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Schools in Cleon Township · Benzie County Central School, Mesick Consolidated Schools

Cleon Township’s public schools score below 58% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 27% of Cleon Township’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Cleon 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 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
27%
▼ 7 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
65–69%
▼ 13–17 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▼ 3% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Benzie County Central School
Students per teacher
15.0
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,376 students on the public path
In brief

Cleon Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 796 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cleon Township’s, its schools beat 34%, lower than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

65–69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Cleon Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Benzie County Central School spends $16,079 per student and Mesick Consolidated Schools $15,948, 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 Cleon Township’s grade

B− Test scoresD Graduation

C+: better than 42% 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 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (796)Better than 34%
Towns in Manistee County (14)Better than 36%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 876 test results and a graduating class of 90 could put Cleon Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Cleon Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (871 in math, 881 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
6–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Cleon Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Benzie County Central School). From grade K, students attend the Mesick Consolidated Schools, shared with Antioch, Colfax, Hanover, Marilla, Mesick, Slagle, Springville and Wexford. Its elementary school is in Mesick. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Cleon Township

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

Benzie County Central SchoolGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,136 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,079MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Mesick Consolidated SchoolsGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 532 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,948MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Benzie County Central School43%
State average 45.4% · 608 students tested
Math · PK–12, Benzie County Central School29%
State average 33.6% · 600 students tested
Reading · K–12, Mesick Consolidated Schools40%
State average 45.4% · 273 students tested
Math · K–12, Mesick Consolidated Schools22%
State average 33.6% · 271 students tested

Cleon Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cleon TownshipC+Benzie County Central School PK–12 · Mesick Consolidated Schools K–12
WexfordB−Buckley PK–12 · Mesick Consolidated Schools K–12
Marilla—Mesick Consolidated Schools K–12 · Kaleva Norman Dickson K–12
Colfax—Benzie County Central School
SpringdaleC+Benzie County Central School

2 of the 4 neighbors share Mesick Consolidated Schools with Cleon Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Cleon 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 Cleon Townshipin other towns
Homestead Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Benzonia
C
209 students15:1Rate it →
Lake Ann Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Interlochen
A−
180 students14:1Rate it →
Betsie Valley School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thompsonville
C
131 students13:1Rate it →
Floyd M Jewett Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mesick
B−
256 students12:1Rate it →
Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Mesick
C+
276 students17:1Rate it →
Benzie Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Benzonia
B−
239 students18:1Rate it →
Benzie Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Benzonia
85 studentsRate it →

Questions about Cleon Township’s schools

Are Cleon Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cleon Township children attend score below 58% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 34%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cleon Township in?

Two districts: Benzie County Central School runs grades PK–12, and Mesick Consolidated Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Antioch, Colfax, Hanover, Marilla, Mesick, Slagle, Springville and Wexford.

What is Cleon Township’s graduation rate?

65–69% of the class of 2023 in Benzie County Central School graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Cleon Township spend per student?

$16,079 in Benzie County Central School and $15,948 in Mesick Consolidated 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.