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Reading Community Schools

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Cambria Township, Algansee Township, Reading Township, Allen Township, California Township, Reading and Montgomery, and parts of Camden Township and Woodbridge Township.

Cambria Township’s School Grade B− better than 48% of Michigan school districts

Students
690
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,611
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Reading Community Schools

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 47% of Michigan districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the MI average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $7M, about $10,080 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 47% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Cambria Township 2,547BAlgansee Township 2,047B−Reading Township 1,734BAllen Township 1,612BCalifornia Township 1,190B−Reading 1,084Montgomery 318

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cambria Township. Grade by grade →

K–62 schoolsHillsdale Community Schools
7–122 schoolsHillsdale Community Schools

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency24%
State average 33.6% · 321 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 45.4% · 320 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 81.8% · 67 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,611 per student · 12% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 33%Other 12%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 66%Federal 14%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
689’20
678’21
696’22
701’23
690’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 2%Hispanic <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.

Reynolds Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Reading
C+
404 students18:1
Reading High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Reading
C
286 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Hillsdale Community SchoolsFayette Township, Hillsdale, Hillsdale Township
$14,933per student
Camden-Frontier School DistrictAmboy Township, Ransom Township
$14,667per student
Pittsford Area SchoolsJefferson Township, Ransom Township
$12,636per student
Coldwater Community SchoolsKinderhook Township, Ovid Township
$13,312per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.