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Schools in Bridgewater Township · Clinton Community Schools, Manchester Community Schools

Bridgewater Township’s public schools outscore 78% of Michigan districts

In Bridgewater Township, 98% of each class finishes high school in four years, above the Michigan average (82%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bridgewater 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 98% 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
52%
▲ 6 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 4 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 13–18 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 24% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Clinton
Students per teacher
15.9
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,339 students on the public path
In brief

Bridgewater Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 588 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bridgewater Township’s, its schools beat 59%, lower than their 78% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 38% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Clinton spends $12,535 per student and Manchester $18,095, 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 Bridgewater Township’s grade

A− Test scoresA Graduation

A−: better than 78% of Michigan school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 78%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (588)Better than 59%
Towns in Washtenaw County (20)Better than 15%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 983 test results and a graduating class of 96 could put Bridgewater Township anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Bridgewater Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (984 in math, 983 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB

Bridgewater Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Clinton Community Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Manchester Community Schools, shared with Freedom, Manchester, Manchester and Sharon. Its elementary school is in Clinton. Parts of Bridgewater Township (18% of its land) are served by Saline Area Schools instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Bridgewater Township

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

Clinton Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,238 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 17.4 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$12,535MI $16,528 · FY2024
A−
Manchester Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 638 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$18,095MI $16,528 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Clinton Community Schools52%
State average 45.4% · 614 students tested
Math · PK–12, Clinton Community Schools36%
State average 33.6% · 615 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Manchester Community Schools51%
State average 45.4% · 369 students tested
Math · PK–12, Manchester Community Schools40%
State average 33.6% · 369 students tested

Bridgewater Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bridgewater TownshipA−Clinton PK–12 · Manchester PK–12
SalineA+Saline Area Schools
ManchesterA−Manchester PK–12 · Clinton PK–12
FreedomAManchester PK–12 · Chelsea PK–12
ClintonA−Clinton PK–12 · Tecumseh PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Manchester with Bridgewater Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Bridgewater Township

5 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 Bridgewater Townshipin other towns
Luther C Klager Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Manchester
163 students10:1Rate it →
DPP School of Early Learning
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Clinton
38 students29:1Rate it →
Clinton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clinton
B+
569 students17:1Rate it →
Clinton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clinton
B
282 students18:1Rate it →
Manchester JuniorSenior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Manchester
B
287 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Bridgewater Township’s schools

Are Bridgewater Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bridgewater Township children attend outscore 78% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 59%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bridgewater Township in?

Two districts: Clinton Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Manchester Community Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Freedom, Manchester, Manchester and Sharon.

What is Bridgewater Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Clinton Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Bridgewater Township spend per student?

$12,535 in Clinton Community Schools and $18,095 in Manchester Community 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.