High Schools in Durand Area Schools

Summary:

Durand Area Schools has only one high school, Durand Area High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has been inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 252 and 427 out of 735-743 Michigan high schools over the past three school years. While the school's performance rating has varied, it currently holds a 3 out of 5 star rating for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years, but dropped to 2 out of 5 stars in 2024-2025.

Academically, Durand Area High School has shown both strengths and weaknesses. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates on the M-Step/Social Studies and SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing assessments were higher than the state averages, but their proficiency rates on the M-Step/Science and SAT/Mathematics assessments were lower. The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 82.8%, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate for the same year was 7.6%, which is higher than the state average.

Durand Area High School faces several challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% and a relatively high percentage of students (53.48%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $14,421, which is higher than the state average, suggesting the district is investing resources to support student success.

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)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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

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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