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Montabella Community Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Home Township, Belvidere Township, Broomfield Township, Fremont Township, Rolland Township, Edmore, Day Township, Millbrook Township and McBride, and parts of Deerfield Township and Douglass Township.

Home Township’s School Grade C better than 33% of Michigan school districts

Students
772
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,428
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Debt
$18.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Montabella Community Schools

  • Its letter, C: results better than 33% of Michigan districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the MI average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $18.2M, about $23,522 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 33% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CHome Township 2,813B−Belvidere Township 2,224C+Broomfield Township 1,924B−Fremont Township 1,511CRolland Township 1,442CEdmore 1,274C+Day Township 1,182C+Millbrook Township 1,111McBride 225

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Home Township. Grade by grade →

PK–5Montabella ElementaryThis district
6–12Montabella JuniorSenior HighThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency19%
State average 33.6% · 398 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 45.4% · 398 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 81.8% · 54 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$15,428 per student · 7% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 56%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
723’20
746’21
745’22
769’23
772’24

Up 6.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Montabella Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blanchard
C
389 students14:1
Montabella JuniorSenior High
High · Grades 6–12 · Blanchard
C
383 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Central Montcalm Public SchoolsEvergreen Township, Sidney Township, Stanton
$14,998per student
Chippewa Hills School DistrictLake Isabella, Sherman Township, Wheatland Township
$14,701per student
Lakeview Community SchoolsCato Township, Hinton Township, Pine Township
$14,089per student
Vestaburg Community SchoolsFerris Township, Richland Township
$13,603per 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.