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Three Rivers Community Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Three Rivers, Lockport Township, Fabius Township, Park Township and Flowerfield Township, and parts of Constantine Township, Newberg Township and Florence Township.

Three Rivers’ School Grade B+ better than 66% of Michigan school districts

Students
2,145
Schools
6
Spent per student
$14,451
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$52.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Three Rivers Community Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 66% of Michigan districts
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the MI average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $52.6M, about $24,527 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 66% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Three Rivers 7,910BLockport Township 3,825B+Fabius Township 3,325BPark Township 2,374B+Flowerfield Township 1,607

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Three Rivers. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Three Rivers Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Three Rivers High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 33.6% · 1,136 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 45.4% · 1,137 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 81.8% · 129 in the class

98% 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
$14,451 per student · 13% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 32%State 58%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,353’20
2,362’21
2,312’22
2,266’23
2,145’24

Down 8.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 8%Black 8%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Andrews Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Three Rivers
A−
296 students17:1
Ruth Hoppin School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Three Rivers
C+
293 students17:1
Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Three Rivers
B−
262 students14:1
Norton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Three Rivers
A−
186 students16:1
Three Rivers Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Three Rivers
B−
476 students15:1
Three Rivers High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Three Rivers
B
632 students18:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Constantine Public School DistrictMottville Township, Porter Township
$14,261per student
Centreville Public SchoolsNottawa Township, Sherman Township
$14,222per student
Marcellus Community SchoolsMarcellus Township
$16,208per student
Mendon Community School DistrictMendon Township, Nottawa Township
$14,755per 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.