B⁻

Schools in Butler Township · Quincy Community School District, Litchfield Community Schools

Butler Township’s public schools outscore 52% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Butler Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 28% of Butler Township’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (34%). 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

40%

▼ 5 pts vs MI 45%

2021–22

Math proficiency

28%

▼ 5 pts vs MI 34%

2021–22

Graduate on time

85–89%

▲ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$13.1K

▼ 21% vs MI $16.5K

FY2024 · Quincy

Students per teacher

17.8

MI 16.5 · larger classes

Schools in town

1,352 students on the public path

In brief

Butler Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1241 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Butler Township’s, its schools beat 38%, lower than their 52% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Butler Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Quincy spends $13,124 per student and Litchfield $16,038, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Bowen Creek School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 Butler Township’s grade

B⁻ Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 52% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 52%

Lower resultsHigher results

Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1241)Better than 38%

Towns in Branch County (16)Better than 44%

C⁺BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 720 test results and a graduating class of 102 could put Butler Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Butler Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (722 in math, 719 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in Butler Township · depends on your address

Jennings Elementary School

Grades K–5 · 408 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Quincy

Litchfield Elementary School

Grades K–5 · 110 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Litchfield

D⁻

The path, start to finish

K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD⁻ to B

6–123 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B⁻

Butler Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Quincy Community School District). From grade K, students attend the Litchfield Community Schools, shared with Litchfield and Litchfield. Its elementary school is in Quincy. Parts of Butler Township (11% and 3% of its land) are served by Coldwater and Homer instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Butler Township

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

Quincy Community School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,099 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 18.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)

$13,124MI $16,528 · FY2024

Litchfield Community SchoolsGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 253 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 17.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)

$16,038MI $16,528 · FY2024

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Quincy Community School District44%

State average 45.4% · 586 students tested

Math · K–12, Quincy Community School District33%

State average 33.6% · 586 students tested

Reading · K–12, Litchfield Community Schools22%

State average 45.4% · 133 students tested

Math · K–12, Litchfield Community Schools8%

State average 33.6% · 136 students tested

Butler Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Butler Township	B⁻	Quincy K–12 · Litchfield K–12
Girard	B	Coldwater
Litchfield	D	Litchfield
Clarendon	B⁻	Homer
Quincy	B	Quincy

Every school in Butler Township

6 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 Butler Townshipin other towns

Jennings Elementary School

Elementary · Grades K–5 · Quincy

408 students15:1Rate it →

Litchfield Elementary School

Elementary · Grades K–5 · Litchfield

D⁻

110 students14:1Rate it →

Quincy Middle School

Middle · Grades 5–8 · Quincy

345 students17:1Rate it →

Litchfield High School

High · Grades 6–12 · Litchfield

143 students21:1Rate it →

Quincy High School

High · Grades 7–12 · Quincy

B⁻

346 students23:1Rate it →

Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade

Bowen Creek School

Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Quincy

Private · Religious

76 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Butler Township’s schools

Are Butler Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Butler Township children attend outscore 52% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 38%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Butler Township in?

Two districts: Quincy Community School District runs grades K–12, and Litchfield Community Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Litchfield and Litchfield.

What is Butler Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Quincy Community School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Butler Township spend per student?

$13,124 in Quincy Community School District and $16,038 in Litchfield Community Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Butler Township?

Yes: Bowen Creek School (religious, grades 1–8, 76 students).

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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.