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Schools in Gaines

Gaines’s public schools

Swartz Creek Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gaines. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/5schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 17% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.0
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,390 students on the public path
In brief

Gaines’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Gaines’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Swartz Creek High School places highest (better than 47%); Gaines Elementary School lowest (34%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Gaines, graded from C to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school: Swartz Creek High School. 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 Gaines, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–23 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC
3–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
6–8Swartz Creek Middle Schoolin Swartz CreekC+
9–12Swartz Creek High Schoolin Swartz CreekB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Swartz Creek Community Schools.

The district

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

Swartz Creek Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,483 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 19.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,686MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 45.4% · 1735 students tested
Math24%
State average 33.6% · 1732 students tested

Gaines vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gaines—Swartz Creek
ArgentineA−Byron Area Schools PK–12 · Linden PK–12
Gaines TownshipBSwartz Creek

Every school in Gaines

7 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 Gainesin other towns
Syring Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Swartz Creek
354 students18:1Rate it →
Morrish Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Swartz Creek
435 students20:1Rate it →
Gaines Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
93 students13:1Rate it →
Dieck Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Swartz Creek
C+
334 students19:1Rate it →
Elms Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Swartz Creek
C+
420 students21:1Rate it →
Swartz Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Swartz Creek
C+
758 students18:1Rate it →
Swartz Creek High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Swartz Creek
B−
996 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Gaines’s schools

Are Gaines’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gaines. Swartz Creek Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gaines. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gaines in?

Swartz Creek Community Schools.

Where do Gaines kids go to high school?

Swartz Creek High School.

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What Gaines 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.