Elementary Schools in Durand Area Schools

Summary:

The Durand Area Schools district in Michigan is home to two elementary schools: Robert Kerr School and Bertha Neal School. Both schools have consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools, indicating a need for improvement in academic performance.

Robert Kerr School has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and relatively low proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts, M-Step/Math, and M-Step/Social Studies compared to state averages. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%. In contrast, Bertha Neal School has a 1-star rating and spends more per student ($16,254) compared to Robert Kerr School ($13,828), but also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%.

Both schools serve communities with significant economic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (63.64% at Robert Kerr School and 66.27% at Bertha Neal School). This suggests that targeted interventions and support are needed to address the academic and socioeconomic challenges faced by students in these schools, with a focus on improving attendance and ensuring equitable resource allocation within the district.

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)				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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th 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
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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