Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Casnovia Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B
Schools in Casnovia Township · Kent City Community Schools, Grant Public School District

Casnovia Township’s public schools outscore 58% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Casnovia Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 28% of students in Casnovia Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

#436of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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
42%
▼ 3 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 5 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 2–2 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 11% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Grant Public
Students per teacher
18.0
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,294 students on the public path
In brief

Casnovia Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1028 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Casnovia Township’s, its schools beat 40%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Casnovia Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Kent City spends $15,170 per student and Grant Public $14,706, 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 Casnovia Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B: better than 58% of Michigan school districts, #436 of 699 Michigan towns. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1028)Better than 40%
Towns in Muskegon County (16)Better than 31%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,431 test results and a graduating class of 140 could put Casnovia Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Casnovia Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,432 in math, 1,429 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Casnovia Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Kent City Community Schools). From grade K, students attend the Grant Public School District, shared with Ashland, Bridgeton, Ensley, Grant and Grant. Its elementary school is in Kent City. Parts of Casnovia Township (4% of its land) are served by Ravenna instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Casnovia Township

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

Kent City Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,233 students · 19.6 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,170MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Grant Public School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,438 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 16.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,706MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Kent City Community Schools44%
State average 45.4% · 641 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kent City Community Schools34%
State average 33.6% · 642 students tested
Reading · K–12, Grant Public School District41%
State average 45.4% · 788 students tested
Math · K–12, Grant Public School District24%
State average 33.6% · 790 students tested

Casnovia Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Casnovia TownshipBKent City PK–12 · Grant Public K–12
MoorlandBRavenna
ChesterB+Sparta Area Schools PK–12 · Ravenna PK–12 · Coopersville Public PK–12
TyroneB+Kent City
AshlandB−Grant Public

Every school in Casnovia 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 Casnovia Townshipin other towns
Kent City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent City
C+
537 students16:1Rate it →
Grant Primary Center
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Grant
182 students12:1Rate it →
Grant Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Grant
C+
445 students17:1Rate it →
Kent City High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Kent City
B−
383 students26:1Rate it →
Kent City Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kent City
C+
290 students22:1Rate it →
Grant High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Grant
B−
457 students23:1Rate it →

Questions about Casnovia Township’s schools

Are Casnovia Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Casnovia Township children attend outscore 58% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #436 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 40%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Casnovia Township in?

Two districts: Kent City Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Grant Public School District runs grades K–12, shared with Ashland, Bridgeton, Ensley, Grant and Grant.

Where do Casnovia Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Grant High School and Kent City High School.

What is Casnovia Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Grant Public School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Casnovia Township spend per student?

$15,170 in Kent City Community Schools and $14,706 in Grant Public School District (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Casnovia Township families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Casnovia Township → They have their own page.

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.