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Schools in Cleveland Township · Glen Lake Community Schools, Leland Public School District

Cleveland Township’s public schools outscore 90% of Michigan districts

In Cleveland Township, 50% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Cleveland Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 99% 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
55%
▲ 9 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
▲ 16 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$22.9K
▲ 39% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Glen Lake
Students per teacher
13.0
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,156 students on the public path
In brief

Cleveland Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1077 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cleveland Township’s, its schools beat 95%, higher than their 90% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 55% and math 50% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Glen Lake spends $22,898 per student and Leland Public $20,448, 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 Cleveland Township’s grade

A Test scores

A: better than 90% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are above the Michigan average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 90%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1077)Better than 95%
Towns in Leelanau County (11)Better than 55%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 602 test results could put Cleveland Township anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Cleveland Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (603 in math, 601 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressA−

Cleveland Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Glen Lake Community Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Leland Public School District, shared with Centerville and Leland. Its school is in Maple City. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Cleveland Township

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

Glen Lake Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 735 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$22,898MI $16,528 · FY2024
A
Leland Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 421 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$20,448MI $16,528 · FY2024
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Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Glen Lake Community Schools54%
State average 45.4% · 350 students tested
Math · PK–12, Glen Lake Community Schools52%
State average 33.6% · 351 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Leland Public School District56%
State average 45.4% · 251 students tested
Math · PK–12, Leland Public School District47%
State average 33.6% · 252 students tested

Cleveland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cleveland TownshipAGlen Lake PK–12 · Leland Public PK–12
Glen Arbor—Glen Lake
KassonAGlen Lake
CentervilleAGlen Lake PK–12 · Leland Public PK–12
LelandALeland Public

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

Every school in Cleveland Township

2 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 Cleveland Townshipin other towns
Glen Lake Community School
Grades PK–12 · Maple City
A−
735 students13:1Rate it →
Leland Public School
Grades PK–12 · Leland
A−
421 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Cleveland Township’s schools

Are Cleveland Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Cleveland Township children attend outscore 90% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 95%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cleveland Township in?

Two districts: Glen Lake Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Leland Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Centerville and Leland.

How much does Cleveland Township spend per student?

$22,898 in Glen Lake Community Schools and $20,448 in Leland Public School District (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.