Summary:
The Michigan Center School District has only one high school, Michigan Center JrSr High School, which serves students in grades 7-12. The school faces several challenges, including underperforming academic results, a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, and concerning attendance issues.
Academically, Michigan Center JrSr High School's proficiency rates on state assessments lag behind the state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. The school's performance has remained relatively consistent in the bottom half of Michigan high schools over the past few years. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate of 83.5% is slightly below the state average, while its dropout rate of 5.0% is higher than the state's average.
Socioeconomic factors also play a significant role, as nearly half (47.41%) of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a large population of economically disadvantaged students. This challenge is further compounded by the school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6%, suggesting that a substantial portion of the student body is missing a significant amount of instructional time. While the school's per-student spending is slightly higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio is within the typical range, these factors alone have not been enough to overcome the academic and attendance-related obstacles faced by the school.
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