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Schools in Isabella Township · Mount Pleasant City School District

Isabella Township’s public schools score below 58% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

On-time graduation in Isabella Township runs at 68%, below the Michigan average (82%). The grade covers the public school district serving Isabella Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 94% 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
44%
▼ 1 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 3 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
68%
▼ 14 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.4K
▼ 1% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,197 students on the public path
In brief

Isabella Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1142 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Isabella Township’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

68% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,397 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then two elementary, one middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Isabella Township’s grade

B Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 42% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1142)Better than 29%
Towns in Isabella County (16)Better than 25%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,589 test results and a graduating class of 312 could put Isabella Township anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Isabella Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,587 in math, 1,591 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Isabella Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–23 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
6–8Mt Pleasant Middle Schoolin Mount PleasantB−
9–12Mt Pleasant Senior High Schoolin Mount PleasantB+

Isabella Township’s public schools are run by Mount Pleasant City School District, which also serves Chippewa, Deerfield, Denver and Mount Pleasant and others. Parts of Isabella Township (20% of its land) are served by Beal City instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Mount Pleasant City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 3,341 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,397MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 45.4% · 1591 students tested
Math31%
State average 33.6% · 1587 students tested

Isabella Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Isabella TownshipC+Mount Pleasant City
NottawaA−Beal City
VernonBClare
UnionC+Mount Pleasant City
DenverC+Mount Pleasant City PK–12 · Coleman K–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Mount Pleasant City with Isabella Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Isabella Township

7 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 Isabella Townshipin other towns
Pullen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Mount Pleasant
303 students15:1Rate it →
Vowles School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Mount Pleasant
235 students14:1Rate it →
Ganiard School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Mount Pleasant
220 students13:1Rate it →
Fancher School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Mount Pleasant
A−
431 students16:1Rate it →
Mary McGuire School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Mount Pleasant
C
276 students13:1Rate it →
Mt Pleasant Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Pleasant
B−
666 students14:1Rate it →
Mt Pleasant Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Pleasant
B+
1,066 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Isabella Township’s schools

Are Isabella Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Isabella Township children attend score below 58% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Isabella Township in?

Mount Pleasant City School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,341 students in 9 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Isabella Township are served by Beal City.

Where do Isabella Township kids go to high school?

Mt Pleasant Senior High School in Mount Pleasant, with 1,066 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Isabella Township’s graduation rate?

68% of the class of 2023 in Mount Pleasant City School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Isabella Township spend per student?

$16,397 in Mount Pleasant City School District (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.