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Schools in Fairfield Township · Sand Creek Community Schools

Fairfield Township’s public schools outscore 69% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Fairfield Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. The four-year graduation rate in Fairfield Township’s district is 92%, above the Michigan average (82%). 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
44%
▼ 1 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 1 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 8–12 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 8% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.9
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
756 students on the public path
In brief

Fairfield Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1107 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fairfield Township’s, its schools beat 76%, higher than their 69% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 44% and math 35% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,190 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Sand Creek High School. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Fairfield Township’s grade

B Test scoresB+ Graduation

B+: better than 69% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 69%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1107)Better than 76%
Towns in Lenawee County (22)Better than 73%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 402 test results and a graduating class of 70 could put Fairfield Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Fairfield Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (402 in math, 403 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Ruth McGregor Elementary Schoolin Sand CreekA
6–12Sand Creek High Schoolin Sand CreekC+

Fairfield Township’s public schools are run by Sand Creek Community Schools, which also serves Dover and Madison. Parts of Fairfield Township (8% of its land) are served by Morenci Area Schools instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

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

Close to the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 45.4% · 403 students tested
Math35%
State average 33.6% · 402 students tested

Fairfield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fairfield TownshipB+Sand Creek
MadisonB+Sand Creek PK–12 · Madison PK–12
Ogden—Blissfield
SenecaC+Morenci Area Schools

Amboy, OH and Royalton, OH border Fairfield Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Fairfield 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 Fairfield Townshipin other towns
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 →

Questions about Fairfield Township’s schools

Are Fairfield Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Fairfield Township children attend outscore 69% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 76%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fairfield Township in?

Sand Creek Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 756 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Fairfield Township are served by Morenci Area Schools.

What is Fairfield Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Sand Creek Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Fairfield Township spend per student?

$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.