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Schools in Chapin Township

Chapin Township’s public schools

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools, Ashley Community Schools and Chesaning Union Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chapin Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/8schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 18% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Chesaning Union Schools
Students per teacher
15.6
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,469 students on the public path
In brief

Chapin Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Chapin Township’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Ashley Elementary School places highest (better than 81%); Ashley High School lowest (19%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Chapin Township, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: Chesaning Union High School, OvidElsie High School and Ashley High School. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Chapin Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
5–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ovid-Elsie Area Schools.

Three districts serve Chapin Township

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

Ovid-Elsie Area SchoolsGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,275 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,772MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Ashley Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 203 students, down 4% since 2023–24 · 9.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,783MI $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 · K–12, Ovid-Elsie Area Schools48%
State average 45.4% · 681 students tested
Math · K–12, Ovid-Elsie Area Schools39%
State average 33.6% · 681 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Ashley Community Schools42%
State average 45.4% · 131 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ashley Community Schools27%
State average 33.6% · 131 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

Chapin Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chapin Township—Ashley PK–12 · Chesaning Union Schools PK–12 · Ovid-Elsie Area Schools K–12
BradyB+Chesaning Union Schools
Marion—Merrill
Fairfield—Ovid-Elsie Area Schools

Every school in Chapin Township

9 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 Chapin Townshipin other towns
Big Rock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Chesaning
B+
393 students16:1Rate it →
Ashley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Ashley
A−
60 students9:1Rate it →
Leonard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Ovid
284 students19:1Rate it →
Chesaning Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Chesaning
B
584 students17:1Rate it →
Ashley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Ashley
C−
54 students11:1Rate it →
OvidElsie Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elsie
B+
293 students17:1Rate it →
Chesaning Union High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chesaning
B
381 students19:1Rate it →
OvidElsie High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Elsie
B−
372 students13:1Rate it →
Ashley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ashley
C−
48 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Chapin Township’s schools

Are Chapin Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chapin Township. Ovid-Elsie Area Schools, Ashley Community Schools and Chesaning Union Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chapin Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Chapin Township in?

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools, Ashley Community Schools and Chesaning Union Schools.

Where do Chapin Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Chesaning Union High School, OvidElsie High School and Ashley High School.

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What Chapin Township families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.