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Schools in Clyde Township · Fennville Public Schools

Clyde Township’s public schools score below 62% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

21% of students in Clyde Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Clyde 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
37%
▼ 8 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 13 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▼ 2% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,179 students on the public path
In brief

Clyde Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1232 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Clyde Township’s, its schools beat 16%, lower than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Clyde Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,118 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Fennville Middle School, then Fennville Public High School. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Clyde Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 38% 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 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1232)Better than 16%
Towns in Allegan County (24)Better than 21%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 650 test results and a graduating class of 99 could put Clyde Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Clyde Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (649 in math, 652 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Fennville Elementary Schoolin FennvilleC
6–8Fennville Middle Schoolin FennvilleC−
9–12Fennville Public High Schoolin FennvilleC−

Clyde Township’s public schools are run by Fennville Public Schools, which also serves Fennville, Ganges, Manlius and Saugatuck and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Fennville Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,214 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,118MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 45.4% · 652 students tested
Math21%
State average 33.6% · 649 students tested

Clyde Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clyde TownshipC+Fennville
LeeC−Bloomingdale Public
GangesC+Fennville
FennvilleC+Fennville
ManliusB+Hamilton PK–12 · Fennville PK–12
ValleyC+Allegan PK–12 · Fennville PK–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share Fennville with Clyde Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Clyde Township

3 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 Clyde Townshipin other towns
Fennville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fennville
C
503 students12:1Rate it →
Fennville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fennville
C−
293 students15:1Rate it →
Fennville Public High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fennville
C−
383 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Clyde Township’s schools

Are Clyde Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Clyde Township children attend score below 62% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Clyde Township in?

Fennville Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,214 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Clyde Township kids go to high school?

Fennville Public High School in Fennville, with 383 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Clyde Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Fennville Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Clyde Township spend per student?

$16,118 in Fennville 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.