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Schools in Gilmore Township · Farwell Area Schools, Chippewa Hills School District

Gilmore Township’s public schools score below 59% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

In Gilmore Township, 62% of each class finishes high school in four years, below the Michigan average (82%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Gilmore 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
44%
▼ 2 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 2 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 · Chippewa Hills
Students per teacher
17.7
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,301 students on the public path
In brief

Gilmore Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1102 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Gilmore Township’s, its schools beat 17%, lower than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

60–64% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Gilmore Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Farwell Area Schools spends $15,591 per student and Chippewa Hills $14,701, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts 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 Gilmore Township’s grade

B Test scoresD Graduation

C+: better than 41% 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 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1102)Better than 17%
Towns in Isabella County (16)Better than 19%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,389 test results and a graduating class of 135 could put Gilmore Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Gilmore Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,394 in math, 1,385 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
5–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Gilmore Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Farwell Area Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Chippewa Hills School District, shared with Barryton, Broomfield, Chippewa, Coldwater, Colfax, Deerfield, Fork, Lake Isabella, Martiny, Mecosta, Millbrook, Morton, Orient, Sheridan, Sherman and Wheatland. Its elementary school is in Farwell. Parts of Gilmore Township (2% of its land) are served by Beal City instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Gilmore Township

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

Farwell Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,000 students · 17.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,591MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
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

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Farwell Area Schools31%
State average 45.4% · 514 students tested
Math · PK–12, Farwell Area Schools25%
State average 33.6% · 515 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Chippewa Hills School District51%
State average 45.4% · 871 students tested
Math · PK–12, Chippewa Hills School District35%
State average 33.6% · 879 students tested

Gilmore Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gilmore TownshipC+Farwell Area Schools PK–12 · Chippewa Hills PK–12
SurreyC+Farwell Area Schools
Coldwater—Chippewa Hills
VernonBClare
NottawaA−Beal City

Every school in Gilmore Township

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 Gilmore Townshipin other towns
Farwell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Farwell
C
336 students15:1Rate it →
Weidman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Weidman
B−
258 students16:1Rate it →
Mecosta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mecosta
B+
256 students19:1Rate it →
Barryton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Barryton
B−
204 students17:1Rate it →
Farwell Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–7 · Farwell
C
281 students16:1Rate it →
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 Gilmore Township’s schools

Are Gilmore Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Gilmore Township children attend score below 59% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 17%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Gilmore Township in?

Two districts: Farwell Area Schools runs grades PK–12, and Chippewa Hills School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Barryton, Broomfield, Chippewa, Coldwater, Colfax, Deerfield, Fork, Lake Isabella, Martiny, Mecosta, Millbrook, Morton, Orient, Sheridan, Sherman and Wheatland.

What is Gilmore 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 Gilmore Township spend per student?

$15,591 in Farwell Area Schools and $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.