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Smith Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
5835 Donaldson Dr
Troy, MI 48085
Phone
(248) 823-4700
District
Troy School District
County
OAKLAND COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
642
Classroom Teachers
35

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

9

(10 is best)

Better than 89.7% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Smith Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
34%
55%
38%
64%
30%
60%
34%
55%
38%
64%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
63%
34%
62%
37%
64%
32%
63%
34%
62%
37%
64%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
17
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 202 31.5%
Grade 7 215 33.5%
Grade 8 225 35.0%
Total 642 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 52.9% 47.6% 67.0%
Black 7.3% 5.5% 19.1%
Hispanic 5.5% 5.6% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 33.8% 41.1% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.2% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 14.2% 15.9% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 12.8% 14.6% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.4% 1.3% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 69,745 10,037,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,633.2 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.1% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.9% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.4% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.4% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 16.2% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 26,048 4,040,168
Single Parent Households With Children 4.4% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.9% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 67.1% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 40.8% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.3% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.8% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.1% 16.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.2% 15.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.2% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 3.6% 9.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,327 $115,573,000 56.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,190 $14,747,000 7.2%
Staff $787 $9,751,000 4.7%
General Administration $137 $1,692,000 0.8%
School Administration $750 $9,298,000 4.5%
Operation $980 $12,141,000 5.9%
Transportation $286 $3,549,000 1.7%
Other $620 $7,682,000 3.7%
Total Support $4,750 $58,860,000 28.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,547 $31,563,000 15.3%
Total Expenditures $16,625 $205,996,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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