Summary:
Tri County Middle School is a public middle school located in Howard City, Michigan, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 390 students. The school is part of the Tri County Area Schools district, which is ranked 372 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Tri County Middle School is struggling to perform at the same level as many of the nearby middle schools, particularly in areas such as chronic absenteeism, test scores, and student group performance. The school has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 20.7% to 31.5% over the past few years, compared to the nearby schools, which have rates ranging from 10.4% to 28.7%. Additionally, Tri County Middle School's test scores are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math for 6th and 7th grades around 10-20 percentage points below the state averages. The school's rankings for specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, white students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, are generally in the bottom half or bottom third of Michigan middle schools, indicating that the school is struggling to support the academic achievement of these student populations.
Despite the school's challenges, Tri County Middle School has a relatively high per-student spending of around $13,900-$14,000 in recent years, which is higher than the nearby schools in the analysis. The school's statewide ranking has also declined from the 460th position in 2014-2015 to the 565th position in 2023-2024, indicating that the school is performing worse relative to other middle schools in Michigan. Compared to Sparta Middle School, Greenville Middle School, and North Rockford Middle School, Tri County Middle School generally performs worse on key metrics, suggesting that the school may need to focus on addressing the unique challenges faced by its student population, which has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, to improve academic outcomes.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Tri County Area Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
565th of 897 Michigan Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,962
Students who attend Tri County Middle School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 17.8
Number of students: 390
Racial breakdown:
White:
89.5%
Hispanic:
5.1%
Two or more races:
4.4%
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Asian:
0.8%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 57.4%
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