Photo: Al Rau · CC BY-SA 3.0Grant Township’s public schools outscore 78% of Michigan districts
44% of students in Grant Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Grant 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.
From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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.
Grant Township’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 44% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Buckley spends $13,631 per student and Traverse City Area $15,423, 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.
What’s behind Grant Township’s grade
A−: better than 78% of Michigan school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Grant Township, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Grant Township · depends on your address
West Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,384 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Central High School
Grades 8–12 · 1,326 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Buckley Community Schools
Grades PK–12 · 488 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Buckley
10th grade in Grant Township · depends on your address
West Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,384 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Central High School
Grades 8–12 · 1,326 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Buckley Community Schools
Grades PK–12 · 488 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Buckley
11th grade in Grant Township · depends on your address
West Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,384 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Central High School
Grades 8–12 · 1,326 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Buckley Community Schools
Grades PK–12 · 488 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Buckley
12th grade in Grant Township · depends on your address
West Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,384 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Central High School
Grades 8–12 · 1,326 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Buckley Community Schools
Grades PK–12 · 488 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Buckley
Grant Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Buckley Community School District). From grade PK, students attend the Traverse City Area Public Schools, shared with Acme, Blair, East Bay, Elmwood, Garfield, Green Lake, Long Lake, Peninsula, Solon, Traverse City and Union. Its elementary school is in Traverse City. Parts of Grant Township (5% and 4% of its land) are served by Kingsley Area Schools and Benzie County Central School instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Grant Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Grant Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Grant Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Township | A− | Buckley PK–12 · Traverse City Area PK–12 |
| Green Lake | A− | Traverse City Area |
| Mayfield | A− | Kingsley Area Schools PK–12 · Buckley PK–12 |
| Colfax | — | Benzie County Central School |
| Wexford | B− | Buckley PK–12 · Mesick Consolidated Schools K–12 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Buckley with Grant Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Grant Township
16 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).
Questions about Grant Township’s schools
Are Grant Township’s schools good?
By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Grant Township children attend outscore 78% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 78%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Grant Township in?
Two districts: Buckley Community School District runs grades PK–12, and Traverse City Area Public Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Acme, Blair, East Bay, Elmwood, Garfield, Green Lake, Long Lake, Peninsula, Solon, Traverse City and Union.
Where do Grant Township kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: West Senior High, Central High School and Buckley Community Schools.
What is Grant Township’s graduation rate?
84% of the class of 2023 in Traverse City Area Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.
How much does Grant Township spend per student?
$13,631 in Buckley Community School District and $15,423 in Traverse City Area Public Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Grant Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Grant Township → They have their own page.
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.