Enrollment
304
Middle
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURAND AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 261233004935
Durand Middle School
9550 E LANSING RD, DURAND, MI 48429 · (989) 288-3435 · Shiawassee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
153 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Durand Middle School→Durand Area High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Durand Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
17.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
15.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
304
-34 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 18.0:1
% White
94%
was 95%
% Hispanic
0%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Durand Middle School
Durand Middle School, a cozy intermediate school in DURAND, Michigan, one of the schools within Durand Area Schools, caters to 304 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 39% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.
Durand Middle School is one of 4 schools operated by Durand Area Schools, a district that enrolls 1,208 students overall.
Demographically, Durand Middle School reports that nearly all students (94%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Durand Middle School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Durand Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 44.0%; this one comes in at 27.4%, -16.6 points off the demographic line.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Shiawassee County put median household income runs about $67,404, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Durand Middle School is one of 31 public schools in Shiawassee County (combined enrollment of about 10,105 students).
Durand Area High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Durand Middle School.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Five-year trend. Durand Middle School's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 338 (now 304).
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Shiawassee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,991
Census ACS
Median income
$67,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
10,105 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Durand Area Schools
- Durand Area High SchoolHigh · 385 students
- Robert Kerr SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Bertha Neal SchoolElementary · 158 students
Other schools in DURAND
- Durand Area High SchoolHigh · 385 students
- Robert Kerr SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Bertha Neal SchoolElementary · 158 students
Nearby schools
- Durand Area High School0.3 mi · 385
- Robert Kerr School0.3 mi · 361
- Bertha Neal School1.4 mi · 158
- Gaines Elementary School5.0 mi · 93
- Syring Elementary School6.6 mi · 354
- Byron Area High School6.8 mi · 200
Frequently asked questions
About Durand Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Durand Middle School?
Durand Middle School enrolls approximately 304 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Durand Middle School serve?
Durand Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Durand Middle School have?
Durand Middle School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Durand Middle School?
Student demographics at Durand Middle School are roughly 94% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Durand Middle School?
Durand Middle School is overseen by Durand Area Schools in Shiawassee County.
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