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Schools in Gerrish Township · Roscommon Area Public Schools

Gerrish Township’s public schools outscore 56% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Gerrish Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 28% of Gerrish Township’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (34%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

#454of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
43%
▼ 2 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 6 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.8K
▲ 8% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.2
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
5
791 students on the public path
In brief

Gerrish Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 753 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Gerrish Township’s, its schools beat 26%, lower than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Gerrish Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,778 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two middle schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Immanuel Christian School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 Gerrish Township’s grade

B− Test scoresB− Graduation

B: better than 56% of Michigan school districts, #454 of 699 Michigan towns. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (753)Better than 26%
Towns in Roscommon County (11)Better than 64%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 427 test results and a graduating class of 57 could put Gerrish Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Gerrish Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (427 in math, 427 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Roscommon Elementary SchoolRoscommon Area Public SchoolsC
5–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

Gerrish Township’s public schools are run by Roscommon Area Public Schools, which also serves Au Sable, Beaver Creek, Higgins and Lyon and others. 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.

Roscommon Area Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 791 students · 15.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$17,778MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 45.4% · 427 students tested
Math28%
State average 33.6% · 427 students tested

Gerrish Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gerrish TownshipBRoscommon Area
MarkeyCHoughton Lake
LyonBRoscommon Area
HigginsBRoscommon Area
Beaver CreekB+Crawford AuSable Schools PK–12 · Roscommon Area PK–12
LakeCHoughton Lake

3 of the 5 neighbors share Roscommon Area with Gerrish Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Gerrish Township

5 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 Gerrish Townshipby address
Roscommon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Roscommon
C
276 students13:1Rate it →
Roscommon Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–7 · Roscommon
C+
178 students16:1Rate it →
Roscommon High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Roscommon
B
337 students17:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Gerrish Townshiprun by other districts or the state
COOR Special Educational Center
Grades K–12 · Roscommon
A
Special Education
34 students7:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Immanuel Christian School
Grades K–11 · Roscommon
Private · Religious
35 students5:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (COOR ATIC Advanced Technical Innovation Center).

Questions about Gerrish Township’s schools

Are Gerrish Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Gerrish Township children attend outscore 56% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #454 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Gerrish Township in?

Roscommon Area Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 791 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Gerrish Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Roscommon Area Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Gerrish Township spend per student?

$17,778 in Roscommon Area Public Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Gerrish Township?

Yes: Immanuel Christian School (religious, grades K–11, 35 students).

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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.