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Schools in Bingham Township · Ubly Community Schools

Bingham Township’s public schools outscore 87% of Michigan districts

In Bingham Township, 58% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Michigan average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bingham Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

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
58%
▲ 13 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 8 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 8% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.2
MI 16.5
Schools in town
2
613 students on the public path
In brief

Bingham Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1140 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bingham Township’s, its schools beat 96%, higher than their 87% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 58% and math 42% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $15,284 per student in FY2024, against $16,528 across Michigan. 21% of its revenue that year was federal (Michigan 9%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Ubly Community JrSr High School. 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 Bingham Township’s grade

A− Test scores

A: better than 87% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are above the Michigan average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 87%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1140)Better than 96%
Towns in Huron County (28)Better than 93%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 304 test results could put Bingham Township anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Bingham Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (304 in math, 304 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Ubly Community Elementary SchoolUbly Community SchoolsA−
6–12Ubly Community JrSr High SchoolUbly Community SchoolsC+

Bingham Township’s public schools are run by Ubly Community Schools, which also serves Austin, Minden City, Minden and Paris and others. Parts of Bingham Township (11% of its land) are served by Bad Axe 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.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 45.4% · 304 students tested
Math42%
State average 33.6% · 304 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 21% of the Ubly district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 9% across Michigan, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Bingham Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bingham TownshipAUbly
Sheridan—Bad Axe K–12 · Ubly K–12
Austin—Ubly
Paris—Ubly
VeronaB+Bad Axe

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

Every school in Bingham Township

2 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 Bingham Townshipby address

Questions about Bingham Township’s schools

Are Bingham Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bingham Township children attend outscore 87% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bingham Township in?

Ubly Community Schools, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 613 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Bingham Township are served by Bad Axe.

How much does Bingham Township spend per student?

$15,284 in Ubly Community Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Bingham Township families are saying about school.

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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.