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

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

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Hay Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. The four-year graduation rate in Hay 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
0
1,634 students on the public path
In brief

Hay Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1198 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hay Township’s, its schools beat 50%, 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 Hay Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Beaverton Rural Schools spends $16,139 per student and Gladwin $13,735, 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 Hay 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 (1198)Better than 50%
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 Hay Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Hay 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 Hay 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

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

Two districts serve Hay Township

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

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+
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+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

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
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

Hay Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hay TownshipBBeaverton Rural Schools PK–12 · Gladwin PK–12
BuckeyeBBeaverton Rural Schools PK–12 · Gladwin PK–12
BillingsC+Beaverton Rural Schools
SecordB+Gladwin
Grim—Beaverton Rural Schools
GladwinB+Gladwin

3 of the 5 neighbors share Beaverton Rural Schools with Hay Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Hay Township

4 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 Hay 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 →

Questions about Hay Township’s schools

Are Hay Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Hay 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 50%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hay Township in?

Two districts: Beaverton Rural Schools runs grades PK–12, and Gladwin Community Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Arthur, Buckeye, Butman, Gladwin, Gladwin, Grout, Hamilton, Sage, Secord and Sherman.

What is Hay 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 Hay Township spend per student?

$16,139 in Beaverton Rural Schools and $13,735 in Gladwin Community Schools (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.