Durand Area Schools

Summary:

The Durand Area Schools district in Michigan consists of 4 schools: 2 elementary schools (Robert Kerr School and Bertha Neal School), 1 middle school (Durand Middle School), and 1 high school (Durand Area High School). The district faces several challenges, including declining performance at the high school level, consistently low-performing elementary schools, and high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism.

Durand Area High School has seen a drop in its statewide ranking, from 252nd out of 743 in 2023-2024 to 427th out of 739 in 2024-2025. This decline is reflected in the school's low proficiency rates on standardized tests, particularly in mathematics. In contrast, both Robert Kerr School and Bertha Neal School have consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools, with Robert Kerr School ranking 914th out of 1,488 in 2024-2025.

The district as a whole faces challenges with high rates of poverty, as evidenced by the large percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53.48% at Durand Area High School to 66.27% at Bertha Neal School. Additionally, all schools in the district have a chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which is likely a contributing factor to the low academic performance.

District Detail

310 N Saginaw St
Durand, MI 48429-1237

(989) 288-2681

SchoolDigger Rank:
384^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,208

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bertha Neal School	Public	PK, KG-1	930 W Main St	Durand	48429	Shiawassee County	Durand Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 288-2016	158	15	10.5	59.5%	148 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)								(n/a)																					$16,254	$1,549	$14,704
Durand Area High School	Public	9-12	9575 E Monroe Rd	Durand	48429	Shiawassee County	Durand Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 288-2684	385	23	16.9	44.2%	349 (90.6%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	42.1	427^th of 739 public high schools	42.2%		61.6	252^nd of 743 public high schools	66.1%	175			48.4	17.6													28.9			42.2	$14,421	$820	$13,601
Durand Middle School	Public	6-8	9550 E Lansing Rd	Durand	48429	Shiawassee County	Durand Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 288-3435	304	16	18.5	50.3%	287 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	37.3	544^th of 890 public middle schools	38.9%		47.2	442^nd of 897 public middle schools	50.7%	102	65.4	28.8						16.5	18.4				18.3	12.6		42.3			45.2		$14,104	$1,196	$12,908
Robert Kerr School	Public	2-5	9591 E Monroe Rd	Durand	48429	Shiawassee County	Durand Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 288-2805	361	22	16.2	56.0%	328 (90.9%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	36.6	914^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.6%		29	1034^th of 1486 public elementary schools	30.4%	120					35.7	30.9	34.1			34.7	25.9	30.6			44.7			17.6			$13,828	$1,395	$12,434

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Shiawassee Regional Education Service District	2.7 mi	2
Swartz Creek Community Schools	5.29 mi	8	421^st
Byron Area Schools	6.38 mi	3	341^st
Corunna Public Schools	7.41 mi	4	260^th
Owosso Public Schools	9.71 mi	7	403^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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