Total enrollment
1,634
-105 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Tri County Area Schools
Michigan · 1,634 students · 2 cities
Public-school families inside Tri County Area Schools pick from 4 schools serving the district's roughly 1,634 K-12 students (1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Tri County Area Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
-1 (-25%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Tri County Area Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Michigan | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,634 | #227 of 454 | #5,136 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 3 | #383 of 454 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #377 of 452 | #7,908 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 43.0% | #292 of 454 | #5,162 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #208 of 325 | #5,415 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Tri County Area Schools
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 1,537 to 1,634 students (up 6%) and from 77 to 89 full-time teachers (up 16%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri County Elementary School | Pierson | Elementary | KG-05 | 780 |
| Tri County Senior High School | Howard City | High | 09-12 | 473 |
| Tri County Middle School | Howard City | Middle | 06-08 | 381 |
| MacNaughton School | Howard City | Combined | M-M | · |
About Tri County Area Schools
Tri County Area Schools is a rural-scale Michigan school district running 4 schools with combined enrollment near 1,634.
For a sense of the school types, Tri County Area Schools spans 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 6%: 1,739 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,634 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Tri County Area Schools shed 1 school, going from 4 to 3.
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