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Jefferson Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Frenchtown Township, Berlin Township and Estral Beach.

Frenchtown Township’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of Michigan school districts

Students
1,336
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,153
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
The gist

What stands out about Jefferson Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 59% of Michigan districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the MI average
  • 18 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 59% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Frenchtown Township 21,753BBerlin Township 10,123Estral Beach 413

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Frenchtown Township. Grade by grade →

PK–1Sodt Elementary SchoolThis district
2–65 schoolsMonroe Public Schools
7–8Jefferson Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Jefferson High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency26%
State average 33.6% · 697 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 45.4% · 700 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 81.8% · 144 in the class

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,153 per student · 14% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 51%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,406’20
1,371’21
1,340’22
1,325’23
1,336’24

Down 5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 5%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.

Sodt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Monroe
236 students17:1
North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Newport
C
366 students17:1
Jefferson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Monroe
C−
304 students20:1
Jefferson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Newport
B−
430 students18:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Airport Community School DistrictAsh Township, South Rockwood
$13,627per student
Monroe Public SchoolsMonroe Township, Monroe, Raisinville Township
$16,131per student
Gibraltar School DistrictBrownstown Township, Rockwood
$14,712per student
Dundee Community SchoolsRaisinville Township
$13,065per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.