For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 81 students in Kaleva Norman Dickson School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Michigan.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle School in Kaleva Norman Dickson School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
531 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
30 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Kaleva Norman Dickson School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75% has decreased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#574 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)22%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
38%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)75%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.24
0.60
% American Indian
5%
1%
% Asian
1%
4%
% Hispanic
4%
9%
% Black
2%
23%
% White
87%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,934 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,320 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,934
$18,510
Spending / Student
$14,320
$17,693
Best Kaleva Norman Dickson School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Brethren Middle School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
4400 N High Bridge Rd
Brethren, MI 49619
(231) 477-5353
Brethren, MI 49619
(231) 477-5353
Grades: 7-8
| 81 students
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