Tri County Area Schools

The Tri County Area Schools district in Michigan consists of three schools: Tri County Senior High School, Tri County Elementary School, and Tri County Middle School. The district serves a predominantly White student population, with a significant percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

While the schools in the Tri County Area Schools district do not have any clear standout performers, they share similar performance metrics and rankings within the state. The academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally below the state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 10.2% to 51.8% across different subjects and grade levels. The high school's four-year graduation rate of 84.8% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 8.3% is higher than the state average.

Attendance and chronic absenteeism are areas of concern, particularly at the high school level, where the chronic absenteeism rate is 36.5%, significantly higher than the elementary school's rate of 20.5% and the middle school's rate of 31.5%. The district's per-student spending is slightly above the state average, and the student-teacher ratios are within the typical range for public schools. Overall, the Tri County Area Schools district faces challenges in improving academic performance and addressing attendance issues, which may be exacerbated by the high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.