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Schools in Ferris Township · Vestaburg Community Schools, Carson City-Crystal Area School District

Ferris Township’s public schools score below 69% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

On-time graduation in Ferris Township runs at 47%, below the Michigan average (82%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Ferris 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 90% 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
37%
▼ 9 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 6 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
47%
▼ 35 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 18% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Vestaburg
Students per teacher
15.4
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,032 students on the public path
In brief

Ferris Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1077 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ferris Township’s, its schools beat 12%, lower than their 31% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 90% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

47% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Vestaburg spends $13,603 per student and Carson City-Crystal Area $13,951, 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 Ferris Township’s grade

B− Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 31% 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 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1077)Better than 12%
Towns in Montcalm County (20)Better than 5%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 674 test results and a graduating class of 207 could put Ferris Township anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 90% of Ferris Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (676 in math, 673 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

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

Ferris Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Vestaburg Community Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Carson City-Crystal Area School District, shared with Bloomer, Bushnell, Carson City, Crystal, Hubbardston, Lebanon, New Haven, North Plains, North Shade and Ronald. Its elementary school is in Vestaburg. Parts of Ferris Township (14% of its land) are served by Central Montcalm instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Ferris Township

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

Vestaburg Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 836 students, up 38% since 2021–22 · 14.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,603MI $16,528 · FY2024
C−
Carson City-Crystal Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 665 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,951MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Vestaburg Community Schools38%
State average 45.4% · 302 students tested
Math · PK–12, Vestaburg Community Schools30%
State average 33.6% · 303 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Carson City-Crystal Area School District36%
State average 45.4% · 371 students tested
Math · PK–12, Carson City-Crystal Area School District25%
State average 33.6% · 373 students tested

Ferris Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ferris TownshipCVestaburg PK–12 · Carson City-Crystal Area PK–12
DayC+Montabella PK–12 · Central Montcalm PK–12
SumnerBAlma PK–12 · Ithaca PK–12
RichlandC−Vestaburg

Every school in Ferris 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 Ferris Townshipin other towns
Vestaburg Community Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Vestaburg
C
247 students11:1Rate it →
Carson City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Carson City
C+
216 students12:1Rate it →
Carson CityCrystal Upper ElementaryMiddle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Carson City
C−
262 students18:1Rate it →
Vestaburg Community High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Vestaburg
B
307 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Ferris Township’s schools

Are Ferris Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ferris Township children attend score below 69% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ferris Township in?

Two districts: Vestaburg Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Carson City-Crystal Area School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Bloomer, Bushnell, Carson City, Crystal, Hubbardston, Lebanon, New Haven, North Plains, North Shade and Ronald.

What is Ferris Township’s graduation rate?

47% of the class of 2023 in Vestaburg Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Ferris Township spend per student?

$13,603 in Vestaburg Community Schools and $13,951 in Carson City-Crystal Area 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.