Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURAND AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 261233004936
Robert Kerr School
9591 E MONROE RD, DURAND, MI 48429 · (989) 288-2805 · Shiawassee County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
202 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary 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
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
33.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
32.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
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
361
+90 (+33%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.6:1
% White
91%
was 88%
% Hispanic
2%
was 9%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Robert Kerr School
Robert Kerr School, a reasonably sized K-5 school in DURAND, Michigan, part of Durand Area Schools, hosts 361 students, covering grades 2 through 5.
Robert Kerr School is one of 4 schools operated by Durand Area Schools, a district that serves 1,208 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Robert Kerr School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%); the rest looks like 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Shiawassee County as a whole.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 56% of students at Robert Kerr School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Shiawassee County (around 45%), the school's rate is north of typical.
With demographic context factored in, Robert Kerr School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.5%, the actual is 32.5%, a residual of -9.0 points.
In the surrounding community, census data for Shiawassee County shows median household income runs about $67,404, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Robert Kerr School is one of 31 public schools in Shiawassee County (combined enrollment of about 10,105 students).
Nearest neighbor: Durand Area High School, around 0.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Robert Kerr School has increased 33%, going from 271 students in 2018 to 361 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 9% to 2%.
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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
- Durand Middle SchoolMiddle · 304 students
- Bertha Neal SchoolElementary · 158 students
Other schools in DURAND
- Durand Area High SchoolHigh · 385 students
- Durand Middle SchoolMiddle · 304 students
- Bertha Neal SchoolElementary · 158 students
Nearby schools
- Durand Area High School0.1 mi · 385
- Durand Middle School0.3 mi · 304
- Bertha Neal School1.2 mi · 158
- Gaines Elementary School4.7 mi · 93
- Byron Area Middle School6.5 mi · 142
- Byron Area High School6.5 mi · 200
Frequently asked questions
About Robert Kerr SchoolHow many students attend Robert Kerr School?
Robert Kerr School enrolls approximately 361 students in grades 02-05.
Is Robert Kerr School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Robert Kerr School is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
How many teachers does Robert Kerr School have?
Robert Kerr School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Robert Kerr School?
Student demographics at Robert Kerr School are roughly 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Robert Kerr School?
Robert Kerr School is overseen by Durand Area Schools in Shiawassee County.
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