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Schools in Comins Township · Fairview Area School District

Comins Township’s public schools outscore 63% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Comins 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 98% 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
47%
▲ 2 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 2 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 10% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.1
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
309 students on the public path
In brief

Comins Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 834 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Comins Township’s, its schools beat 69%, higher than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 32% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,898 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count 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 Comins Township’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 63% 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 63%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (834)Better than 69%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 150 test results could put Comins Township anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Comins Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (150 in math, 150 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Fairview SchoolFairview Area School DistrictB+

Comins Township’s public schools are run by Fairview Area School District, which also serves Clinton, Elmer and Mitchell. 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.

Fairview Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 309 students · 17.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,898MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 45.4% · 150 students tested
Math32%
State average 33.6% · 150 students tested

Comins Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Comins TownshipBFairview Area
Clinton—Fairview Area
ElmerC+Mio-AuSable Schools PK–12 · Fairview Area PK–12
MentorCMio-AuSable Schools
Mitchell—Fairview Area

3 of the 4 neighbors share Fairview Area with Comins Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Comins Township

1 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).

District schools in Comins Townshipby address
Fairview School
Grades PK–12 · Fairview
B+
309 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Comins Township’s schools

Are Comins Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Comins Township children attend outscore 63% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Comins Township in?

Fairview Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 309 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Comins Township spend per student?

$14,898 in Fairview Area 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.