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Schools in Grand Blanc · Grand Blanc Community Schools

Grand Blanc’s public schools outscore 78% of Michigan districts

On the state reading tests, 55% of Grand Blanc’s students scored proficient, above the Michigan average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Grand Blanc, 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.

#228of 699 Michigan townsK–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
55%
▲ 10 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 1 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
▲ 11 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▼ 16% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.6
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
6
3,593 students on the public path
In brief

Grand Blanc’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1256 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Grand Blanc’s, its schools beat 86%, higher than their 78% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 55% and math 35% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,918 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Holy Family 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 Grand Blanc’s grade

A− Test scoresA− Graduation

A−: better than 78% of Michigan school districts, #228 of 699 Michigan towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 78%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1256)Better than 86%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,978 test results and a graduating class of 642 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Grand Blanc’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,988 in math, 3,968 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–124 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−

Grand Blanc’s public schools are run by Grand Blanc Community Schools, which also serves Grand Blanc. 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.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 45.4% · 3968 students tested
Math35%
State average 33.6% · 3988 students tested

Grand Blanc vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Grand BlancA−Grand Blanc

Every school in Grand Blanc

6 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 Grand Blancby address
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade

Questions about Grand Blanc’s schools

Are Grand Blanc’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Grand Blanc children attend outscore 78% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #228 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Grand Blanc in?

Grand Blanc Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,457 students in 13 schools (2024–25).

What is Grand Blanc’s graduation rate?

93% of the class of 2023 in Grand Blanc Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Grand Blanc spend per student?

$13,918 in Grand Blanc Community Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Grand Blanc?

Yes: Holy Family School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 457 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.