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DeTour Area Schools

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Drummond Township, Detour Township, Raber Township and De Tour Village.

Drummond Township’s Schools page →

Students
98
Schools
2
Spent per student
$112,604
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$11.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about DeTour Area Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 86% of Michigan districts
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 581% more per student than the MI average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $11.7M, about $119,327 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 86% 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

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Drummond Township. Grade by grade →

K–8Drummond Island Elem SchoolThis district
9–12DeTour High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–39%
State average 33.6% · 35 students tested
Reading / language arts60–69%
State average 45.4% · 35 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 81.8% · 13 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% 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.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$112,604 per student · 581% above MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 30%Support & administration 68%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 71%State 22%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
93’20
84’21
93’22
91’23
98’24

Up 5.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 82%American Indian/Alaska Native 11%Black 3%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 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.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.