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Schools in Garfield Township · Engadine Consolidated Schools

Garfield Township’s public schools score below 84% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

17% of students in Garfield Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Garfield 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
32%
▼ 13 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 17 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
50–54%
▼ 28–32 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 11% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
241 students on the public path
In brief

Garfield Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 853 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Garfield Township’s, its schools beat 3%, lower than their 16% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

50–54% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Garfield Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,750 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count 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 Garfield Township’s grade

C Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 16% 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 16%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (853)Better than 3%
Towns in Mackinac County (10)Better than 0%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 144 test results and a graduating class of 62 could put Garfield Township anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Garfield Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (145 in math, 144 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Engadine SchoolsEngadine Consolidated SchoolsC

Garfield Township’s public schools are run by Engadine Consolidated Schools, which also serves Hendricks, Hudson and Newton. 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.

Engadine Consolidated SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 300 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,750MI $16,528 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 45.4% · 144 students tested
Math17%
State average 33.6% · 145 students tested

Garfield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Garfield TownshipC−Engadine Consolidated Schools
Newton—Engadine Consolidated Schools
Portage—Tahquamenon Area Schools
PentlandCTahquamenon Area Schools
Hudson—Engadine Consolidated Schools

2 of the 4 neighbors share Engadine Consolidated Schools with Garfield Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Garfield Township

1 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 Garfield Townshipby address
Engadine Schools
Grades PK–12 · Engadine
C
241 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Garfield Township’s schools

Are Garfield Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Garfield Township children attend score below 84% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 3%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Garfield Township in?

Engadine Consolidated Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 300 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Garfield Township’s graduation rate?

50–54% of the class of 2023 in Engadine Consolidated Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Garfield Township spend per student?

$14,750 in Engadine Consolidated Schools (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.