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Schools in Akron Township · Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District, Akron-Fairgrove Schools

Akron Township’s public schools outscore 55% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Akron Township, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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
44%
▼ 2 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 1 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▼ 16% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Unionville-Sebewaing Area
Students per teacher
18.5
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
726 students on the public path
In brief

Akron Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1263 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Akron Township’s, its schools beat 44%, lower than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 44% and math 35% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Unionville-Sebewaing Area spends $13,946 per student and Akron-Fairgrove Schools $18,291, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Akron Township’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 55% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 55%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1263)Better than 44%
Towns in Tuscola County (23)Better than 35%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 507 test results and a graduating class of 61 could put Akron Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Akron Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (508 in math, 506 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5AkronFairgrove Elem SchoolAkron-Fairgrove SchoolsB−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Akron Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District). From grade PK, students attend the Akron-Fairgrove Schools, shared with Akron, Almer, Fairgrove, Fairgrove, Gilford and Wisner. Its school is in Sebewaing. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Akron Township

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

Unionville-Sebewaing Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 616 students · 19.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,946MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Akron-Fairgrove SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 364 students, up 5% since 2023–24 · 17.4 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$18,291MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District47%
State average 45.4% · 336 students tested
Math · PK–12, Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District39%
State average 33.6% · 336 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Akron-Fairgrove Schools37%
State average 45.4% · 170 students tested
Math · PK–12, Akron-Fairgrove Schools27%
State average 33.6% · 172 students tested

Akron Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Akron Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Akron TownshipBUnionville-Sebewaing Area PK–12 · Akron-Fairgrove Schools PK–12
Wisner—Unionville-Sebewaing Area PK–12 · Akron-Fairgrove Schools PK–12
ColumbiaBUnionville-Sebewaing Area
SebewaingBUnionville-Sebewaing Area
FairgroveC+Akron-Fairgrove Schools

3 of the 4 neighbors share Unionville-Sebewaing Area with Akron Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Akron Township

3 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 Akron Townshipby address
AkronFairgrove Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Akron
B−
179 students19:1Rate it →
Also serving Akron Townshipin other towns
UnionvilleSebewaing MiddleHigh School
High · Grades 6–12 · Sebewaing
B−
366 students22:1Rate it →
AkronFairgrove JrSr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Fairgrove
C−
181 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Akron Township’s schools

Are Akron Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Akron Township children attend outscore 55% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Akron Township in?

Two districts: Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District runs grades PK–12, and Akron-Fairgrove Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Akron, Almer, Fairgrove, Fairgrove, Gilford and Wisner.

What is Akron Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Akron Township spend per student?

$13,946 in Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District and $18,291 in Akron-Fairgrove Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.