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B+

Dansville Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Ingham Township, Bunker Hill Township, Wheatfield Township, White Oak Township and Dansville, and parts of Leroy Township and Vevay Township.

Ingham Township’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Michigan school districts

Students
725
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,289
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Debt
$22.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dansville Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 67% of Michigan districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 26% less per student than the MI average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $22.8M, about $31,513 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 67% 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
B+Ingham Township 2,395BBunker Hill Township 2,004AWheatfield Township 1,659B+White Oak Township 1,220Dansville 522

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ingham Township. Grade by grade →

PK–5Dansville Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Dansville Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Dansville High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency26%
State average 33.6% · 379 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 45.4% · 377 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 81.8% · 74 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
$12,289 per student · 26% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 32%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 61%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
743’20
778’21
748’22
752’23
725’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Dansville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dansville
B−
341 students15:1
Dansville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dansville
C+
169 students23:1
Dansville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dansville
B+
215 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Mason Public SchoolsAlaiedon Township, Aurelius Township, Mason
$13,872per student
Stockbridge Community SchoolsHenrietta Township, Stockbridge Township
$15,654per student
Williamston Community SchoolsWilliamston, Williamstown Township
$13,615per student
Fowlerville Community SchoolsHandy Township, Iosco Township
$13,711per 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.