Homer Community School District

Summary:

The Homer Community School District in Michigan consists of 3 schools: 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district serves a mix of academic performance, with Homer Community High School and Homer Middle School showing stronger results compared to Lillian Fletcher Elementary School.

Homer Community High School stands out as the top performer in the district, ranking 296 out of 739 Michigan high schools and earning a 3-star rating. The school achieved a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 82.8% and performed well on 11th-grade state assessments. In contrast, Lillian Fletcher Elementary School struggled, with 3rd and 4th-grade students performing below the state average in both English Language Arts and Math.

A key concern across the district is the high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, significantly above the state average. Additionally, Lillian Fletcher Elementary School has the highest free and reduced lunch rate at 58.36%, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. The district's spending per student varies, with Homer Middle School having the highest at $16,004 per student.

District Detail

403 S Hillsdale St
Homer, MI 49245-1247

(517) 568-4463

SchoolDigger Rank:
288^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 834

Primary Schools: 1
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
Homer Community High School	Public	9-12	403 S Hillsdale St	Homer	49245	Calhoun County	Homer Community School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 568-4464	247	22	11.1	44.9%	237 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	57.2	296^th of 739 public high schools	59.9%		39	434^th of 743 public high schools	41.6%	138			50.0	14.7													42.6			58.8	$14,484	$831	$13,654
Lillian Fletcher Elementary School	Public	K-4	291 W Fulton St	Homer	49245	Calhoun County	Homer Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 568-4452	319	20	15.7	66.5%	289 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	28.1	1036^th of 1488 public elementary schools	30.4%		30.9	1008^th of 1486 public elementary schools	32.2%	28					32.3	34.5				25.4	22.4										$13,980	$1,130	$12,849
Homer Middle School	Public	5-8	403 S Hillsdale St	Homer	49245	Calhoun County	Homer Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 568-4456	268	16	16.5	57.5%	242 (90.3%)	4 (1.5%)	14 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	59.1	310^th of 890 public middle schools	65.2%		33.1	587^th of 897 public middle schools	34.6%	277	64.5	17.7					35.5	52.9	43.9			24.2	42.6	33.3	48.4	27.4		16.1	54.8		$16,004	$1,293	$14,711

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Litchfield Community Schools	7.16 mi	2	524^th
Marshall Public Schools	8.11 mi	9	239^th
Albion Public Schools	8.77 mi	1
Concord Community Schools	8.79 mi	3	397^th
Lakeside Charter School - Kalamazoo	9.23 mi	1

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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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