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Schools in Dover Township · Hudson Area Schools, Sand Creek Community Schools

Dover Township’s public schools score below 62% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 24% of Dover Township’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Dover 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
33%
▼ 12 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 10 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
65–69%
▼ 13–17 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 24% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Hudson Area Schools
Students per teacher
16.7
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
1,682 students on the public path
In brief

Dover Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1196 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dover Township’s, its schools beat 14%, lower than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 33% 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

65–69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Dover Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Hudson Area Schools spends $12,536 per student and Sand Creek $15,190, 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 Dover Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresD Graduation

C+: better than 38% 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 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1196)Better than 14%
Towns in Lenawee County (22)Better than 9%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 972 test results and a graduating class of 135 could put Dover Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Dover Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (976 in math, 970 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Dover Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Hudson Area Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Sand Creek Community Schools, shared with Fairfield and Madison. Its elementary school is in Hudson. Parts of Dover Township (20%, 11% and 3% of its land) are served by Adrian City, Morenci Area Schools and Onsted instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Dover Township

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

Hudson Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,368 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 17.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$12,536MI $16,528 · FY2024
C−
Sand Creek Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 756 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,190MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Hudson Area Schools26%
State average 45.4% · 567 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hudson Area Schools16%
State average 33.6% · 574 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Sand Creek Community Schools44%
State average 45.4% · 403 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sand Creek Community Schools35%
State average 33.6% · 402 students tested

Dover Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dover TownshipC+Hudson Area Schools PK–12 · Sand Creek PK–12
MadisonB+Sand Creek PK–12 · Madison PK–12
AdrianB−Adrian City PK–12 · Onsted PK–12
SenecaC+Morenci Area Schools
HudsonC−Hudson Area Schools
RomeBOnsted

Every school in Dover 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 Dover Townshipin other towns
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Hudson
C
438 students15:1Rate it →
Ruth McGregor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sand Creek
A
352 students16:1Rate it →
Sand Creek High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Sand Creek
C+
404 students16:1Rate it →
Hudson Area JRSR High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Hudson
C
488 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Dover Township’s schools

Are Dover Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Dover Township children attend score below 62% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 14%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Dover Township in?

Two districts: Hudson Area Schools runs grades PK–12, and Sand Creek Community Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Fairfield and Madison.

What is Dover Township’s graduation rate?

65–69% of the class of 2023 in Hudson Area Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Dover Township spend per student?

$12,536 in Hudson Area Schools and $15,190 in Sand Creek Community 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.