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Fowlerville Community Schools

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Handy Township, Iosco Township, Conway Township, Cohoctah Township and Fowlerville, and parts of Howell Township, Unadilla Township, Antrim Township and White Oak Township.

Handy Township’s School Grade B better than 60% of Michigan school districts

Students
2,410
Schools
5
Spent per student
$13,711
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Debt
$117.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fowlerville Community Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of Michigan districts
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the MI average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $117.5M, about $48,755 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BHandy Township 8,887BIosco Township 3,876BConway Township 3,594A−Cohoctah Township 3,185BFowlerville 2,874

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Handy Township. Grade by grade →

K–2HT Smith Elementary SchoolThis district
3–5Natalie Kreeger Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Fowlerville Junior High SchoolThis district
9–12Fowlerville High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 33.6% · 1,345 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 45.4% · 1,346 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 81.8% · 233 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,711 per student · 17% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 31%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 62%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,637’20
2,591’21
2,587’22
2,511’23
2,410’24

Down 8.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.

HT Smith Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Fowlerville
494 students16:1
Natalie Kreeger Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Fowlerville
C+
539 students17:1
Fowlerville Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fowlerville
B−
550 students19:1
Fowlerville Online Learning Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Fowlerville
53 students
Fowlerville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fowlerville
B−
774 students18:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Howell Public SchoolsDeerfield Township, Howell, Marion Township
$14,008per student
Webberville Community SchoolsLeroy Township, Locke Township
$13,284per student
Byron Area SchoolsBurns Township
$13,563per student
Hartland Consolidated SchoolsDeerfield Township, Oceola Township
$12,931per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.