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Schools in Fork Township · Chippewa Hills School District

Fork Township’s public schools score below 54% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

The four-year graduation rate in Fork Township’s district is 62%, below the Michigan average (82%). The grade covers the public school district serving Fork 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 98% 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
51%
▲ 6 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 1 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
60–64%
▼ 18–22 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 11% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.1
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,170 students on the public path
In brief

Fork Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 967 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fork Township’s, its schools beat 37%, lower than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 51% and math 35% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 60–64% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $14,701 per student in FY2024, against $16,528 across Michigan. 20% of its revenue that year was federal (Michigan 9%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two middle schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 5% 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 Fork Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresD Graduation

B−: better than 46% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are above the Michigan average; graduation is below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (967)Better than 37%
Towns in Mecosta County (16)Better than 38%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 875 test results and a graduating class of 135 could put Fork Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Fork Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (879 in math, 871 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Barryton Elementary SchoolChippewa Hills School DistrictB−
5–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Fork Township’s public schools are run by Chippewa Hills School District. 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.

Chippewa Hills School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,773 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 18.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,701MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 45.4% · 871 students tested
Math35%
State average 33.6% · 879 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 20% of the Chippewa Hills district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 9% across Michigan, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Fork Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fork TownshipB−Chippewa Hills
Coldwater—Chippewa Hills
SheridanB−Chippewa Hills
ChippewaC+Chippewa Hills PK–12 · Evart PK–12
Orient—Evart PK–12 · Chippewa Hills PK–12

All 4 neighbors share Chippewa Hills with Fork Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Fork Township

3 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).

District schools in Fork Townshipby address
Barryton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Barryton
B−
204 students17:1Rate it →
Also serving Fork Townshipin other towns
Chippewa Hills Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Remus
C
503 students17:1Rate it →
Chippewa Hills High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Remus
B
463 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Fork Township’s schools

Are Fork Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Fork Township children attend score below 54% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 37%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fork Township in?

Chippewa Hills School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,773 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

What is Fork Township’s graduation rate?

60–64% of the class of 2023 in Chippewa Hills School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Fork Township spend per student?

$14,701 in Chippewa Hills 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.