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).

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