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Michigan Center JrSr High School

Q: Is Michigan Center JrSr High School a good school?

Michigan Center JrSr High School ranks 479 th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

479^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 35% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Michigan Center JrSr High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the Michigan Center School District, with 642 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan high schools, typically between 400-500 out of around 700-800 schools, and has a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Michigan high schools.

Michigan Center JrSr High School's graduation rates have ranged from 81.7% to 88.0% in recent years, slightly below the state average, and the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 21.3% to 30.8%, significantly above the state average. Proficiency rates on state assessments like M-Step and SAT are consistently lower than state averages across subject areas. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, ranging from 45.18% to 47.82% in recent years, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families.

Compared to nearby schools like Jackson Preparatory Early College, a public charter school, Michigan Center JrSr High School significantly underperforms on metrics like test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. However, the school's special education students ranked 61 out of 315 Michigan high schools in 2017-2018, indicating relatively strong performance for this student subgroup compared to the school's overall performance.

700

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,442

Per pupil spending ?

44.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 S State St
Michigan Center, MI 49254-1237

(517) 764-1440

District: Michigan Center School District

Feeder schools for Michigan Center JrSr High School:

Elementary:	Arnold Elementary School
	Keicher Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.9%

Two or more races:

6.9%

Hispanic:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 12th percentile in 2022 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2025) from a 12th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 21 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

Michigan avg42%

Middle school

655^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

479^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

442^nd of 613Michigan Center School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	655 of 890	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	523 of 897	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	492 of 883	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	520 of 776	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.0	573 of 675	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	591 of 792	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	549 of 838	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.4	467 of 821	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.8	554 of 894	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.5	515 of 919	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.2	505 of 921	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.4	555 of 919	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.8	312 of 900	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.4	337 of 858	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.8	600 of 851	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	59.8	448 of 847	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.7	375 of 839	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.6	557 of 823	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.8	615 of 806	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	641 of 789	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	543 of 771	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	517 of 770	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.0	548 of 657	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	422 of 521	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	542 of 658	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	501 of 794	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	696 of 832	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.9	426 of 836	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	563 of 825	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	443 of 691	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	532 of 672	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	563 of 815	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	614 of 798	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	438 of 786	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	403 of 776	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	402 of 658	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.6	482 of 540	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	465 of 639	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	512 of 797	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	44.7	189 of 377	49.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	641 of 696	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	515 of 701	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	466 of 688	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	495 of 638	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	540 of 577	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	562 of 624	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	551 of 678	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	479 of 739	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	532 of 743	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	472 of 735	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	469 of 531	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	416 of 561	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	482 of 666	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	457 of 824	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.3	444 of 835	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.0	445 of 852	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.0	479 of 832	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.4	330 of 799	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.8	455 of 805	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.6	396 of 773	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.0	425 of 784	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.6	530 of 765	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.4	505 of 754	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.3	526 of 750	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	53.5	440 of 767	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.6	455 of 705	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	509 of 629	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	411 of 619	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	407 of 611	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.1	405 of 462	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	438 of 554	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	492 of 710	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	448 of 635	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	500 of 654	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	454 of 614	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	418 of 532	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	473 of 755	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	388 of 628	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.9	549 of 633	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	444 of 611	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	357 of 440	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	424 of 472	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	430 of 543	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.1	389 of 707	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	64.0	61 of 315	80.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	485 of 639	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	554 of 638	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	443 of 647	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.1	476 of 492	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	424 of 516	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	477 of 582	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	471 of 708	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Special Education (2018)50th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-19 vs school

High school

Special Education (2018)81st percentile+36 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing44%-11 vs state

Social Studies32%-12 vs state

Science25%-13 vs state

English Language Arts25%-15 vs state

Mathematics16%-11 vs state

Math12%-21 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, January 8, 2012

Michigan Center is the best district around I would not even consider having my kids attend another school now that they have gone to Center. The staff is great and they all work as a family, they treat every child like it is there own and they get to know the kids and their families. My kids love it at Center as well. The students are great, and I feel the teachers really try their best to connect to the students to make them feel safe while at school, if you walk into the school you see all the administrators walking around being friendly with the kids, kids will stop and talk to the teachers and administrators. The superintendent even knows 80% of the students in the junior high and high school by name. Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th 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
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	$12,442	$1,072	$11,370
East Jackson Secondary School	Public	7-12	1566 N Sutton Rd	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	East Jackson Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 764-1700	359	19	18.8	79.1%	262 (73.0%)	36 (10.0%)	25 (7.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (8.4%)	24	547^th of 739 public high schools	26.0%		46.3	368^th of 743 public high schools	50.5%	179	50.8		32.0			23.4		12.8	20.0	22.9	16.7	29.2	$15,072	$1,550	$13,522
WAY East Jackson	Public, Virtual	6-12	345 N Dettman Rd	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	East Jackson Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 945-1335	16	0		87.5%	13 (81.3%)	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)													$12,264	$926	$11,339
Vandercook Lake High School	Public	7-12	1000 E Golf Ave	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Vandercook Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 782-8167	258	19	13.5	73.3%	196 (76.0%)	12 (4.7%)	17 (6.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.6%)	17.8	595^th of 739 public high schools	19.5%		20.6	598^th of 743 public high schools	19.5%	3	47.5		25.0			9.8		9.8	28.2	22.9	25.6	22.9	$16,467	$1,296	$15,171
Jackson County Jail	Public	9-12	212 W Wesley St	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-2208	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Jackson High School	Public	9-12	544 Wildwood Ave	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-3700	989	57	17.3	61.8%	407 (41.2%)	336 (34.0%)	87 (8.8%)	29 (2.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	125 (12.6%)	32.7	491^st of 739 public high schools	33.6%		34.2	476^th of 743 public high schools	35.9%	15			44.0	13.3						28.0		34.0	$18,339	$4,326	$14,013
Jackson Pathways	Public	9-12	544 Wildwood Ave	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-3729	77	5	15.4	87.0%	25 (32.5%)	25 (32.5%)	4 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	22 (28.6%)								(n/a)													$13,663	$1,319	$12,345
Cotton Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	3500 N Elm Ave	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(517) 780-5000	12	0		41.7%	4 (33.3%)	7 (58.3%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Jackson Preparatory Early College	Public, Charter	6-12	2111 Emmons Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Preparatory & Early College	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 705-5732	260	13	19.8	29.6%	168 (64.6%)	43 (16.5%)	19 (7.3%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.5%)	69	188^th of 739 public high schools	74.6%		79.4	123^rd of 743 public high schools	83.4%	65	80.0	30.0		33.3	43.5	52.2	18.2	34.8	59.4	37.5	59.4	56.0	$10,231	$361	$9,869
Parnall Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	1780 E Parnall Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(517) 780-6004	7	0			3 (42.9%)	3 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Michigan Center JrSr High School

What schools feed into Michigan Center JrSr High School?

Michigan Center JrSr High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arnold Elementary School
Elementary : Keicher Elementary School

What district is Michigan Center JrSr High School in?

Michigan Center School District

What is the racial makeup of Michigan Center JrSr High School?

Students at Michigan Center JrSr High School are 87% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Michigan Center JrSr High School a good school?

Michigan Center JrSr High School ranks 479^th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Michigan Center JrSr High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 700 students attended Michigan Center JrSr High School.

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