Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Corwith Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C+

Vanderbilt Area Schools

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Corwith Township, Hudson Township and Vanderbilt, and parts of Livingston Township, Dover Township and Chandler Township.

Corwith Township’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of Michigan school districts

Students
72
Schools
1
Spent per student
$18,821
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Vanderbilt Area Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of Michigan districts
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 14% more per student than the MI average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 30.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $1,389 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Corwith Township 1,783Hudson Township 675Vanderbilt 530

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Corwith Township. Grade by grade →

K–12Vanderbilt Area SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency0–10%
State average 33.6% · 42 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts30–39%
State average 45.4% · 42 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 81.8% · 6 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

84% 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
$18,821 per student · 14% above MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 42%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 27%Federal 21%

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

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

Enrollment over time
104’20
93’21
98’22
112’23
72’24

Down 30.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 99%Two or more races 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.

Vanderbilt Area School
Other · Grades K–12 · Vanderbilt
C−
72 students7:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Gaylord Community SchoolsBagley Township, Chester Township, Elmira Township
$14,951per student
Johannesburg-Lewiston Area School DistrictCharlton Township, Chester Township
$14,953per student
Wolverine Community SchoolsNunda Township, Wilmot Township
$16,278per student
Public Schools of PetoskeyMelrose Township, Springvale Township
$17,179per 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.