 60 | 0% | 0% | 1.7% |
Bangor Township Schools 2,541 students 58.3% poor | 123 | 126 | 129 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Summerfield Schools 625 students 31.4% poor | 38 | 35 | 38 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Posen Consolidated School District No. 9 213 students 59.6% poor | 16 | 14 | 17 | 29% | 19.4% | 17.9% |
Marshall Public Schools 2,793 students 44.6% poor | 177 | 189 | 190 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Montrose Community Schools 1,472 students 60.3% poor | 81 | 82 | 79 | 0% | 1.2% | 0% |
Gladstone Area Schools 1,538 students 40.8% poor | 78 | 78 | 83 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Three Rivers Community Schools 2,564 students 56.4% poor | 152 | 157 | 156 | 0.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
Creative Technologies Academy* 318 students 37.7% poor | 22 | 22 | 22 | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
Durand Area Schools 1,316 students 54.9% poor | 85 | 89 | 89 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Bessemer Area School District 408 students 59.1% poor | 26 | 27 | 32 | 14.6% | 3.8% | 15.8% |
Brown City Community Schools 778 students 58.1% poor | 46 | 44 | 46 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Kenowa Hills Public Schools 3,137 students 49.4% poor | 179 | 178 | 189 | 0% | 0.6% | 0% |
Lawton Community School District 978 students 55.7% poor | 62 | 63 | 62 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Concord Academy - Petoskey* 180 students 53.9% poor | 15 | 16 | 17 | 12.6% | 0% | 5.8% |
Berrien Springs Public Schools 3,832 students 68.3% poor | 168 | 191 | 185 | 0.5% | 0% | 0% |
Livingston Classical Academy* 210 students 13.8% poor | 10 | 16 | 13 | 6.3% | 20.2% | 7.7% |
Beal City Public Schools 684 students 29.4% poor | 40 | 41 | 44 | 0% | 0% | 2.3% |
Meridian Public Schools 1,306 students 47.4% poor | 80 | 83 | 77 | 1.2% | 0% | 0% |
Clare Public Schools 1,614 students 50.4% poor | 91 | 87 | 86 | 0% | 0% | 1.2% |
Garden City Public Schools 3,701 students 60.7% poor | 274 | 286 | 309 | 0.3% | 1.1% | 3.6% |
Four Corners Montessori Academy* 441 students 35.4% poor | 24 | 27 | 25 | 0% | 0% | 8.1% |
Richmond Community Schools 1,432 students 33.7% poor | 82 | 89 | 86 | 0% | 1.2% | 0% |
Ontonagon Area School District 275 students 52% poor | 19 | 18 | 17 | 11.3% | 5.4% | 18.1% |
ICademy Global* 204 students 33.8% poor | 14 | 13 | 13 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Ann Arbor Learning Community* 209 students 77.5% poor | 14 | 11 | 10 | 0% | 13.9% | 0% |
Mar Lee School District 303 students 51.5% poor | 21 | 20 | 24 | 0% | 0% | 4.2% |
Clio Area School District 2,918 students 53.5% poor | 152 | 152 | 157 | 0% | 0% | 1.3% |
The Greenspire School* 134 students 39.6% poor | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Glenn Public School District 37 students 51.4% poor | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0% | 33.6% | 0% |
New Bedford Academy* 105 students 44.8% poor | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Michigan Connections Academy* 1,722 students 57.3% poor | 68 | 72 | 74 | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
Cheboygan Area Schools 1,563 students 61.2% poor | 96 | 97 | 97 | 0% | 0% | 1% |
Marlette Community Schools 768 students 54.2% poor | 48 | 49 | 52 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Fulton Schools 675 students 53% poor | 49 | 48 | 49 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Allen Park Public Schools 3,829 students 38.2% poor | 202 | 204 | 209 | 0.5% | 0% | 0% |
Laurus Academy* 744 students 73.4% poor | 50 | 51 | 47 | 11.7% | 5.9% | 12.7% |
Ithaca Public Schools 1,085 students 44.6% poor | 73 | 70 | 79 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Gladwin Community Schools 1,680 students 57.7% poor | 86 | 91 | 87 | 0% | 0% | 1.1% |
Standish-Sterling Community Schools 1,579 students 55.9% poor | 74 | 74 | 72 | 0% | 2.7% | 0% |
Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland and Lapeer 2,380 students 38.3% poor | 157 | 151 | 150 | 0% | 0% | 0.7% |
Essexville-Hampton Public Schools 1,717 students 30.3% poor | 81 | 87 | 90 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.1% |
Alcona Community Schools 686 students 67.6% poor | 39 | 40 | 42 | 0% | 0% | 9.6% |
Menominee Area Public Schools 1,307 students 53.9% poor | 85 | 89 | 91 | 0% | 2.4% | 5.5% |
Gibraltar School District 3,678 students 31.2% poor | 191 | 195 | 201 | 0.5% | 0% | 0% |
Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb) 3,493 students 48% poor | 226 | 215 | 214 | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
Riverview Community School District 2,873 students 45.3% poor | 138 | 140 | 148 | 0% | 1.5% | 0.7% |
Jefferson Schools (Monroe) 1,593 students 41.2% poor | 100 | 97 | 88 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Windemere Park Charter Academy* 637 students 74.9% poor | 44 | 57 | 53 | 3.5% | 4.5% | 13.1% |
Stanton Township Public Schools 172 students 64.5% poor | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Niles Community Schools 3,654 students 57.9% poor | 216 | 206 | 217 | 3.4% | 0.9% | 8.7% |
Britton Deerfield Schools 533 students 51.4% poor | 44 | 37 | 33 | 0% | 0% | 9.1% |
Flex High School of Michigan* 29 students 100% poor | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Imlay City Community Schools 2,018 students 55.9% poor | 100 | 108 | 113 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Perry Public Schools 1,092 students 45.6% poor | 74 | 64 | 71 | 0% | 0% | 1.4% |
Fruitport Community Schools 2,718 students 55.8% poor | 171 | 167 | 180 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Holland City School District 3,364 students 64.5% poor | 271 | 263 | 257 | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.8% |
Pinckney Community Schools 2,602 students 20% poor | 173 | 166 | 167 | 0% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
Fowlerville Community Schools 2,802 students 38.8% poor | 153 | 152 | 166 | 0.7% | 0% | 0.6% |
Au Gres-Sims School District 399 students 62.7% poor | 26 | 23 | 26 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Manton Consolidated Schools 952 students 58.7% poor | 60 | 56 | 57 | 1.8% | 0% | 1.8% |
Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun) 4,075 students 54.9% poor | 228 | 242 | 235 | 0% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
Grand River Academy* 788 students 57.6% poor | 53 | 57 | 54 | 8.8% | 3.8% | 18.4% |
Pinconning Area Schools 1,267 students 53.7% poor | 70 | 72 | 73 | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
Saranac Community Schools 920 students 42.6% poor | 56 | 56 | 58 | 0% | 1.8% | 0% |
Onsted Community Schools 1,294 students 37.7% poor | 78 | 82 | 77 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Sodus Township S/D #5 73 students 83.6% poor | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Mancelona Public Schools 936 students 71.3% poor | 56 | 57 | 53 | 8.8% | 3.6% | 5.7% |
Big Rapids Public Schools 2,061 students 51.5% poor | 97 | 95 | 98 | 0% | 3.1% | 1% |
Buckley Community Schools 409 students 49.1% poor | 27 | 33 | 32 | 12.2% | 3.7% | 6.3% |
Centreville Public Schools 844 students 46.3% poor | 48 | 54 | 49 | 0% | 0% | 2% |
Shepherd Public Schools 1,811 students 47.2% poor | 106 | 106 | 109 | 0% | 0% | 1.8% |
Quincy Community Schools 1,215 students 49.9% poor | 65 | 67 | 60 | 1.5% | 3.1% | 1.7% |
Bronson Community School District 1,049 students 57.8% poor | 54 | 56 | 57 | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0% |
Kingston Community School District 595 students 56.6% poor | 34 | 35 | 37 | 0% | 0% | 5.5% |
Eaton Rapids Public Schools 2,296 students 55.3% poor | 142 | 148 | 146 | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2% |
Distinctive College Prep.* 465 students 89.7% poor | 0 | 16 | 34 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Bark River-Harris School District 743 students 50.1% poor | 39 | 40 | 41 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Norway-Vulcan Area Schools 686 students 45.9% poor | 35 | 36 | 37 | 0% | 0% | 2.7% |
Jackson Preparatory & Early College* 384 students 34.4% poor | 19 | 17 | 19 | 5.8% | 0% | 0% |
Detroit Service Learning Academy* 1,350 students 99.5% poor | 85 | 74 | 61 | 16.2% | 2.4% | 76.6% |
West Iron County Public Schools 831 students 69.3% poor | 51 | 55 | 58 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Sandusky Community School District 1,017 students 50.6% poor | 58 | 61 | 65 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Paw Paw Public School District 2,155 students 44.6% poor | 126 | 126 | 119 | 0.8% | 0% | 0% |
Tipton Academy* 508 students 69.9% poor | 33 | 33 | 38 | 0% | 0% | 18.7% |
Genesee School District 669 students 85.4% poor | 39 | 38 | 38 | 0% | 0% | 2.6% |
Hale Area Schools 342 students 74.6% poor | 23 | 23 | 23 | 4.4% | 4.4% | 0% |
Constantine Public School District 1,449 students 56.6% poor | 71 | 76 | 89 | 2.6% | 0% | 1.1% |
Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy* 64 students 54.7% poor | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17.2% | 0% | 14.3% |
Unionville-Sebewaing Area S.D. 715 students 42.9% poor | 38 | 41 | 46 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Escanaba Area Public Schools 2,329 students 54.9% poor | 127 | 132 | 136 | 0% | 0% | 0.7% |
Branch Line School* 142 students 43.7% poor | 11 | 10 | 14 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
Waterford School District 8,542 students 59.5% poor | 627 | 638 | 662 | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0% |
Alma Public Schools 2,095 students 56.9% poor | 128 | 126 | 135 | 0% | 0.8% | 0% |
Superior Central School District 335 students 59.1% poor | 21 | 25 | 28 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Parchment School District 1,603 students 54.1% poor | 95 | 96 | 99 | 3.1% | 0% | 5% |
St. Ignace Area Schools 511 students 53.2% poor | 31 | 31 | 29 | 9.6% | 3.2% | 17.4% |
Lamphere Public Schools 2,484 students 50.6% poor | 184 | 185 | 182 | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.6% |
Swartz Creek Community Schools 3,636 students 53.7% poor | 208 | 212 | 209 | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
New Paradigm College Prep* 83 students 100% poor | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Dearborn City School District 20,740 students 75.8% poor | 1,369 | 1,509 | 1,548 | 3.6% | 4.5% | 6.7% |
Chippewa Hills School District 1,959 students 60.3% poor | 105 | 104 | 106 | 1% | 0% | 0.9% |
Ellsworth Community School 256 students 54.3% poor | 19 | 17 | 19 | 23.1% | 15.8% | 10.6% |
Eagle's Nest Academy* 187 students 92.5% poor | 16 | 18 | 9 | 0% | 6.3% | 66.7% |
Crestwood School District 3,966 students 76.4% poor | 217 | 224 | 241 | 0% | 0% | 0.4% |
Benton Harbor Charter School Academy* 520 students 89.4% poor | 28 | 29 | 26 | 10.3% | 0% | 62.3% |
Caro Community Schools 1,677 students 58.4% poor | 88 | 93 | 93 | 1.1% | 0% | 0% |
Oakland International Academy* 852 students 99.2% poor | 66 | 62 | 52 | 8.1% | 1.5% | 13.5% |
New Haven Community Schools 1,260 students 52.1% poor | 80 | 74 | 74 | 2.7% | 1.2% | 1.4% |
Montague Area Public Schools 1,514 students 49.7% poor | 90 | 89 | 95 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 3.2% |
Metro Charter Academy* 726 students 74.8% poor | 54 | 55 | 51 | 1.8% | 3.7% | 11.7% |
Lawrence Public Schools 570 students 64.6% poor | 33 | 36 | 36 | 11.1% | 0% | 5.6% |
Bay City School District 7,504 students 52.5% poor | 435 | 435 | 442 | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
South Arbor Charter Academy* 796 students 22.5% poor | 43 | 53 | 53 | 1.9% | 0% | 3.7% |
Ionia Township S/D #2 11 students 45.5% poor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Huron School District 2,581 students 33.9% poor | 157 | 153 | 166 | 1.3% | 0% | 0% |
Creative Montessori Academy* 765 students 59.2% poor | 38 | 36 | 40 | 2.8% | 0% | 2.5% |
Warren Consolidated Schools 13,767 students 64.7% poor | 815 | 810 | 784 | 1.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
Potterville Public Schools 865 students 44.3% poor | 61 | 57 | 53 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Manchester Community Schools 926 students 22.5% poor | 57 | 59 | 58 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Joy Preparatory Academy* 356 students 99.7% poor | 25 | 15 | 26 | 108.3% | 43.2% | 62.3% |
Deckerville Community School District 614 students 65% poor | 40 | 42 | 52 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Onaway Area Community School District 604 students 56.8% poor | 35 | 34 | 35 | 0% | 0% | 8.6% |
Rogers City Area Schools 528 students 56.4% poor | 35 | 32 | 34 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) 1,123 students 54.9% poor | 72 | 74 | 72 | 2.7% | 0% | 0% |
Alpena Public Schools 3,753 students 58% poor | 201 | 195 | 200 | 3.6% | 1% | 1.5% |
Wyandotte, School District of the City of 4,792 students 57.9% poor | 321 | 320 | 338 | 0% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Decatur Public Schools 740 students 67% poor | 49 | 49 | 47 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Benzie County Central Schools 1,414 students 59.5% poor | 84 | 88 | 82 | 0% | 0% | 4.9% |
Augusta Academy* 32 students 59.4% poor | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Corunna Public Schools 1,811 students 53.8% poor | 106 | 98 | 99 | 0% | 0.9% | 2% |
Fremont Public School District 2,139 students 52.9% poor | 119 | 115 | 119 | 0.9% | 0% | 0.8% |
Allegan Public Schools 2,423 students 56.5% poor | 150 | 144 | 151 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Pine River Area Schools 1,070 students 56.7% poor | 62 | 62 | 60 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Airport Community Schools 2,633 students 52.9% poor | 148 | 150 | 149 | 0% | 0.7% | 0% |
Mason County Eastern Schools 437 students 76.7% poor | 32 | 28 | 26 | 7.2% | 3.2% | 3.8% |
Warren Woods Public Schools 3,244 students 58.3% poor | 207 | 215 | 222 | 1.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% |
Comstock Park Public Schools 1,890 students 57.5% poor | 123 | 114 | 111 | 0.9% | 0% | 0% |
Breckenridge Community Schools 668 students 54.6% poor | 43 | 43 | 42 | 2.3% | 2.3% | 7.1% |
Oakridge Public Schools 2,042 students 63.6% poor | 123 | 121 | 133 | 0% | 0% | 2.3% |
Grant Public School District 1,799 students 57.2% poor | 95 | 94 | 94 | 5.3% | 0% | 3.2% |
Akron-Fairgrove Schools 314 students 75.2% poor | 21 | 18 | 20 | 5.7% | 0% | 5% |
Millington Community Schools 1,197 students 57.6% poor | 65 | 70 | 76 | 2.9% | 1.5% | 0% |
Webberville Community Schools 524 students 54.4% poor | 36 | 38 | 34 | 2.7% | 2.8% | 3% |
Camden-Frontier School 504 students 58.7% poor | 32 | 31 | 32 | 3.2% | 0% | 6.3% |
Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School District 191 students 55.5% poor | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12% | 12.2% | 12.4% |
Woodland School* 214 students 15.9% poor | 11 | 12 | 12 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
L'Anse Area Schools 605 students 63.1% poor | 47 | 44 | 46 | 0% | 0% | 4.4% |
Pellston Public Schools 495 students 69.9% poor | 32 | 30 | 36 | 0% | 0% | 8.4% |
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area K-12 School 337 students 51.9% poor | 21 | 20 | 22 | 5.1% | 9.4% | 18.5% |
St. Louis Public Schools 1,043 students 68.1% poor | 65 | 64 | 69 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Whitmore Lake Public School District 749 students 42.1% poor | 63 | 63 | 55 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Harper Creek Community Schools 2,828 students 41% poor | 162 | 166 | 167 | 0.6% | 1.9% | 2.4% |
Munising Public Schools 657 students 54.5% poor | 38 | 41 | 40 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reese Public Schools 805 students 51.1% poor | 46 | 45 | 44 | 0% | 0% | 4.6% |
Coldwater Community Schools 2,799 students 59.6% poor | 140 | 147 | 153 | 0.7% | 0% | 0% |
Tahquamenon Area Schools 599 students 59.9% poor | 38 | 41 | 39 | 12.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
Brimley Area Schools 536 students 59.1% poor | 34 | 35 | 40 | 14.4% | 5.9% | 5% |
Ironwood Area Schools of Gogebic County 765 students 56.9% poor | 52 | 54 | 54 | 3.7% | 3.9% | 9.3% |
Vista Charter Academy* 702 students 93.7% poor | 53 | 50 | 55 | 0% | 0% | 5.5% |
Excelsior Township S/D #1 50 students 66% poor | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Bear Lake Schools 284 students 64.4% poor | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7.2% | 6.8% | 0% |
Farwell Area Schools 1,158 students 61.2% poor | 71 | 64 | 65 | 0% | 0% | 3.1% |
Capac Community Schools 889 students 51.9% poor | 59 | 51 | 68 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Manistee Area Public Schools 1,399 students 54% poor | 80 | 73 | 79 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Canton Charter Academy* 749 students 18.8% poor | 39 | 41 | 42 | 2.4% | 0% | 9.6% |
Morenci Area Schools 650 students 62.5% poor | 45 | 47 | 46 | 4.3% | 0% | 4.3% |
Northwest Community Schools 3,558 students 62.3% poor | 183 | 191 | 200 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2.5% |
Holton Public Schools 837 students 70.6% poor | 48 | 48 | 49 | 2.1% | 4.1% | 8.2% |
Tri County Area Schools 1,906 students 58.6% poor | 110 | 110 | 110 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Cross Creek Charter Academy* 781 students 32.5% poor | 48 | 47 | 43 | 0% | 2.1% | 2.3% |
Union City Community Schools 1,040 students 56.9% poor | 68 | 63 | 61 | 0% | 0% | 1.6% |
Ravenna Public Schools 1,048 students 49.3% poor | 65 | 65 | 65 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
South Haven Public Schools 1,987 students 61.3% poor | 139 | 121 | 115 | 0.8% | 0% | 0.9% |
DeTour Area Schools 96 students 53.1% poor | 12 | 10 | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Hanley International Academy* 647 students 94.6% poor | 40 | 40 | 42 | 0% | 0% | 7.2% |
Huron Academy* 620 students 61% poor | 39 | 42 | 45 | 9.6% | 2.6% | 6.7% |
Great Oaks Academy* 734 students 93.2% poor | 46 | 50 | 47 | 6% | 2.2% | 12.8% |
Suttons Bay Public Schools 612 students 57.2% poor | 30 | 29 | 37 | 17.4% | 6.8% | 5.3% |
Adams Township School District 480 students 51.5% poor | 27 | 28 | 29 | 0% | 3.7% | 0% |
Godwin Heights Public Schools 2,076 students 89.4% poor | 147 | 143 | 133 | 0% | 0.7% | 0% |
Waverly Community Schools 3,009 students 62.3% poor | 170 | 189 | 192 | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0% |
AuTrain-Onota Public Schools 38 students 63.2% poor | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0% | 20.8% | 0% |
Ferndale Public Schools 3,099 students 60.7% poor | 184 | 178 | 180 | 0.6% | 0% | 0.6% |
East Jordan Public Schools 861 students 53.3% poor | 49 | 51 | 52 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Clarenceville School District 1,858 students 63.7% poor | 113 | 114 | 124 | 1.8% | 0% | 0% |
Maple Valley Schools 987 students 53.5% poor | 63 | 63 | 64 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Southgate Community School District 3,526 students 51.7% poor | 256 | 258 | 246 | 1.9% | 2.7% | 2% |
Kearsley Community School District 2,898 students 70.2% poor | 161 | 166 | 170 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)* 1,479 students 69.2% poor | 101 | 103 | 104 | 6.8% | 1% | 9.6% |
Michigan Center School District 1,400 students 50.6% poor | 84 | 80 | 79 | 1.3% | 0% | 1.3% |
Oscoda Area Schools 1,146 students 70% poor | 71 | 73 | 81 | 0% | 0% | 1.2% |
Newaygo Public School District 1,562 students 65.9% poor | 80 | 87 | 80 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
North Star Academy* 267 students 58.4% poor | 25 | 25 | 23 | 0% | 0% | 8.9% |
Colon Community School District 550 students 54.7% poor | 38 | 41 | 40 | 2.5% | 0% | 5.1% |
Vassar Public Schools 1,088 students 71.2% poor | 63 | 60 | 62 | 3.3% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
Delton Kellogg Schools 1,246 students 54% poor | 66 | 63 | 65 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Adrian Public Schools 2,837 students 63.6% poor | 179 | 175 | 176 | 1.1% | 0% | 0.6% |
Rudyard Area Schools 614 students 71.5% poor | 40 | 43 | 41 | 0% | 4.9% | 2.4% |
Kalamazoo Public Schools 12,777 students 71.2% poor | 808 | 824 | 816 | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1% |
Mesick Consolidated Schools 654 students 70.5% poor | 38 | 36 | 39 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Marcellus Community Schools 705 students 64.8% poor | 39 | 39 | 42 | 2.5% | 0% | 0% |
Morrice Area Schools 511 students 48.7% poor | 39 | 32 | 36 | 6.3% | 0% | 0% |
Concord Community Schools 667 students 58.8% poor | 42 | 45 | 42 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The James and Grace Lee Boggs School* 137 students 75.2% poor | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0% | 0% | 61.5% |
Houghton Lake Community Schools 1,249 students 76.8% poor | 97 | 108 | 103 | 0.9% | 0% | 1.9% |
Engadine Consolidated Schools 359 students 69.9% poor | 19 | 25 | 22 | 20% | 10.4% | 9% |
Landmark Academy* 775 students 67.7% poor | 56 | 57 | 60 | 17.6% | 9% | 11.6% |
Boyne Falls Public School District 196 students 65.3% poor | 16 | 16 | 17 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reach Charter Academy* 652 students 91.3% poor | 59 | 58 | 49 | 1.7% | 0% | 6.1% |
Sturgis Public Schools 3,255 students 60.2% poor | 181 | 183 | 186 | 2.7% | 1.1% | 0% |
Mendon Community School District 510 students 52.5% poor | 36 | 37 | 34 | 0% | 2.8% | 5.8% |
Vestaburg Community Schools 717 students 57.2% poor | 41 | 46 | 48 | 0% | 0% | 2.1% |
Jonesville Community Schools 1,446 students 52.6% poor | 84 | 84 | 83 | 0% | 0% | 4.8% |
Pennfield Schools 2,083 students 50.1% poor | 132 | 126 | 129 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Easton Township S/D #6 24 students 29.2% poor | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Mio-AuSable Schools 533 students 73.4% poor | 34 | 31 | 34 | 6.4% | 2.9% | 5.9% |
Cassopolis Public Schools 957 students 60.7% poor | 54 | 53 | 50 | 7.6% | 11.1% | 6.1% |
Addison Community Schools 830 students 55.8% poor | 45 | 47 | 50 | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2% |
Coleman Community Schools 675 students 63.6% poor | 42 | 39 | 43 | 2.6% | 0% | 0% |
North Huron School District 367 students 53.1% poor | 31 | 28 | 25 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
White Pigeon Community Schools 755 students 58.4% poor | 46 | 50 | 52 | 0% | 0% | 1.9% |
Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools 1,036 students 56.8% poor | 64 | 62 | 77 | 0% | 3.1% | 0% |
Reed City Area Public Schools 1,494 students 53.2% poor | 96 | 95 | 88 | 0% | 1% | 0% |
Flat Rock Community Schools 2,044 students 43.4% poor | 101 | 106 | 114 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Eagle Crest Charter Academy* 723 students 50.5% poor | 51 | 48 | 48 | 0% | 2% | 0% |
Northridge Academy* 198 students 100% poor | 27 | 26 | 17 | 7.8% | 0% | 6% |
Wyoming Public Schools 4,152 students 80.6% poor | 247 | 249 | 246 | 0% | 0.8% | 0.4% |
Hart Public School District 1,353 students 71.7% poor | 82 | 86 | 83 | 0% | 0% | 1.2% |
Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District 348 students 61.5% poor | 23 | 24 | 23 | 4.2% | 0% | 0% |
Forest Area Community Schools 518 students 73.9% poor | 38 | 37 | 32 | 2.7% | 5.2% | 0% |
Harrison Community Schools 1,418 students 78.1% poor | 76 | 78 | 79 | 0% | 1.3% | 2.5% |
Athens Area Schools 552 students 46% poor | 37 | 40 | 40 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Detroit Public Safety Academy* 286 students 95.1% poor | 12 | 10 | 20 | 78.4% | 41% | 60% |
Kalkaska Public Schools 1,472 students 65.1% poor | 100 | 98 | 103 | 1% | 1% | 2.9% |
Springport Public Schools 984 students 61.7% poor | 60 | 59 | 61 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Belding Area School District 1,777 students 56.7% poor | 102 | 100 | 98 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Monroe Public Schools 5,232 students 60.7% poor | 302 | 291 | 302 | 1.7% | 0.7% | 1.3% |
Baraga Area Schools 348 students 56% poor | 31 | 28 | 33 | 7.2% | 0% | 3.1% |
Morley Stanwood Community Schools 1,163 students 68.5% poor | 62 | 72 | 66 | 1.4% | 0% | 0% |
Peck Community School District 349 students 60.5% poor | 19 | 20 | 17 | 0% | 0% | 11.5% |
Beaverton Rural Schools 991 students 53.3% poor | 65 | 64 | 63 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Northport Public School District 141 students 65.2% poor | 19 | 22 | 24 | 4.6% | 16% | 8.5% |
Marshall Academy* 272 students 57.7% poor | 22 | 25 | 19 | 4.1% | 18.5% | 10.7% |
Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 760 students 54.9% poor | 49 | 50 | 54 | 0% | 0% | 1.9% |
Madison District Public Schools 1,509 students 69.6% poor | 95 | 93 | 86 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Brandywine Community Schools 1,334 students 63% poor | 77 | 80 | 83 | 0% | 1.3% | 0% |
Watervliet School District 1,502 students 63.9% poor | 86 | 83 | 83 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Noor International Academy* 154 students 66.2% poor | 15 | 17 | 11 | 5.8% | 0% | 18.2% |
Mayville Community School District 596 students 73.5% poor | 36 | 32 | 32 | 3.2% | 2.8% | 0% |
Montabella Community Schools 765 students 59.7% poor | 64 | 60 | 54 | 0% | 1.6% | 0% |
Coloma Community Schools 1,341 students 73.9% poor | 88 | 93 | 88 | 0% | 0% | 3.4% |
South Lake Schools 1,619 students 66.8% poor | 108 | 111 | 115 | 0.9% | 1.8% | 2.6% |
Gwinn Area Community Schools 1,071 students 69% poor | 75 | 72 | 72 | 1.4% | 2.7% | 0% |
Kaleva Norman Dickson School District 516 students 75.8% poor | 27 | 28 | 31 | 3.5% | 7.3% | 3.2% |
Carson City-Crystal Area Schools 941 students 57.9% poor | 55 | 53 | 54 | 0% | 0% | 1.9% |
Wakefield-Marenisco School District 286 students 55.2% poor | 20 | 21 | 21 | 0% | 5.1% | 4.7% |
Warrendale Charter Academy* 753 students 98.3% poor | 51 | 55 | 50 | 5.5% | 5.9% | 10.1% |
Detroit Enterprise Academy* 738 students 96.1% poor | 43 | 46 | 55 | 6.6% | 6.9% | 10.9% |
LakeVille Community School District 1,149 students 58.2% poor | 71 | 71 | 79 | 1.4% | 0% | 0% |
Cornerstone Jefferson-Douglass Academy* 635 students 87.2% poor | 0 | 18 | 16 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Madison Academy* 414 students 86% poor | 71 | 72 | 77 | 6.9% | 2.8% | 3.9% |
Mason County Central Schools 1,327 students 61.8% poor | 61 | 66 | 67 | 0% | 1.6% | 0% |
Dryden Community Schools 454 students 41% poor | 32 | 32 | 29 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Hudson Area Schools 1,133 students 62.3% poor | 56 | 58 | 59 | 1.7% | 3.6% | 0% |
Owosso Public Schools 3,114 students 60.5% poor | 170 | 179 | 172 | 0% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
Southfield Public School District 5,768 students 56.4% poor | 435 | 430 | 444 | 0.5% | 0% | 0% |
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy* 2,919 students 79.1% poor | 158 | 149 | 173 | 0.7% | 0% | 0% |
Carrollton Public Schools 1,835 students 78.6% poor | 150 | 155 | 163 | 6.5% | 6.7% | 6.8% |
Comstock Public Schools 1,780 students 69% poor | 122 | 122 | 136 | 0.8% | 0% | 0% |
Pickford Public Schools 409 students 42.3% poor | 30 | 24 | 26 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Port Huron Area School District 8,194 students 55.7% poor | 536 | 530 | 533 | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Wolverine Community School District 272 students 80.5% poor | 18 | 16 | 18 | 12.5% | 0% | 0% |
Merrill Community Schools 581 students 57% poor | 37 | 40 | 36 | 0% | 0% | 2.8% |
George Crockett Academy* 411 students 100% poor | 26 | 21 | 24 | 37.9% | 11.6% | 54.4% |
Climax-Scotts Community Schools 500 students 53.2% poor | 35 | 37 | 36 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools 4,708 students 81.7% poor | 251 | 259 | 281 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
Carney-Nadeau Public Schools 287 students 64.1% poor | 22 | 23 | 20 | 13.1% | 8.9% | 14.8% |
Ojibwe Charter School* 100 students 82% poor | 14 | 15 | 13 | 19.5% | 14.3% | 52.2% |
Hillsdale Community Schools 1,353 students 58.9% poor | 79 | 86 | 81 | 0% | 0% | 1.2% |
Central Montcalm Public Schools 1,513 students 67.3% poor | 101 | 99 | 98 | 1% | 0% | 1% |
Lake City Area School District 1,166 students 65.7% poor | 69 | 67 | 69 | 1.5% | 0% | 2.9% |
Lincoln Consolidated School District 3,691 students 46.7% poor | 221 | 234 | 241 | 0% | 0.9% | 0% |
Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools 747 students 85.7% poor | 49 | 48 | 48 | 2.1% | 6.1% | 2.1% |
Pembroke Academy* 244 students 93% poor | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Atlanta Community Schools 239 students 65.7% poor | 16 | 15 | 16 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Forest Academy* 167 students 73.7% poor | 21 | 17 | 15 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
David Ellis Academy West* 743 students 69.2% poor | 50 | 48 | 45 | 8.4% | 2% | 15.5% |
AGBU Alex-Marie Manoogian School* 399 students 55.4% poor | 28 | 28 | 28 | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% |
Saginaw Learn to Earn Academy* 140 students 98.6% poor | 8 | 6 | 8 | 50% | 13.3% | 50% |
Saginaw, School District of the City of 5,452 students 80.5% poor | 374 | 375 | 374 | 1.6% | 0% | 5.1% |
Bois Blanc Pines School District 2 students 50% poor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Holly Academy* 645 students 20.5% poor | 52 | 49 | 50 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Moran Township School District 86 students 60.5% poor | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Voyageur Academy* 1,149 students 95.7% poor | 53 | 67 | 59 | 7.4% | 22.7% | 49.2% |
Island City Academy* 204 students 27.9% poor | 14 | 13 | 14 | 8% | 0% | 14% |
American Montessori Academy* 486 students 65.4% poor | 32 | 31 | 30 | 13.1% | 9.3% | 6.8% |
Tekonsha Community Schools 243 students 61.3% poor | 16 | 15 | 17 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Academy for Business and Technology* 519 students 88.8% poor | 46 | 39 | 37 | 46.5% | 8.7% | 48.5% |
White Pine Academy* 75 students 50.7% poor | 7 | 11 | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14.3% |
Uplift Michigan Academy* 123 students 48.8% poor | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Highland Park Public School Academy System* 372 students 93.8% poor | 26 | 16 | 27 | 98.2% | 11.5% | 48% |
Roseville Community Schools 4,631 students 61.7% poor | 289 | 286 | 277 | 0% | 0% | 0.4% |
Fennville Public Schools 1,305 students 73.1% poor | 84 | 81 | 85 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Center Line Public Schools 2,553 students 74.3% poor | 151 | 169 | 174 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Van Buren Public Schools 4,603 students 57.6% poor | 282 | 292 | 292 | 0% | 0% | 0.7% |
Baldwin Community Schools 515 students 95.3% poor | 41 | 40 | 46 | 5% | 2.4% | 4.4% |
Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools 3,135 students 86.7% poor | 151 | 148 | 177 | 1.4% | 2.7% | 0.6% |
Fitzgerald Public Schools 2,546 students 69% poor | 159 | 176 | 192 | 0.6% | 1.3% | 1% |
Republic-Michigamme Schools 110 students 60.9% poor | 14 | 13 | 12 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Caniff Liberty Academy* 481 students 99% poor | 30 | 30 | 29 | 3.3% | 0% | 10.3% |
Walton Charter Academy* 815 students 93.6% poor | 52 | 54 | 51 | 1.9% | 1.9% | 3.9% |
Three Lakes Academy* 116 students 72.4% poor | 12 | 12 | 13 | 26% | 24.5% | 47.8% |
Shelby Public Schools 1,265 students 71.7% poor | 77 | 73 | 78 | 1.4% | 1.3% | 3.8% |
Universal Learning Academy* 615 students 82.6% poor | 47 | 42 | 40 | 51.8% | 40.1% | 47.2% |
Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy* 195 students 100% poor | 12 | 13 | 13 | 0% | 8.3% | 45.8% |
Burt Township School District 33 students 72.7% poor | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16.8% | 0% | 15.7% |
Cole Academy* 252 students 52.8% poor | 11 | 10 | 15 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Evart Public Schools 898 students 71.9% poor | 48 | 49 | 51 | 4.1% | 4.2% | 2% |
Ashley Community Schools 259 students 71.4% poor | 23 | 20 | 23 | 0% | 0% | 8.7% |
Covert Public Schools 366 students 99.2% poor | 17 | 22 | 22 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Prevail Academy* 589 students 89.1% poor | 44 | 49 | 45 | 0% | 0% | 2.2% |
South Redford School District 3,238 students 67.2% poor | 179 | 178 | 189 | 23% | 18.5% | 13.3% |
Walden Green Montessori* 245 students 38.8% poor | 14 | 14 | 16 | 0% | 0% | 12.6% |
Dowagiac Union School District 2,188 students 74.5% poor | 131 | 134 | 137 | 0% | 0% | 0.7% |
Vandercook Lake Public Schools 958 students 77.1% poor | 71 | 73 | 63 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Dearborn Heights School District #7 2,507 students 76.7% poor | 139 | 153 | 150 | 0.7% | 0% | 0.7% |
Hillman Community Schools 411 students 67.4% poor | 30 | 27 | 29 | 18.7% | 0% | 10.5% |
Hagar Township S/D #6 81 students 81.5% poor | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Bloomingdale Public School District 1,164 students 81% poor | 72 | 69 | 70 | 0% | 0% | 1.4% |
Endeavor Charter Academy* 679 students 84.2% poor | 39 | 47 | 45 | 2.1% | 0% | 6.7% |
Rapid River Public Schools 328 students 46.3% poor | 19 | 19 | 20 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Homer Community School District 1,025 students 54.5% poor | 65 | 64 | 61 | 0% | 0% | 1.6% |
East Shore Leadership Academy* 205 students 94.1% poor | 15 | 19 | 17 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
White Cloud Public Schools 957 students 75.5% poor | 53 | 53 | 52 | 1.9% | 0% | 0% |
Arbor Academy* 214 students 86.4% poor | 22 | 20 | 13 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Hartford Public Schools 1,365 students 84.5% poor | 75 | 75 | 83 | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)* 1,940 students 82.8% poor | 144 | 153 | 159 | 6.5% | 4.2% | 11.9% |
Bellevue Community Schools 600 students 62.5% poor | 36 | 37 | 46 | 0% | 0% | 2.2% |
Charlton Heston Academy* 685 students 78.5% poor | 43 | 38 | 45 | 23.6% | 11.6% | 44.4% |
Burr Oak Community School District 287 students 73.9% poor | 19 | 20 | 18 | 10.1% | 5.1% | 5.5% |
Central Lake Public Schools 291 students 71.1% poor | 24 | 20 | 19 | 15.3% | 8.5% | 0% |
Inland Lakes Schools 689 students 59.1% poor | 43 | 42 | 41 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reading Community Schools 733 students 55.7% poor | 46 | 40 | 42 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Macomb Montessori Academy* 201 students 86.6% poor | 11 | 12 | 15 | 0% | 9.1% | 39.7% |
Gateway To Success Academy* 122 students 82.8% poor | 15 | 6 | 7 | 16.7% | 0% | 13.5% |
Grand Rapids Public Schools 16,006 students 73.7% poor | 1,214 | 1,213 | 1,147 | 2.8% | 2.5% | 2.7% |
Michigan Online School* 431 students 69.1% poor | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Lansing Charter Academy* 546 students 89.9% poor | 61 | 59 | 52 | 5.1% | 3.3% | 17.4% |
Clintondale Community Schools 2,725 students 79.5% poor | 136 | 144 | 125 | 0.7% | 2.2% | 2.4% |
Romulus Community Schools 2,577 students 75.7% poor | 180 | 186 | 181 | 0% | 1.7% | 2.2% |
Orchard View Schools 2,268 students 75.5% poor | 156 | 162 | 144 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Bendle Public Schools 1,185 students 96.8% poor | 68 | 71 | 81 | 1.4% | 0% | 0% |
GEE Edmonson Academy* 232 students 100% poor | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12.1% | 17.1% | 38.5% |
River City Scholars Charter Academy* 477 students 92.9% poor | 50 | 48 | 41 | 0% | 2% | 4.8% |
Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy* 2,857 students 77.4% poor | 116 | 135 | 166 | 1.5% | 0% | 0% |
American International Academy* 709 students 90.4% poor | 25 | 22 | 16 | 8.9% | 0% | 38% |
Paramount Charter Academy* 451 students 92.7% poor | 34 | 42 | 43 | 4.7% | 11.8% | 13.9% |
West MI Academy of Environmental Science* 822 students 60.6% poor | 57 | 58 | 50 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Lincoln Park, School District of the City of 4,804 students 72.7% poor | 312 | 333 | 346 | 0% | 0% | 0.6% |
Hesperia Community Schools 899 students 72.6% poor | 57 | 56 | 58 | 3.6% | 0% | 1.7% |
Bentley Community School District 836 students 67.9% poor | 46 | 46 | 60 | 2.2% | 0% | 1.7% |
Charyl Stockwell Academy* 1,118 students 16.2% poor | 64 | 66 | 65 | 3% | 1.6% | 6.2% |
University Yes Academy* 554 students 79.4% poor | 22 | 31 | 22 | 9.8% | 0% | 0% |
Bridge Academy* 773 students 99.5% poor | 42 | 45 | 43 | 11.1% | 4.8% | 37.2% |
Jackson Public Schools 4,770 students 71% poor | 311 | 292 | 267 | 1% | 1% | 1.9% |
Detroit Community Schools* 672 students 99.9% poor | 52 | 43 | 36 | 23.1% | 11.5% | 36.3% |
Rutherford Winans Academy* 179 students 93.3% poor | 11 | 11 | 9 | 19% | 9.1% | 0% |
Renaissance Public School Academy* 431 students 58.5% poor | 27 | 26 | 29 | 7.8% | 0% | 3.4% |
Taylor School District 6,217 students 62.3% poor | 436 | 434 | 432 | 1.4% | 2.1% | 2.5% |
Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellence* 835 students 82.2% poor | 45 | 51 | 51 | 3.9% | 4.4% | 5.9% |
Marion Public Schools 421 students 66.3% poor | 32 | 30 | 26 | 3.4% | 0% | 3.9% |
International Academy of Saginaw* 194 students 74.7% poor | 22 | 15 | 15 | 20% | 23.3% | 34.5% |
Madison-Carver Academy* 686 students 90.7% poor | 32 | 37 | 31 | 0% | 3.1% | 0% |
Kensington Woods Schools* 128 students 25.8% poor | 17 | 16 | 13 | 6.2% | 6% | 0% |
Washington-Parks Academy* 1,624 students 90.2% poor | 84 | 83 | 65 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Trillium Academy* 594 students 71.2% poor | 54 | 50 | 44 | 4% | 1.8% | 13.6% |
The New Standard Academy* 581 students 96% poor | 41 | 37 | 35 | 0% | 2.5% | 2.9% |
Innocademy Allegan Campus* 113 students 77.9% poor | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12.2% | 0% | 0% |
Wayne-Westland Community School District 10,898 students 53.2% poor | 798 | 793 | 778 | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0% |
North Adams-Jerome Public Schools 283 students 76.3% poor | 19 | 20 | 19 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Alanson Public Schools 219 students 63.9% poor | 18 | 16 | 18 | 6.3% | 5.6% | 5.6% |
Will Carleton Charter School Academy* 251 students 26.7% poor | 23 | 23 | 18 | 26% | 4.3% | 34.1% |
Watersmeet Township School District 134 students 78.4% poor | 17 | 18 | 18 | 5.6% | 5.9% | 5.7% |
Pittsford Area Schools 453 students 60.5% poor | 29 | 28 | 28 | 0% | 0% | 3.6% |
Ypsilanti Community Schools 3,840 students 65.3% poor | 333 | 330 | 298 | 0.9% | 0% | 1.3% |
Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren) 1,118 students 76.1% poor | 71 | 76 | 77 | 0% | 0% | 2.6% |
Escuela Avancemos* 301 students 98.3% poor | 17 | 17 | 20 | 5.9% | 0% | 15.4% |
Star International Academy* 1,562 students 93.5% poor | 98 | 90 | 86 | 29.8% | 14.3% | 33.9% |
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools 1,840 students 95.4% poor | 127 | 128 | 118 | 0.8% | 0% | 0.8% |
Waterford Montessori Academy* 309 students 31.1% poor | 13 | 14 | 19 | 36.3% | 0% | 32.3% |
Faxon Language Immersion Academy* 67 students 43.3% poor | 11 | 5 | 5 | 88.9% | 9.1% | 0% |
Quest Charter Academy* 769 students 75.4% poor | 58 | 53 | 55 | 1.9% | 1.7% | 12.7% |
Francis Reh PSA* 455 students 97.8% poor | 28 | 22 | 29 | 27.8% | 0% | 31.1% |
Atherton Community Schools 852 students 81.9% poor | 45 | 50 | 52 | 0% | 4.5% | 0% |
Caseville Public Schools 268 students 70.1% poor | 22 | 20 | 21 | 10.1% | 4.6% | 0% |
Owendale-Gagetown Area School District 148 students 65.5% poor | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Harper Woods, The School District of the City of 2,349 students 76.1% poor | 98 | 109 | 133 | 0.9% | 0% | 5.3% |
Kelloggsville Public Schools 2,418 students 87.9% poor | 143 | 148 | 167 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Advanced Technology Academy* 1,296 students 92.7% poor | 104 | 91 | 90 | 2.2% | 2.9% | 5.6% |
Global Heights Academy* 261 students 100% poor | 20 | 24 | 19 | 0% | 0% | 5.3% |
Eau Claire Public Schools 754 students 90.6% poor | 61 | 65 | 50 | 1.5% | 0% | 0% |
Lansing Public School District 10,652 students 71.5% poor | 797 | 774 | 762 | 2.7% | 2.1% | 4.6% |
Battle Creek Montessori Academy* 180 students 72.2% poor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12.5% | 11.1% | 10.7% |
Evergreen Academy* 54 students 68.5% poor | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Hamtramck, School District of the City of 3,300 students 94.4% poor | 186 | 196 | 221 | 1% | 0% | 0.5% |
Southwest Detroit Community School* 386 students 93.8% poor | 23 | 31 | 31 | 12.9% | 13% | 6.5% |
Walkerville Public Schools 263 students 82.9% poor | 22 | 21 | 22 | 0% | 0% | 4.5% |
Great Lakes Cyber Academy* 1,061 students 58.2% poor | 30 | 37 | 43 | 5.4% | 3.3% | 0% |
Sarah J. Webber Media Arts Academy* 219 students 88.6% poor | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0% | 0% | 30.8% |
Hope of Detroit Academy* 957 students 95.8% poor | 49 | 58 | 63 | 12.1% | 6.1% | 30.4% |
Henry Ford Academy: School for Creative Studies (PSAD)* 1,286 students 82.3% poor | 90 | 87 | 92 | 3.4% | 1.1% | 8.7% |
Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan* 837 students 74.7% poor | 9 | 24 | 34 | 4.1% | 0% | 0% |
Van Dyke Public Schools 2,355 students 88.3% poor | 172 | 173 | 160 | 1.7% | 0% | 0.6% |
Summit Academy North* 1,842 students 66.3% poor | 104 | 101 | 101 | 4% | 2.9% | 4% |
Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools 1,827 students 82.7% poor | 133 | 127 | 139 | 0% | 0% | 0.7% |
St. Clair County Intervention Academy* 55 students 100% poor | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Global Tech Academy* 181 students 94.5% poor | 14 | 12 | 13 | 0% | 7.4% | 0% |
East Jackson Community Schools 940 students 64.7% poor | 56 | 59 | 57 | 3.4% | 1.8% | 3.5% |
Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy* 186 students 88.2% poor | 24 | 23 | 26 | 8.7% | 4.2% | 11.5% |
Hillsdale Preparatory School* 132 students 50% poor | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7.7% | 0% | 30% |
Dove Academy of Detroit* 469 students 88.1% poor | 30 | 33 | 35 | 3.1% | 3.4% | 16.9% |
Muskegon, Public Schools of the City of 3,589 students 87.6% poor | 263 | 273 | 272 | 3.3% | 4.2% | 4.4% |
WAY Michigan* 195 students 80% poor | 5 | 9 | 10 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The Woodley Leadership Academy* 182 students 90.7% poor | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
LifeTech Academy* 161 students 51.6% poor | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0% | 0% | 28.8% |
Momentum Academy* 216 students 89.4% poor | 13 | 11 | 22 | 9.5% | 8% | 4.5% |
Eastpointe Community Schools 2,691 students 79% poor | 235 | 217 | 208 | 3.7% | 0% | 7.2% |
Hazel Park, School District of the City of 3,271 students 66.4% poor | 220 | 254 | 221 | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
New Branches Charter Academy* 350 students 82.6% poor | 23 | 22 | 23 | 4.5% | 0% | 0% |
George Washington Carver Academy* 537 students 99.6% poor | 32 | 25 | 33 | 16% | 0% | 27.5% |
Chandler Park Academy* 2,199 students 92.4% poor | 124 | 118 | 118 | 10.2% | 4% | 16.9% |
Westwood Heights Schools 1,510 students 92.2% poor | 73 | 83 | 81 | 0% | 0% | 3.7% |
Litchfield Community Schools 256 students 71.1% poor | 16 | 18 | 16 | 0% | 6.3% | 0% |
Flat River Academy* 146 students 78.8% poor | 14 | 11 | 18 | 26.4% | 7.1% | 27.4% |
West Village Academy* 353 students 70.8% poor | 27 | 28 | 32 | 10.7% | 11.1% | 18.8% |
Redford Union Schools, District No. 1 2,392 students 76.3% poor | 184 | 212 | 209 | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.4% |
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District 1,565 students 84.2% poor | 91 | 89 | 88 | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.1% |
Whitefish Township Schools 47 students 63.8% poor | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Da Vinci Institute* 446 students 74.7% poor | 32 | 29 | 26 | 0% | 3.2% | 3.8% |
Detroit Achievement Academy* 286 students 73.4% poor | 9 | 17 | 21 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
GEE White Academy* 374 students 99.7% poor | 31 | 30 | 26 | 13.5% | 6.6% | 26.7% |
Battle Creek Public Schools 3,911 students 83.7% poor | 311 | 307 | 313 | 2% | 1% | 7% |
Mount Clemens Community School District 1,041 students 79.7% poor | 73 | 71 | 74 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Countryside Academy* 756 students 88% poor | 45 | 40 | 46 | 2.5% | 2.2% | 13.2% |
Crescent Academy* 962 students 88.9% poor | 72 | 64 | 57 | 17.2% | 16.7% | 26.2% |
Woodland Park Academy* 386 students 80.6% poor | 32 | 33 | 34 | 0% | 3.1% | 6% |
Timberland Academy* 729 students 96.7% poor | 50 | 57 | 57 | 8.7% | 0% | 1.8% |
Hope Academy* 534 students 87.6% poor | 28 | 30 | 31 | 0% | 0% | 12.9% |
Pontiac City School District 4,180 students 79.6% poor | 286 | 268 | 259 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0% |
David Ellis Academy* 304 students 92.8% poor | 27 | 23 | 22 | 4.3% | 3.7% | 9.2% |
Oak Park, School District of the City of 4,368 students 81.4% poor | 263 | 279 | 286 | 1.1% | 0% | 2.1% |
Legacy Charter Academy* 747 students 97.9% poor | 56 | 52 | 54 | 1.9% | 3.6% | 26.1% |
River Rouge, School District of the City of 2,279 students 79.4% poor | 99 | 101 | 114 | 11.8% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Weston Preparatory Academy* 297 students 90.6% poor | 20 | 16 | 16 | 18.8% | 4.9% | 25% |
MacDowell Preparatory Academy* 366 students 98.6% poor | 16 | 20 | 23 | 14.7% | 24.9% | 13.2% |
Richfield Public School Academy* 670 students 95.7% poor | 57 | 53 | 48 | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0% |
Three Oaks Public School Academy* 350 students 100% poor | 24 | 27 | 24 | 0% | 4.1% | 24.5% |
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences* 1,045 students 93.3% poor | 37 | 37 | 42 | 0% | 10.8% | 0% |
Beecher Community School District 755 students 93% poor | 53 | 52 | 49 | 1.9% | 1.9% | 8.2% |
Vanderbilt Area Schools 80 students 81.3% poor | 12 | 10 | 14 | 10.4% | 17.2% | 0% |
Genesee STEM Academy* 308 students 94.5% poor | 16 | 19 | 16 | 21.1% | 0% | 0% |
Global Preparatory Academy* 107 students 84.1% poor | 10 | 11 | 10 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Summit Academy* 261 students 73.2% poor | 25 | 27 | 20 | 3.6% | 0% | 0% |
Detroit Premier Academy* 770 students 95.7% poor | 59 | 62 | 50 | 12.9% | 3.4% | 23.9% |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Education Center Academy* 397 students 85.6% poor | 24 | 22 | 21 | 13.6% | 16.7% | 23.8% |
Commonwealth Community Development Academy* 193 students 91.2% poor | 9 | 7 | 10 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Pontiac Academy for Excellence* 774 students 75.3% poor | 77 | 74 | 55 | 5.4% | 6.5% | 5.5% |
Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts* 520 students 93.5% poor | 29 | 33 | 22 | 6% | 6.9% | 9.2% |
Ecorse Public Schools 1,055 students 81.7% poor | 68 | 59 | 71 | 0% | 0% | 4.2% |
Detroit Public Schools Community District 50,176 students 85.9% poor | 3,022 | 3,439 | 3,507 | 1.6% | 0.6% | 2.6% |
Cesar Chavez Academy* 2,291 students 97.5% poor | 149 | 150 | 157 | 12.6% | 8% | 23.5% |
Saginaw Preparatory Academy* 308 students 97.1% poor | 27 | 19 | 23 | 15.7% | 0% | 8.6% |
Pansophia Academy* 419 students 81.6% poor | 26 | 28 | 27 | 0% | 3.8% | 7.3% |
Bay City Academy* 365 students 76.2% poor | 34 | 30 | 26 | 23.4% | 14.7% | 23.1% |
Frontier International Academy* 640 students 98.9% poor | 27 | 29 | 35 | 6.8% | 3.8% | 23% |
Hamilton Academy* 207 students 89.9% poor | 20 | 22 | 17 | 0% | 5.1% | 0% |
Bradford Academy* 1,416 students 83.2% poor | 99 | 105 | 104 | 5.7% | 4% | 5.8% |
Plymouth Educational Center Charter School* 507 students 84.2% poor | 33 | 32 | 21 | 15.9% | 9.1% | 9.5% |
Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac* 843 students 76.6% poor | 35 | 36 | 22 | 19.4% | 20% | 22.7% |
Burton Glen Charter Academy* 599 students 97.2% poor | 52 | 50 | 41 | 2% | 0% | 9.6% |
Flextech High School Shepherd* 35 students 60% poor | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Conner Creek Academy East* 932 students 92.8% poor | 56 | 56 | 55 | 9% | 3.5% | 14.4% |
Westwood Community School District 1,661 students 84.9% poor | 124 | 119 | 115 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Michigan International Prep School* 449 students 67% poor | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
W-A-Y Academy* 352 students 93.2% poor | 26 | 17 | 14 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
WAY Academy - Flint* 132 students 92.4% poor | 17 | 11 | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Great Lakes Academy* 151 students 91.4% poor | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14.3% | 7.7% | 9.5% |
State Street Academy* 120 students 82.5% poor | 17 | 14 | 9 | 7.1% | 0% | 22.2% |
Hope Academy of West Michigan* 371 students 92.5% poor | 26 | 34 | 34 | 3% | 0% | 5.8% |
Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy* 817 students 99.8% poor | 40 | 51 | 58 | 19.6% | 10% | 22.2% |
Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy* 238 students 98.7% poor | 29 | 26 | 21 | 11.5% | 10.3% | 14.3% |
Alba Public Schools 123 students 81.3% poor | 14 | 11 | 12 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Detroit Merit Charter Academy* 737 students 92.3% poor | 51 | 57 | 55 | 8.8% | 3.9% | 21.9% |
Clara B. Ford Academy (SDA)* 131 students 99.2% poor | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13.7% | 0% | 6% |
William C. Abney Academy* 352 students 97.2% poor | 41 | 32 | 34 | 0% | 2.4% | 0% |
Flint, School District of the City of 4,245 students 90.4% poor | 355 | 301 | 275 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
Insight School of Michigan* 769 students 74% poor | 41 | 38 | 41 | 0% | 0% | 4.9% |
Academy of Warren* 678 students 95.7% poor | 46 | 35 | 40 | 20% | 15.2% | 17.5% |
Lighthouse Academy* 353 students 95.2% poor | 29 | 39 | 43 | 0% | 20.8% | 16.3% |
Oakside Scholars Charter Academy* 739 students 92.8% poor | 53 | 56 | 50 | 3.6% | 0% | 21.8% |
Macomb Academy* 74 students 27% poor | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Grand Blanc Academy* 384 students 88% poor | 32 | 31 | 28 | 6.4% | 3.1% | 21.4% |
Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy* 749 students 98.1% poor | 56 | 55 | 57 | 1.8% | 3.6% | 21% |
Presque Isle Academy* 18 students 100% poor | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Old Mission Peninsula School* 134 students 19.4% poor | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Elm River Township School District 4 students 100% poor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Kalamazoo Covenant Academy* 184 students 99.5% poor | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Muskegon Covenant Academy* 235 students 99.1% poor | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Capstone Academy Charter School (SDA)* 185 students 98.9% poor | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0% | 0% | 15.5% |
New Paradigm Glazer-Loving Academy* 341 students 99.4% poor | 18 | 19 | 14 | 0% | 0% | 20.8% |
Covenant House Academy Detroit* 501 students 96.2% poor | 31 | 25 | 25 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County* 118 students 92.4% poor | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids* 306 students 90.8% poor | 13 | 15 | 20 | 6.7% | 7.7% | 0% |
Casman Alternative Academy* 75 students 90.7% poor | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20% | 19.8% | 12.2% |
El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz Academy* 260 students 100% poor | 12 | 14 | 10 | 21.4% | 0% | 0% |
Cornerstone Health and Technology School* 556 students 88.8% poor | 28 | 35 | 28 | 0% | 0% | 3.6% |
Life Skills Center of Pontiac* 122 students 87.7% poor | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0% | 18.2% | 0% |
Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County* 156 students 84.6% poor | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
WSC Academy* 62 students 83.9% poor | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20.8% | 0% | 0% |
Battle Creek Area Learning Center* 167 students 83.8% poor | 8 | 9 | 11 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Church School District 22 students 81.8% poor | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Blended Learning Academies Credit Recovery High School* 100 students 80% poor | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Academic and Career Education Academy* 108 students 78.7% poor | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0% | 0% | 15.4% |
Big Jackson School District 25 students 76% poor | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Berlin Township S/D #3 8 students 75% poor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Windover High School* 184 students 73.9% poor | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Bay-Arenac Community High School* 172 students 72.7% poor | 7 | 6 | 8 | 0% | 0% | 12.5% |
Success Virtual Learning Centers of Michigan* 1,237 students 72.4% poor | 0 | 13 | 21 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Wells Township School District 10 students 70% poor | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Arvon Township School District 10 students 70% poor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Youth Advancement Academy* 19 students 68.4% poor | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Jalen Rose Leadership Academy* 413 students 90.3% poor | 23 | 24 | 26 | 20.4% | 12.8% | 15.4% |
Taylor Preparatory High School* 433 students 64.9% poor | 23 | 26 | 29 | 7.7% | 0% | 3.5% |
Virtual Learning Academy of St. Clair County* 132 students 63.6% poor | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Relevant Academy of Eaton County* 69 students 62.3% poor | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Grand River Preparatory High School* 625 students 60.2% poor | 39 | 42 | 44 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Wellspring Preparatory High School* 430 students 59.8% poor | 29 | 33 | 40 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Arts Academy in the Woods* 352 students 56.5% poor | 23 | 28 | 29 | 0% | 0% | 3.5% |
Henry Ford Academy* 515 students 54.2% poor | 28 | 28 | 32 | 0% | 0% | 3.2% |
Lake Superior Academy* 66 students 51.5% poor | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
NexTech High School* 133 students 66.2% poor | 9 | 17 | 16 | 35.9% | 0% | 6.3% |
Arbor Preparatory High School* 313 students 45.4% poor | 27 | 31 | 27 | 6.6% | 0% | 0% |
Oneida Township S/D #3 24 students 37.5% poor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
NexTech High School of Lansing* 169 students 46.7% poor | 12 | 11 | 10 | 27.9% | 8.3% | 9.9% |
FlexTech High School* 238 students 35.3% poor | 17 | 18 | 17 | 11.3% | 5.9% | 0% |
Sigel Township S/D #3F 20 students 30% poor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Canton Preparatory High School* 402 students 29.4% poor | 31 | 31 | 33 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Washtenaw Technical Middle College* 754 students 27.5% poor | 20 | 20 | 23 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
West Michigan Aviation Academy* 611 students 26.5% poor | 37 | 42 | 39 | 2.4% | 5.4% | 17.8% |
FlexTech High School - Novi* 186 students 31.2% poor | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Mackinac Island Public Schools 67 students 14.9% poor | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Grant Township S/D #2 4 students 0% poor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Charlevoix Montessori Academy for the Arts* 42 students 76.2% poor | 5 | 6 | 10 | 33.1% | 0% | 20.7% |
Innocademy* 340 students 30.3% poor | 21 | 20 | 30 | 35.2% | 19.3% | 20.1% |
New School High* 82 students 12.2% poor | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10.2% |
Alpena-Montmorency-Alcona ESD - District created from ISD 218 students 77.5% poor | 19 | 22 | 25 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Barry ISD - District created from ISD 170 students 58.2% poor | 29 | 25 | 25 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Bay-Arenac ISD - District created from ISD 851 students 61.6% poor | 150 | 148 | 153 | 0.7% | 0% | 0% |
Charlevoix-Emmet ISD - District created from ISD 392 students 42.9% poor | 62 | 63 | 64 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Eastern Upper Peninsula ISD - District created from ISD 189 students 50.8% poor | 48 | 47 | 45 | 0% | 2.1% | 0% |
Dickinson-Iron ISD - District created from ISD 210 students 65.7% poor | 37 | 36 | 35 | 2.8% | 0% | 0% |
Eaton RESA - District created from ISD 359 students 72.7% poor | 92 | 109 | 94 | 0% | 1.1% | 0% |
Traverse Bay Area ISD - District created from ISD 1,077 students 58.4% poor | 276 | 276 | 278 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Gratiot-Isabella RESD - District created from ISD 221 students 74.2% poor | 78 | 75 | 76 | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0% |
Hillsdale ISD - District created from ISD 374 students 69.5% poor | 44 | 45 | 46 | 2.2% | 0% | 0% |
Copper Country ISD - District created from ISD 248 students 74.2% poor | 38 | 40 | 41 | 12.5% | 7.9% | 12.3% |
Huron ISD - District created from ISD 204 students 59.8% poor | 50 | 51 | 52 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Ionia ISD - District created from ISD 490 students 49.4% poor | 125 | 112 | 116 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Iosco RESA - District created from ISD 232 students 71.6% poor | 22 | 19 | 23 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Lewis Cass ISD - District created from ISD 284 students 64.4% poor | 47 | 44 | 38 | 4.5% | 0% | 7.8% |
Kalamazoo RESA - District created from ISD 2,084 students 52.3% poor | 162 | 177 | 167 | 7.9% | 5.6% | 6.6% |
Sanilac ISD - District created from ISD 317 students 69.1% poor | 33 | 34 | 36 | 0% | 0% | 5.6% |
Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD - District created from ISD 117 students 51.3% poor | 21 | 20 | 18 | 4.9% | 14.3% | 5.4% |
Lapeer ISD - District created from ISD 294 students 60.5% poor | 57 | 56 | 59 | 0% | 1.7% | 0% |
Livingston ESA - District created from ISD 619 students 46% poor | 144 | 165 | 165 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Midland County Educational Service Agency - District created from ISD 1,775 students 66.4% poor | 62 | 66 | 65 | 0% | 1.6% | 4.6% |
Macomb ISD - District created from ISD 3,651 students 58.9% poor | 350 | 355 | 359 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
C.O.O.R. ISD - District created from ISD 318 students 71.4% poor | 22 | 21 | 26 | 0% | 4.5% | 3.8% |
Manistee ISD - District created from ISD 73 students 82.2% poor | 27 | 28 | 27 | 0% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
Mecosta-Osceola ISD - District created from ISD 530 students 55.5% poor | 99 | 92 | 94 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Menominee ISD - District created from ISD 107 students 72% poor | 16 | 18 | 19 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Monroe ISD - District created from ISD 1,279 students 56.1% poor | 169 | 170 | 179 | 0% | 2.4% | 0% |
St. Joseph County ISD - District created from ISD 474 students 55.7% poor | 65 | 64 | 66 | 3.1% | 1.5% | 3% |
Muskegon Area ISD - District created from ISD 1,535 students 65.6% poor | 73 | 83 | 88 | 7.2% | 4.1% | 0% |
Montcalm Area ISD - District created from ISD 525 students 51.8% poor | 99 | 102 | 105 | 2% | 0% | 2.9% |
Oakland Schools - District created from ISD 2,768 students 69.3% poor | 140 | 132 | 137 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Kent ISD - District created from ISD 2,918 students 57.3% poor | 564 | 594 | 583 | 0% | 0% | 0.2% |
Lenawee ISD - District created from ISD 596 students 57.7% poor | 140 | 139 | 131 | 0.7% | 1.4% | 2.3% |
Shiawassee Regional ESD - District created from ISD 598 students 62.7% poor | 87 | 85 | 91 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2.2% |
Cheb-Otsego-Presque Isle ESD - District created from ISD 307 students 51.1% poor | 39 | 46 | 50 | 2.2% | 0% | 2% |
Clare-Gladwin Regional Education Service District - District created from ISD 379 students 61.5% poor | 51 | 49 | 49 | 4% | 0% | 2% |
Wexford-Missaukee ISD - District created from ISD 421 students 48.2% poor | 76 | 76 | 78 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Delta-Schoolcraft ISD - District created from ISD 321 students 81.9% poor | 45 | 44 | 41 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Ottawa Area ISD - District created from ISD 1,426 students 50.1% poor | 148 | 151 | 162 | 3.3% | 3.4% | 1.9% |
Calhoun Intermediate School District - District created from ISD 1,208 students 60.3% poor | 202 | 200 | 192 | 2% | 0.5% | 1.6% |
Marquette-Alger RESA - District created from ISD 124 students 62.9% poor | 20 | 21 | 21 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Newaygo County RESA - District created from ISD 465 students 55.7% poor | 65 | 66 | 66 | 1.5% | 0% | 1.5% |
Allegan Area Educational Service Agency - District created from ISD 426 students 48.6% poor | 88 | 81 | 81 | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
Branch ISD - District created from ISD 551 students 58.3% poor | 80 | 81 | 81 | 0% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
Saginaw ISD - District created from ISD 837 students 63.7% poor | 189 | 172 | 170 | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
St. Clair County RESA - District created from ISD 600 students 69.5% poor | 77 | 81 | 93 | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1.1% |
Van Buren ISD - District created from ISD 641 students 40.7% poor | 212 | 195 | 192 | 0% | 1.4% | 0% |
Washtenaw ISD - District created from ISD 1,275 students 60.4% poor | 137 | 159 | 188 | 0.6% | 0% | 0% |
Berrien RESA - District created from ISD 800 students 64.4% poor | 122 | 119 | 136 | 0% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
Ingham ISD - District created from ISD 1,365 students 60.9% poor | 158 | 157 | 163 | 0% | 1.9% | 0.6% |
Tuscola ISD - District created from ISD 550 students 74.7% poor | 95 | 95 | 96 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Jackson ISD - District created from ISD 1,215 students 64% poor | 222 | 219 | 228 | 0% | 0% | 0.4% |
West Shore Educational Service District - District created from ISD 417 students 71.5% poor | 82 | 80 | 77 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Genesee ISD - District created from ISD 3,744 students 65.9% poor | 243 | 254 | 399 | 2% | 1.6% | 0.3% |
Clinton County RESA - District created from ISD 349 students 40.4% poor | 62 | 65 | 63 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Source: Michigan Department of Education’s Office of Educator Excellence
Note: Poor indicates the percentage of students who are considered economically disadvantaged. The majority of those are eligible for a free or reduced price lunch because of their family income.
Then-Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill in 2015 that allowed retirees to work in classrooms. But that law expired in July 2018, restoring restrictions designed to limit so-called “double-dipping” on teacher pensions. Those restrictions were later extended to 2021. Flanagan said the Legislature could take up a similar bill that would again ease restrictions.
Amber Arellano, of Education Trust Midwest, a K-12 group that advocates for policies that reduce achievement gaps in Michigan, applauded the Bridge report and called the revelations “important.”
“We’re thinking more about solutions on this topic now,” she said in an email to Bridge.
In its report, Bridge found that:
Students attending low-income school districts and charters were three times more likely to have a classroom led by a long-term substitute than students in other districts.
Charter school students were four times more likely to have a long-term substitute than students in traditional public schools.
Students in the lowest academic-performing school districts and charters were more than three times more likely to have long-term substitutes instead of certified teachers.
Sixteen charter school districts have more than half of their classrooms staffed with long-term substitutes; 25 charters and the Benton Harbor schools have more than 40 percent long-term subs.
Rice, who started this week as the state’s top educator after leading the Kalamazoo schools, said long-term subs do fill a need, and often a critical one, for districts across the state.
“What they're going to tell you is they need teachers to teach children today,” Rice said. He then described the reality faced by many districts when there is no certified teacher to fill a staff opening:
“My physics teacher just left? OK. It's July 15. There are no people standing in line to be physics teachers. I've got nothing. So I've got this person, who likes science, who's got a bachelor's degree in whatever he's got a bachelor's degree in. And you know what? He's next up. He's not ideal. But I don't have any ideal.”
Rice argues it took “a decade to get into this situation, and it will take a decade to get out.”
The solution, he said, comes down largely to money.
Teacher salaries and benefits aren’t as competitive with other professions as they once were, Rice said. Districts need to make it more financially attractive to be a teacher. And to do that, the state will need to pony up more money.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proposed an expanded education budget that her spokeswoman, Tiffany Brown, calls “the largest investment in education in a generation.” The Democratic governor is promoting a “weighted foundation” in education spending “so all students can access what they need to succeed – including highly qualified teachers,” Brown said.
Ryan Fewins-Bliss, interim executive director of Michigan College Access Network, which works to increase higher education opportunities for rural, urban and low-income students, said students are not best served by uncertified teachers, particularly the state’s most vulnerable students.
“While I appreciate the dedication and caring that individuals serving as long-term subs bring to the classroom, the data and research cited by Bridge Magazine in their recent series of articles -- along with common sense -- tell us that credentialed, permanent teachers are what’s best for kids,” he wrote in an email.
“Unfortunately, the districts that serve large numbers of students of color, low-income students and first-generation college-going students are more likely to have a higher number of long-term subs,” Fewins-Bliss wrote.
“At the end of the day, having well-trained and permanent teachers and school counselors is a fundamental right of all students, in the college-going process and beyond.”
Former teacher and current Sen. Dayna Polehanki, D-Livonia, said the growth in long-term substitute teachers is “absolutely a problem we need to address.”
“I have nothing against long-term subs themselves or the schools who don’t have a choice,” Polehanki said, “but, boy, do you really want to fill schools with people who maybe aren’t qualified to even manage a classroom properly? It’s a huge problem.”
The growth in long-term substitutes is the short-term problem that exposes the larger problem lying beneath: school funding, Polehanki said.
“The through-line on this is, if you don’t have the funding, you can’t get the teachers, then you get long-term subs, then the kids don’t learn and your [test] scores tank.
“It’s impossible to fix this without money,” said Polehanki, who is the minority vice-chair of the Senate Education and Career Readiness Committee.
In the short term, Polehanki said she hoped exposure of the problem would alert parents to the issue.
“I don’t think parents actually know if their kids’ teachers are qualified teachers,” Polehanki said. “Hopefully this alerts parents [to check with schools].”
Calls by Bridge to Republican House and Senate leaders and the chairs of each chamber’s education committee were not immediately returned Thursday. Republicans hold majorities in both legislative bodies.
Flanagan, the former state superintendent, said the teaching profession doesn’t have the allure it once did. The pay and benefits, though not bad aren’t as lucrative as they once were. Pensions and retiree health plans aren’t as good.
“It’s clearly is something that a lot of kids don’t find attractive,” Flanagan said.
Michigan teachers are increasingly expressing unhappiness and a quarter of them said they wouldn't recommend the profession, according to a survey of nearly 16,000 educators released this year.
Those sour attitudes and diminished rewards have triggered the decline in education majors, said Doug Pratt, spokesman for the Michigan Education Association, the state’s largest teachers’ union.
More than just pay and benefits, teachers want respect, he said. They want classroom support from administrators and the community.
"We need to fix this problem," he said.
If Michigan paid teachers better, Pratt said, there would be less incentive to leave one district for another. “First we’ve got to raise the pay enough so you don’t have the raiding from one [district] of another,” he said.
Nikolai Vitti, the Detroit Public Schools superintendent, filled hundreds of openings by boosting teacher pay and offering hiring bonuses. Many of those teachers came from local charter schools where pay was lower; many of those charter schools then turned heavily to long-term subs.
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