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Fowler Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Dallas Township, Fowler, Bengal Township and Lebanon Township, and parts of Essex Township.

Dallas Township’s School Grade A+ better than 97% of Michigan school districts

Students
425
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,211
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Debt
$19.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fowler Public Schools

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 98% of Michigan districts
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the MI average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $19.2M, about $45,108 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 98% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A+Dallas Township 2,420A+Fowler 1,237ABengal Township 1,135Lebanon Township 596

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dallas Township. Grade by grade →

PK–8Waldron Elementary and Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Fowler High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency60%
State average 33.6% · 204 students tested
Reading / language arts68%
State average 45.4% · 203 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 81.8% · 42 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% 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
$14,211 per student · 14% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 32%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 69%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
458’20
455’21
443’22
437’23
425’24

Down 7.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Hispanic 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Waldron Elementary and Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fowler
A
262 students14:1
Fowler High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fowler
A
163 students19:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Pewamo-Westphalia Community School DistrictLyons Township, Pewamo, Westphalia Township
$15,140per student
Ionia Public SchoolsLyons Township, North Plains Township
$12,742per student
St. Johns Public SchoolsBingham Township, Greenbush Township, Riley Township
$13,565per student
Carson City-Crystal Area School DistrictNorth Plains Township, North Shade Township
$13,951per 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.