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Schools in Henderson Township

Henderson Township’s public schools

Cadillac Area Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Henderson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 17% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.7
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,843 students on the public path
In brief

Henderson Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Henderson Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Forest View Elementary School places highest (better than 72%); Cadillac Senior High School lowest (64%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Henderson Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Forest View Elementary SchoolCadillac Area Public SchoolsB+
6–8Mackinaw Trail Middle Schoolin CadillacB+
9–12Cadillac Senior High Schoolin CadillacB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cadillac Area Public Schools.

The district

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

Cadillac Area Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 3,050 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 17.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,677MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 45.4% · 1635 students tested
Math43%
State average 33.6% · 1637 students tested

Henderson Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Henderson Township—Cadillac Area
South Branch—Cadillac Area
Boon—Cadillac Area
Cherry GroveB+Cadillac Area
Dover—Pine River Area Schools

3 of the 4 neighbors share Cadillac Area with Henderson Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Henderson Township

3 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 Henderson Townshipby address
Forest View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boon
B+
257 students17:1Rate it →
Also serving Henderson Townshipin other towns
Mackinaw Trail Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cadillac
B+
683 students17:1Rate it →
Cadillac Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cadillac
B
903 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Henderson Township’s schools

Are Henderson Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Henderson Township. Cadillac Area Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Henderson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Henderson Township in?

Cadillac Area Public Schools.

Where do Henderson Township kids go to high school?

Cadillac Senior High School.

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What Henderson Township families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.