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Schools in Chester Township · Charlotte Public Schools, Maple Valley Schools

Chester Township’s public schools score below 52% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Chester Township’s districts is 24%, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Chester 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 97% 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
36%
▼ 9 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 10 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 23% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Charlotte
Students per teacher
16.9
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
2,585 students on the public path
In brief

Chester Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1188 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Chester Township’s, its schools beat 31%, lower than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 97% 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 Chester Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Charlotte spends $12,684 per student and Maple Valley Schools $14,405, 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 Chester Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 48% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1188)Better than 31%
Towns in Eaton County (16)Better than 31%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,650 test results and a graduating class of 179 could put Chester Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Chester Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,649 in math, 1,651 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–33 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Chester Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Charlotte Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Maple Valley Schools, shared with Castleton, Kalamo, Maple Grove, Nashville, Sunfield, Vermontville and Vermontville. Its elementary school is in Charlotte. Parts of Chester Township (7% of its land) are served by Lakewood instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Chester Township

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

Charlotte Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,284 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 17.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$12,684MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Maple Valley SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 869 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,405MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Charlotte Public Schools38%
State average 45.4% · 1218 students tested
Math · PK–12, Charlotte Public Schools24%
State average 33.6% · 1217 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Maple Valley Schools32%
State average 45.4% · 433 students tested
Math · PK–12, Maple Valley Schools24%
State average 33.6% · 432 students tested

Chester Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chester TownshipB−Charlotte PK–12 · Maple Valley Schools PK–12
BentonB−Charlotte PK–12 · Potterville PK–12
VermontvilleC+Maple Valley Schools
CarmelB−Charlotte
RoxandA−Lakewood PK–12 · Charlotte PK–12 · Grand Ledge K–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Charlotte with Chester Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Chester Township

7 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 Chester Townshipin other towns
Fuller Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Nashville
204 students13:1Rate it →
Galewood Early Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Charlotte
146 students9:1Rate it →
Parkview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Charlotte
B+
283 students18:1Rate it →
Charlotte Upper Elementary School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Charlotte
B−
527 students19:1Rate it →
Charlotte Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Charlotte
C
406 students20:1Rate it →
Maple Valley JrSr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Vermontville
B−
375 students16:1Rate it →
Charlotte Senior High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Charlotte
B−
644 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Chester Township’s schools

Are Chester Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Chester Township children attend score below 52% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Chester Township in?

Two districts: Charlotte Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Maple Valley Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Castleton, Kalamo, Maple Grove, Nashville, Sunfield, Vermontville and Vermontville.

Where do Chester Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Charlotte Senior High School and Maple Valley JrSr High School.

What is Chester Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Charlotte Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Chester Township spend per student?

$12,684 in Charlotte Public Schools and $14,405 in Maple Valley 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.