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White Cloud Public Schools

555 E Wilcox Ave
White Cloud, MI 49349-7512
(District boundaries shown in map)
3/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 211 students in White Cloud Public Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in White Cloud Public School have an average math proficiency score of 13% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% 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
3 Schools
1,346 Schools
# Students
912 Students
537,169 Students
# Teachers
51 Teachers
31,645 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

White Cloud Public Schools, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 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 82% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (MI)
#650 out of 862 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
18%
35%
28%
45%
33%
38%
82%
81%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.25
0.60
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
1%
4%
% Hispanic
4%
9%
% Black
3%
23%
% White
86%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
5%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $15,234 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,655 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
This School District
This State (MI)
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,234
$18,510
Spending / Student
$13,655
$17,693

Best White Cloud Public Schools Public Middle Schools (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
White Cloud Junior High School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
555 E Wilcox Ave
White Cloud, MI 49349
(231) 689-3253
Gr: 6-8 | 211 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 12%

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • District size: 3 schools
  • Grades: K-12
  • Enrollment: 912 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 18:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 14%
  • : 82% (Top 50% in MI)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 18% (Btm 50%)
  • : 28% (Btm 50%)
  • : 33% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MI Dept. of Education

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