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Schools in Custer Township

Custer Township’s public schools

Sandusky Community School District and Deckerville Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Custer Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▼ 13% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Sandusky
Students per teacher
16.0
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
1,438 students on the public path
In brief

Custer Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Custer Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Sandusky JuniorSenior High School places highest (better than 72%); Deckerville Community High School lowest (34%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Custer Township, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Sandusky JuniorSenior High School and Deckerville Community High School. 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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sandusky Community School 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.

Sandusky Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 931 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 17.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,336MI $16,528 · FY2024
A−
Deckerville Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 507 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,232MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Sandusky Community School District52%
State average 45.4% · 521 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sandusky Community School District42%
State average 33.6% · 521 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Deckerville Community School District43%
State average 45.4% · 295 students tested
Math · PK–12, Deckerville Community School District34%
State average 33.6% · 292 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 Township—Sandusky PK–12 · Deckerville PK–12
SanduskyA−Sandusky
MooreA−Sandusky
Bridgehampton—Deckerville PK–12 · Carsonville-Port Sanilac PK–12
WatertownA−Sandusky
Wheatland—Deckerville

3 of the 5 neighbors share Sandusky with Custer Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Custer Township

4 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 Custer Townshipin other towns
Sandusky Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sandusky
B
471 students15:1Rate it →
Deckerville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Deckerville
B
288 students13:1Rate it →
Sandusky JuniorSenior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Sandusky
B+
460 students19:1Rate it →
Deckerville Community High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Deckerville
C
219 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Custer Township’s schools

Are Custer Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Custer Township. Sandusky Community School District and Deckerville Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Custer Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Custer Township in?

Sandusky Community School District and Deckerville Community School District.

Where do Custer Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Sandusky JuniorSenior High School and Deckerville Community High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.