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Schools in Denver Township · Mount Pleasant City School District, Coleman Community School District

Denver Township’s public schools score below 59% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

The four-year graduation rate in Denver Township’s district is 68%, below the Michigan average (82%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Denver 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
42%
▼ 3 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 5 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
68%
▼ 14 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.4K
▼ 1% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Mount Pleasant City
Students per teacher
14.7
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,690 students on the public path
In brief

Denver Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1145 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Denver Township’s, its schools beat 27%, lower than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

68% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Mount Pleasant City spends $16,397 per student and Coleman $15,803, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts 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 Denver Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 41% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1145)Better than 27%
Towns in Isabella County (16)Better than 12%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,900 test results and a graduating class of 312 could put Denver Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Denver Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,899 in math, 1,901 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–24 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC−
3–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Denver Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Mount Pleasant City School District). From grade K, students attend the Coleman Community School District, shared with Coleman, Geneva, Jerome, Warren and Wise. Its elementary school is in Coleman. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Denver Township

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

Mount Pleasant City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 3,341 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,397MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Coleman Community School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 559 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 15.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,803MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Mount Pleasant City School District44%
State average 45.4% · 1591 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mount Pleasant City School District31%
State average 33.6% · 1587 students tested
Reading · K–12, Coleman Community School District32%
State average 45.4% · 310 students tested
Math · K–12, Coleman Community School District17%
State average 33.6% · 312 students tested

Denver Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Denver TownshipC+Mount Pleasant City PK–12 · Coleman K–12
ChippewaB−Mount Pleasant City PK–12 · Shepherd Public K–12
WiseB−Clare PK–12 · Coleman K–12
IsabellaC+Mount Pleasant City
GenevaC+Coleman

2 of the 4 neighbors share Mount Pleasant City with Denver Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Denver Township

8 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 Denver Townshipin other towns
Pullen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Mount Pleasant
303 students15:1Rate it →
Vowles School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Mount Pleasant
235 students14:1Rate it →
Ganiard School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Mount Pleasant
220 students13:1Rate it →
Coleman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Coleman
C−
315 students17:1Rate it →
Fancher School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Mount Pleasant
A−
431 students16:1Rate it →
Mary McGuire School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Mount Pleasant
C
276 students13:1Rate it →
Mt Pleasant Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Pleasant
B−
666 students14:1Rate it →
Coleman JuniorSenior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Coleman
B−
244 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Denver Township’s schools

Are Denver Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Denver Township children attend score below 59% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Denver Township in?

Two districts: Mount Pleasant City School District runs grades PK–12, and Coleman Community School District runs grades K–12, shared with Coleman, Geneva, Jerome, Warren and Wise.

What is Denver Township’s graduation rate?

68% of the class of 2023 in Mount Pleasant City School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Denver Township spend per student?

$16,397 in Mount Pleasant City School District and $15,803 in Coleman Community 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.