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Port Huron Area School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Port Huron, Fort Gratiot Township, Port Huron Township, Kimball Township, Clyde Township, Burtchville Township and Grant Township, and parts of Wales Township.

Port Huron’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of Michigan school districts

Students
6,916
Schools
16
Spent per student
$16,238
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Debt
$106.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Port Huron Area School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of Michigan districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $106.3M, about $15,369 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Port Huron 28,273C+Fort Gratiot Township 11,715C+Port Huron Township 10,665B−Kimball Township 9,652C+Clyde Township 5,422C+Burtchville Township 4,034C+Grant Township 1,795

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Port Huron. Grade by grade →

PK–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Holland Woods Middle SchoolThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency22%
State average 33.6% · 3,672 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 45.4% · 3,676 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75%
State average 81.8% · 542 in the class

97% 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
$16,238 per student · 2% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 59%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
7,314’20
7,219’21
7,188’22
7,078’23
6,916’24

Down 5.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 75%Two or more races 10%Black 8%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Keewahdin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Gratiot
C+
510 students15:1
Edison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Gratiot
B
404 students16:1
H D Crull Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Huron
C−
397 students14:1
Garfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Huron
C−
377 students11:1
Indian Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kimball
C
357 students15:1
Michigamme Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Huron
C−
341 students15:1
Roosevelt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Huron
D
270 students14:1
Cleveland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Huron
250 students11:1
Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Port Huron
D−
246 students11:1
Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Port Huron
C−
599 students16:1
Fort Gratiot Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fort Gratiot
B−
533 students20:1
Holland Woods Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Port Huron
B−
404 students14:1
Port Huron Schools Adult Learning Center
High · Grades 6–12 · Port Huron
10 students5:1
Port Huron Northern High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Port Huron
A−
1,089 students21:1
Port Huron High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Port Huron
B
988 students18:1
Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy
High · Grades 10–12 · Port Huron
141 students32:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Marysville Public SchoolsMarysville, St. Clair Township
$11,560per student
Croswell-Lexington Community School DistrictFremont Township, Worth Township
$14,353per student
Yale Public SchoolsGreenwood Township, Kenockee Township
$14,157per student
East China School DistrictColumbus Township, St. Clair Township
$15,506per 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.