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Schools in Grout Township · Gladwin Community Schools, Beaverton Rural Schools

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

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Grout Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. The four-year graduation rate in Grout Township’s district is 92%, above the Michigan average (82%). 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 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.

Reading proficiency
43%
▼ 2 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
▼ 7 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 8–12 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 17% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Gladwin
Students per teacher
18.7
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,634 students on the public path
In brief

Grout Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1185 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Grout Township’s, its schools beat 43%, 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 26% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Grout Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Gladwin spends $13,735 per student and Beaverton Rural Schools $16,139, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Meadow Brook (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 Grout Township’s grade

B− Test scoresB+ Graduation

B: better than 56% of Michigan school districts. 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 (1185)Better than 43%
Towns in Gladwin County (15)Better than 33%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,291 test results and a graduating class of 128 could put Grout Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Grout Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,291 in math, 1,290 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Grout Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Gladwin Community Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Beaverton Rural Schools, shared with Arthur, Beaverton, Beaverton, Billings, Buckeye, Grim, Hay and Tobacco. Its elementary school is in Beaverton. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Grout Township

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

Gladwin Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,655 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 19.4 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,735MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Beaverton Rural SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 874 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 17.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,139MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Gladwin Community Schools46%
State average 45.4% · 827 students tested
Math · PK–12, Gladwin Community Schools28%
State average 33.6% · 827 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Beaverton Rural Schools38%
State average 45.4% · 463 students tested
Math · PK–12, Beaverton Rural Schools23%
State average 33.6% · 464 students tested

Grout Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Grout TownshipBGladwin PK–12 · Beaverton Rural Schools PK–12
GladwinB+Gladwin
BuckeyeBBeaverton Rural Schools PK–12 · Gladwin PK–12
SageB+Gladwin
BeavertonC+Beaverton Rural Schools
Arthur—Gladwin PK–12 · Clare PK–12 · Beaverton Rural Schools PK–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share Gladwin with Grout Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Grout 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).

Also serving Grout Townshipin other towns
Beaverton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beaverton
C+
411 students15:1Rate it →
Gladwin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Gladwin
401 students16:1Rate it →
Beaverton JuniorSenior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Beaverton
C
463 students20:1Rate it →
Gladwin Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gladwin
B
359 students21:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Meadow Brook
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Gladwin
Private · Religious
26 students26:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Gladwin Community Alternative HS).

Questions about Grout Township’s schools

Are Grout Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Grout Township children attend outscore 56% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Grout Township in?

Two districts: Gladwin Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Beaverton Rural Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Arthur, Beaverton, Beaverton, Billings, Buckeye, Grim, Hay and Tobacco.

What is Grout Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Gladwin Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Grout Township spend per student?

$13,735 in Gladwin Community Schools and $16,139 in Beaverton Rural Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Grout Township?

Yes: Meadow Brook (religious, grades 1–8, 26 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.