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Fairview Area School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Comins Township, Elmer Township, Clinton Township and Mitchell Township.

Comins Township’s School Grade B better than 63% of Michigan school districts

Students
309
Schools
1
Spent per student
$14,898
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
The gist

What stands out about Fairview Area School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of Michigan districts
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the MI average
  • 17 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BComins Township 1,982C+Elmer Township 1,205Clinton Township 452Mitchell Township 366

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Comins Township. Grade by grade →

PK–12Fairview SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 33.6% · 150 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 45.4% · 150 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–79%
State average 81.8% · 18 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,898 per student · 10% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 29%Federal 17%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
311’20
302’21
298’22
302’23
309’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Black 1%Hispanic <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.

Fairview School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Fairview
B+
309 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Alcona Community SchoolsAlcona Township, Caledonia Township, Hawes Township
$17,165per student
Mio-AuSable SchoolsBig Creek Township, Greenwood Township, Mentor Township
$15,455per student
Johannesburg-Lewiston Area School DistrictAlbert Township, Greenwood Township
$14,953per student
Alpena Public SchoolsOssineke Township
$14,914per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.