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Michigan Center School District

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At a glance

442^ndof 613 Michigan districts▼ 13

Better than 27% of Michigan districts

Elementary 2 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

400 S State St
Michigan Center, MI 49254-1237·(517) 764-5778·All Michigan district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 27.9% of districts

Schools

1,423

Students

Top rankedMichigan Center JrSr High School479^th of 739 Michigan high schools

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Biggest riser

Michigan Center JrSr High School up 53 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Michigan Center School District operates three schools: two elementary schools (Keicher Elementary and Arnold Elementary) and one high school (Michigan Center JrSr High School). The district is ranked 442 out of 613 districts in Michigan and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other districts in the state.

Among the three schools, Keicher Elementary stands out as the highest-performing, ranking in the top two-thirds of Michigan elementary schools. The school performed relatively well on English Language Arts assessments, but struggled with lower math proficiency rates. In contrast, Arnold Elementary had the highest per-student spending in the district, but faced challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate and a student population with a high percentage of free/reduced lunch eligibility.

The Michigan Center JrSr High School had a 4-year graduation rate of 82.8% and a dropout rate of 7.6%, but performed below the state average on most subject areas on state assessments. The district as a whole faces significant challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism and serving a student population with socioeconomic disadvantages, which may be contributing to the overall academic underperformance of the schools.

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Ranking:

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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 (2025)
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
Arnold Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	4064 Page Ave	Michigan Center	49254	Jackson County	Michigan Center School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 764-5700	321	19	17.0	60.7%	272 (84.7%)	5 (1.6%)	14 (4.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.8%)								(n/a)																					$14,078	$993	$13,085
Michigan Center JrSr High School	Public	7-12	400 S State St	Michigan Center	49254	Jackson County	Michigan Center School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 764-1440	700	33	21.0	44.1%	608 (86.9%)	14 (2.0%)	26 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.9%)	33.9	479^th of 739 public high schools	35.2%		27.1	532^nd of 743 public high schools	28.4%	53	52.1	17.0	44.3	16.4					24.5					11.8		22.9	26.4		28.9	34.9	$12,441	$1,105	$11,336
Keicher Elementary School	Public	1-6	137 Broad St	Michigan Center	49254	Jackson County	Michigan Center School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 764-5200	402	25	15.8	55.5%	349 (86.8%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	33.6	963^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	35.3%		32.8	976^th of 1486 public elementary schools	34.3%	13					34.0	36.2	36.3	22.6		29.0	24.5	13.2	15.2		42.9			35.2			$15,349	$937	$14,412

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Jackson Community Schools	1.42 mi	4	509^th
Jackson Independent School District (Isd)	2.86 mi	5
Jackson Public Schools	3.04 mi	12	477^th
Vandercook Lake Public Schools	3.62 mi	3	523^rd
Michigan Department of Corrections	4.24 mi	25

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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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