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Schools in Brant Township · St. Charles Community Schools, Chesaning Union Schools

Brant Township’s public schools outscore 64% of Michigan districts

Math proficiency in Brant Township’s districts is 41%, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Brant 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 95% 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
49%
▲ 4 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
▲ 8 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 18% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Chesaning Union Schools
Students per teacher
16.2
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
1,609 students on the public path
In brief

Brant Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1174 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brant Township’s, its schools beat 57%, lower than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 49% and math 41% 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

St. Charles spends $13,437 per student and Chesaning Union Schools $13,555, 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 Brant Township’s grade

A− Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 64% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are above the Michigan average; graduation is below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 64%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1174)Better than 57%
Towns in Saginaw County (27)Better than 41%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,121 test results and a graduating class of 121 could put Brant Township anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Brant Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,121 in math, 1,121 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB

Brant Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (St. Charles Community Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Chesaning Union Schools, shared with Albee, Brady, Chapin, Chesaning, Chesaning, New Haven, Oakley and St. Charles. Its school is in Chesaning. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Brant Township

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

St. Charles Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 692 students, down 18% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,437MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Chesaning Union SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,377 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 16.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,555MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, St. Charles Community Schools49%
State average 45.4% · 375 students tested
Math · PK–12, St. Charles Community Schools38%
State average 33.6% · 375 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Chesaning Union Schools49%
State average 45.4% · 746 students tested
Math · PK–12, Chesaning Union Schools43%
State average 33.6% · 746 students tested

Brant Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Brant TownshipBSt. Charles PK–12 · Chesaning Union Schools PK–12
St. CharlesBSt. Charles PK–12 · Chesaning Union Schools PK–12
Marion—Merrill
FremontB+Hemlock Public PK–12 · St. Charles PK–12
BradyB+Chesaning Union Schools
St. Charles (village)BSt. Charles

3 of the 5 neighbors share St. Charles with Brant Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Brant Township

4 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 Brant Townshipin other towns
Big Rock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Chesaning
B+
393 students16:1Rate it →
St Charles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Saint Charles
B+
317 students15:1Rate it →
Chesaning Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Chesaning
B
584 students17:1Rate it →
St Charles Community MiddleHigh School
High · Grades 7–12 · Saint Charles
B
315 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Brant Township’s schools

Are Brant Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Brant Township children attend outscore 64% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 57%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brant Township in?

Two districts: St. Charles Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Chesaning Union Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Albee, Brady, Chapin, Chesaning, Chesaning, New Haven, Oakley and St. Charles.

What is Brant Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Chesaning Union Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Brant Township spend per student?

$13,437 in St. Charles Community Schools and $13,555 in Chesaning Union 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.