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Schools in Echo Township · Central Lake Public Schools, East Jordan Public Schools

Echo Township’s public schools outscore 60% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Echo 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 97% 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
46%
▲ 0 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 1 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 2–2 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.3K
▲ 17% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · East Jordan
Students per teacher
11.5
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
616 students on the public path
In brief

Echo Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1244 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Echo Township’s, its schools beat 54%, lower than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 46% and math 35% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Central Lake spends $24,692 per student and East Jordan $19,303, 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 Echo Township’s grade

B Test scoresC+ Graduation

B: better than 60% of Michigan school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1244)Better than 54%
Towns in Antrim County (15)Better than 53%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 501 test results and a graduating class of 61 could put Echo Township anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Echo Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (501 in math, 502 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Echo Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Central Lake Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the East Jordan Public Schools, shared with East Jordan, Eveline, Jordan, South Arm and Wilson. Its school is in East Jordan. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Echo Township

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

Central Lake Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 223 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$24,692MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
East Jordan Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 720 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$19,303MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Central Lake Public Schools37%
State average 45.4% · 137 students tested
Math · PK–12, Central Lake Public Schools27%
State average 33.6% · 137 students tested
Reading · PK–12, East Jordan Public Schools49%
State average 45.4% · 365 students tested
Math · PK–12, East Jordan Public Schools38%
State average 33.6% · 364 students tested

Echo Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Echo TownshipBCentral Lake PK–12 · East Jordan PK–12
KearneyBBellaire
Central LakeC+Central Lake
Jordan—East Jordan
South ArmB+East Jordan

2 of the 4 neighbors share East Jordan with Echo Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Echo Township

2 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 Echo Townshipin other towns
East Jordan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · East Jordan
B
393 students12:1Rate it →
Central Lake Public Schools
Grades PK–12 · Central Lake
C
223 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Echo Township’s schools

Are Echo Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Echo Township children attend outscore 60% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 54%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Echo Township in?

Two districts: Central Lake Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and East Jordan Public Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with East Jordan, Eveline, Jordan, South Arm and Wilson.

What is Echo Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in East Jordan Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Echo Township spend per student?

$24,692 in Central Lake Public Schools and $19,303 in East Jordan Public 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.