Smith Middle School

Smith Middle School, a moderately sized 6-8 campus in TROY, Michigan, part of Troy School District, enrolls 599 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Smith Middle School is one of 21 schools operated by Troy School District, a district that instructs 11,596 students overall.

Demographically, Smith Middle School shows that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 34% Asian, 8% Black, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

In terms of school funding signals, Smith Middle School logs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 10% of students at Smith Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Oakland County's rate of about 32%.

After controlling for student poverty, Smith Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.8%; this one delivers 62.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Oakland County put the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Oakland County's 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), Smith Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Martell Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Smith Middle School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 57.9%.

Smith Middle School operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Smith Middle School's enrollment has edged down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 673 (now 599). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 55% to 49%.

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