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Reading Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 303 students in Reading Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Reading Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority American Indian and Black), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
701 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
40 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Reading Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 846 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#610 out of 862 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
38%
Graduation Rate
87%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.60
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
1%
9%
% Black
n/a
23%
% White
96%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,479 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,582 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,479
$18,510
Spending / Student
$14,582
$17,693
Best Reading Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Reading High School
Magnet School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
301 Chestnut St
Reading, MI 49274
(517) 283-2142
Reading, MI 49274
(517) 283-2142
Gr: 7-12 | 303 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 5%
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