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Calhoun Intermediate School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Battle Creek, Emmett Township and Marshall.

Battle Creek’s School Grade C better than 30% of Michigan school districts

Students
213
Schools
2
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
The gist

What stands out about Calhoun Intermediate School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 81% of Michigan districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 57 pts below the state
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 20.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 81% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CBattle Creek 52,374BEmmett Township 11,726BMarshall 6,804

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Battle Creek. Grade by grade →

PK–48 elementary schoolsLakeview School District
5–82 middle schoolsLakeview School District
9–123 high schoolsLakeview School District

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 33.6% · 104 students tested
Reading / language arts50–54%
State average 45.4% · 104 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)0–50%
State average 81.8% · 8 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

92% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Enrollment over time
269’20
271’21
267’22
240’23
213’24

Down 20.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 63%Black 14%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 7%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.

Doris Klaussen Dev Center
Other · Grades PK–12 · Battle Creek
B+
204 students7:1
Calhoun County Youth Center
Other · Grades 4–12 · Marshall
9 students4:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Marshall Public SchoolsEckford Township, Fredonia Township, Marengo Township
$15,640per student
Pennfield School DistrictPennfield Township
$14,011per student
Athens Area SchoolsLeroy Township
$16,168per student
Battle Creek Public SchoolsBedford Township
$20,168per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.