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Gaylord Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 426 students in Gaylord Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Gaylord Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 39% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 60% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
2,776 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
160 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Gaylord Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 79% has increased from 77% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#161 out of 866 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
38%
Graduation Rate
79%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.60
# American Indian Students
8 Students
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
15 Students
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
83 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
9%
# Black Students
20 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
2,516 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
91%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
132 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
192
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
189
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
208
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
210
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
202
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
189
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
227
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
214
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
212
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
211
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
229
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
236
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
257
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,954 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 $12,674 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$42 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$35 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,954
$18,510
Spending / Student
$12,674
$17,693
Best Gaylord Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Gaylord Middle School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
600 E 5th St
Gaylord, MI 49735
(989) 731-0848
Gaylord, MI 49735
(989) 731-0848
Grades: 7-8
| 426 students
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