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Schools in Custer Township · Mason County Eastern District, Mason County Central Schools

Custer Township’s public schools score below 52% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 32% of Custer Township’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (45%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Custer 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 95% 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
32%
▼ 13 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 9 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 8–12 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 20% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Mason County Central Schools
Students per teacher
18.7
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
357 students on the public path
In brief

Custer Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 967 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Custer Township’s, its schools beat 42%, lower than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Custer Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Mason County Eastern District spends $17,220 per student and Mason County Central Schools $13,305, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Gateway To Success Academy is in town. Every school ↓

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 Custer Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresB+ Graduation

B−: better than 48% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (967)Better than 42%
Towns in Mason County (15)Better than 27%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 807 test results and a graduating class of 128 could put Custer Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Custer Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (805 in math, 808 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Mason County Eastern Elem SchMason County Eastern DistrictC+
7–12Mason County Eastern Junior HighHigh SchoolMason County Eastern DistrictB−

Custer Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Mason County Eastern District). From grade K, students attend the Mason County Central Schools, shared with Amber, Branch, Eden, Grant, Lake, Logan, Riverton, Scottville and Victory. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Custer Township

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

Mason County Eastern DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 357 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$17,220MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Mason County Central SchoolsGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,203 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 19.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,305MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Mason County Eastern District37%
State average 45.4% · 175 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mason County Eastern District22%
State average 33.6% · 175 students tested
Reading · K–12, Mason County Central Schools31%
State average 45.4% · 633 students tested
Math · K–12, Mason County Central Schools25%
State average 33.6% · 630 students tested

Custer Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Custer TownshipB−Mason County Eastern District PK–12 · Mason County Central Schools K–12
ScottvilleB−Mason County Central Schools
Eden—Mason County Eastern District PK–12 · Mason County Central Schools K–12
ShermanC+Mason County Eastern District
BranchB−Mason County Eastern District PK–12 · Mason County Central Schools K–12
AmberBLudington Area PK–12 · Mason County Central Schools K–12
RivertonB−Mason County Central Schools

5 of the 6 neighbors share Mason County Central Schools with Custer Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Custer 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).

District schools in Custer Townshipby address
Mason County Eastern Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Custer
C+
181 students16:1Rate it →
Mason County Eastern Junior HighHigh School
High · Grades 7–12 · Custer
B−
176 students17:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Gateway To Success Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Scottville
C−
CharterAlternative Education
124 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Custer Township’s schools

Are Custer Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Custer Township children attend score below 52% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 42%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Custer Township in?

Two districts: Mason County Eastern District runs grades PK–12, and Mason County Central Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Amber, Branch, Eden, Grant, Lake, Logan, Riverton, Scottville and Victory.

What is Custer Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Mason County Central Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Custer Township spend per student?

$17,220 in Mason County Eastern District and $13,305 in Mason County Central 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.