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Schools in Bethel Township · Bronson Community School District

Bethel Township’s public schools score below 51% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Bethel Township’s districts is 38%, below the Michigan average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bethel 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 100% 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
38%
▼ 7 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 5 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 2–2 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▼ 9% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.4
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
963 students on the public path
In brief

Bethel Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1176 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bethel Township’s, its schools beat 40%, lower than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Bethel Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,039 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary and one middle school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Ryan Elementary School, then Bronson JrSr High School. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

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 Bethel Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 49% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 49%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1176)Better than 40%
Towns in Branch County (16)Better than 19%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 519 test results and a graduating class of 73 could put Bethel Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Bethel Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (519 in math, 519 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–2Anderson Elementary Schoolin BronsonNo scores
3–5Ryan Elementary Schoolin BronsonC
6–12Bronson JrSr High Schoolin BronsonC+

Bethel Township’s public schools are run by Bronson Community School District, which also serves Batavia, Bronson, Bronson and Gilead and others. Parts of Bethel Township (7% of its land) are served by Coldwater instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Bronson Community School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 963 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 16.4 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,039MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 45.4% · 519 students tested
Math29%
State average 33.6% · 519 students tested

Bethel Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bethel TownshipB−Bronson
OvidBColdwater
BataviaBBronson K–12 · Coldwater K–12
Gilead—Bronson
BronsonB−Bronson

3 of the 4 neighbors share Bronson with Bethel Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Bethel 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).

Also serving Bethel Townshipin other towns
Anderson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Bronson
216 students15:1Rate it →
Ryan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Bronson
C
217 students13:1Rate it →
Bronson JrSr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Bronson
C+
530 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Bethel Township’s schools

Are Bethel Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bethel Township children attend score below 51% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 40%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bethel Township in?

Bronson Community School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 963 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Bethel Township are served by Coldwater.

What is Bethel Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Bronson Community School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Bethel Township spend per student?

$15,039 in Bronson Community School District (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.