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Schools in Mount Clemens · Mount Clemens Community School District

Mount Clemens’s public schools score below 90% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

In Mount Clemens, 6% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mount Clemens, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

#690of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
12%
▼ 33 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
6%
▼ 28 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
60–69%
▼ 13–22 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.3K
▲ 23% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.7
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
7
797 students on the public path
In brief

Mount Clemens’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 825 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mount Clemens’s, its schools beat 1%, lower than their 10% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 12% of tested students were proficient in reading and 6% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

60–69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Mount Clemens’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Charters enroll nearly as many students as the district

Charter schools located in Mount Clemens enroll 812 students, against the district’s 797. Each is graded on its own results; none is part of the district grade. Every school ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $20,272 per student in FY2024, against $16,528 across Michigan. 25% of its revenue that year was federal (Michigan 9%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Mount Clemens Middle School, then Mount Clemens High School. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Mount Clemens’s grade

D Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 10% of Michigan school districts, #690 of 699 Michigan towns. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 10%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (825)Better than 1%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 374 test results and a graduating class of 58 could put Mount Clemens anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Mount Clemens’s students in the tested grades sat them (375 in math, 373 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mount Clemens, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Seminole AcademyMount Clemens Community School DistrictD−
6–8Mount Clemens Middle SchoolMount Clemens Community School DistrictD−
9–12Mount Clemens High SchoolMount Clemens Community School DistrictC−

Mount Clemens’s public schools are run by Mount Clemens Community School District. Parts of Mount Clemens (11% of its land) are served by L'Anse Creuse instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Mount Clemens Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 797 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 19.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$20,272MI $16,528 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading12%
State average 45.4% · 373 students tested
Math6%
State average 33.6% · 375 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 25% of the Mount Clemens district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 9% across Michigan, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Mount Clemens vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Mount Clemens’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mount ClemensDMount Clemens
ClintonA−Chippewa Valley Schools
HarrisonB+L'Anse Creuse

Every school in Mount Clemens

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Mount Clemensby address
Seminole Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
407 students19:1Rate it →
Mount Clemens Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
151 students26:1Rate it →
Mount Clemens High School
High · Grades 9–12
C−
239 students18:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Prevail Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
C−
Charter
534 students17:1Rate it →
Mt Clemens Montessori Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
Charter
278 students20:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Mary Catholic School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Catholic
445 students16:1Rate it →
Montessori Stepping Stones
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Nonsectarian
152 students10:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center School).

Questions about Mount Clemens’s schools

Are Mount Clemens’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mount Clemens children attend score below 90% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #690 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 1%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mount Clemens in?

Mount Clemens Community School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 797 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Mount Clemens are served by L'Anse Creuse.

Where do Mount Clemens kids go to high school?

Mount Clemens High School, with 239 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Mount Clemens’s graduation rate?

60–69% of the class of 2023 in Mount Clemens Community School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Mount Clemens spend per student?

$20,272 in Mount Clemens Community School District (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Mount Clemens?

Yes: St. Mary Catholic School (Catholic, grades K–8, 445 students) and Montessori Stepping Stones (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 152 students). Mount Clemens also has 2 charter schools, free and open by application.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.