This Is The Worst School District In Michigan

Grand Rapids MI

24 July, 2021

3:08 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Grand Rapids 2021-07-24 Every child is born to a unique set of circumstances. And it is these different social, familial, economic, environmental, and many other factors, that help shape who they become. While these conditions are countless, a handful of factors play an outsized role in a child's development and likelihood for future success — including academic success. Whether or not a child succeeds academically can depend considerably on school quality. A student who falls behind in one school district might have excelled academically in another. By no means limited to the classroom, many of the strongest influences on a child's future are in the home environment, and the resources available or absent there. Michigan's River Rouge School District, located just south of Detroit, ranks as the worst district in the state. Neighborhood and school district review site Niche gives River Rouge low marks for its academics and college prep. Economic conditions in the district are perhaps the largest hindrance to academic success, however. Poverty is a predictor of poor academic performance, and 46.0% of all children in the area live below the poverty line, compared to the child poverty rate of 16.3% across the state. The four measures used to determine the worst school district in every state are: the child poverty rate, the teacher-to-student ratio, per-pupil spending, and the share of adults with a college education. All data came from the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Center for Education Statistics. This is the worst school district in every state. concat("Can't see the article's infographic? Click here to view the original story.This story was originally published by 24/7 Wall St., a news organization that produces real-time business commentary and data-driven reporting for state and local markets across the country. ")