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Schools in Chippewa Township · Chippewa Hills School District, Evart Public Schools

Chippewa Township’s public schools score below 60% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

62% of Chippewa Township’s students graduate on time, below the Michigan average (82%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Chippewa 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 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
45%
▼ 1 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 4 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
60–64%
▼ 18–22 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 11% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Chippewa Hills
Students per teacher
16.7
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
2,482 students on the public path
In brief

Chippewa Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1079 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Chippewa Township’s, its schools beat 26%, lower than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

60–64% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Chippewa Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Chippewa Hills spends $14,701 per student and Evart $15,098, 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 Chippewa Township’s grade

B Test scoresD Graduation

C+: better than 40% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1079)Better than 26%
Towns in Mecosta County (16)Better than 25%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,305 test results and a graduating class of 135 could put Chippewa Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Chippewa Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,307 in math, 1,303 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
5–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

Chippewa Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Chippewa Hills School District). From grade PK, students attend the Evart Public Schools, shared with Evart, Evart, Hartwick, Middle Branch, Orient, Osceola and Sylvan. Its elementary school is in Evart. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Chippewa Township

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

Chippewa Hills School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,773 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 18.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,701MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Evart Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 798 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,098MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Chippewa Hills School District51%
State average 45.4% · 871 students tested
Math · PK–12, Chippewa Hills School District35%
State average 33.6% · 879 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Evart Public Schools32%
State average 45.4% · 432 students tested
Math · PK–12, Evart Public Schools18%
State average 33.6% · 428 students tested

Chippewa Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chippewa TownshipC+Chippewa Hills PK–12 · Evart PK–12
MartinyB−Chippewa Hills
Grant—Big Rapids PK–12 · Reed City Area PK–12
EvartCEvart
ForkB−Chippewa Hills

2 of the 4 neighbors share Chippewa Hills with Chippewa Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Chippewa Township

8 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 Chippewa Townshipin other towns
Evart Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Evart
B−
309 students14:1Rate it →
Weidman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Weidman
B−
258 students16:1Rate it →
Mecosta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mecosta
B+
256 students19:1Rate it →
Barryton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Barryton
B−
204 students17:1Rate it →
Chippewa Hills Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Remus
C
503 students17:1Rate it →
Evart Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Evart
C
232 students16:1Rate it →
Chippewa Hills High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Remus
B
463 students19:1Rate it →
Evart High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Evart
C+
257 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Chippewa Township’s schools

Are Chippewa Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Chippewa Township children attend score below 60% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Chippewa Township in?

Two districts: Chippewa Hills School District runs grades PK–12, and Evart Public Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Evart, Evart, Hartwick, Middle Branch, Orient, Osceola and Sylvan.

Where do Chippewa Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Chippewa Hills High School and Evart High School.

What is Chippewa Township’s graduation rate?

60–64% of the class of 2023 in Chippewa Hills School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Chippewa Township spend per student?

$14,701 in Chippewa Hills School District and $15,098 in Evart Public 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.