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Schools in Forester Township

Forester Township’s public schools

Deckerville Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Forester Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 2% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
507 students on the public path
In brief

Forester Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Forester Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Deckerville Elementary School places highest (better than 60%); Deckerville Community High School lowest (34%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Forester Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Deckerville Elementary Schoolin DeckervilleB
7–12Deckerville Community High Schoolin DeckervilleC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Deckerville Community School District.

The district

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

Deckerville Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 507 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,232MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 45.4% · 295 students tested
Math34%
State average 33.6% · 292 students tested

Forester Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Forester Township—Deckerville
MarionBDeckerville
SanilacB−Carsonville-Port Sanilac
Delaware—Deckerville PK–12 · Harbor Beach K–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Deckerville with Forester Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Forester 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 Forester Townshipin other towns
Deckerville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Deckerville
B
288 students13:1Rate it →
Deckerville Community High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Deckerville
C
219 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Forester Township’s schools

Are Forester Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Forester Township. Deckerville Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Forester Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Forester Township in?

Deckerville Community School District.

Where do Forester Township kids go to high school?

Deckerville Community High School.

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What Forester Township families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.