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Schools in Chums Corner

Chums Corner’s public schools

Traverse City Area Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chums Corner. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?12/15schools 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
58%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.4K
▼ 7% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.0
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
8,375 students on the public path
In brief

Chums Corner’s schools, in brief

School by school

12 of Chums Corner’s 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Willow Hill Elementary School places highest (better than 91%); Traverse Heights Elem School lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

11 elementary schools serve Chums Corner, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and two high schools: West Senior High and Central 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 Chums Corner, with each school’s own grade.

11 schools teach K in Chums Corner’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–511 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Traverse City Area Public Schools.

The district

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 45.4% · 4378 students tested
Math45%
State average 33.6% · 4380 students tested

Chums Corner vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Chums Corner’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chums Corner—Traverse City Area
BlairA−Traverse City Area PK–12 · Kingsley Area Schools PK–12
GarfieldA−Traverse City Area

All 2 neighbors share Traverse City Area with Chums Corner, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Chums Corner

15 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).

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Questions about Chums Corner’s schools

Are Chums Corner’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chums Corner. Traverse City Area Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chums Corner. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 12 of its 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Chums Corner in?

Traverse City Area Public Schools.

Where do Chums Corner kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: West Senior High and Central High School.

Parents talk

What Chums Corner 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.