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Schools in Juniata Township · Vassar Public Schools, Caro Community Schools

Juniata Township’s public schools score below 57% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Juniata Township’s districts is 24%, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Juniata 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 96% 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
34%
▼ 11 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 10 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 2–2 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▼ 9% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Caro
Students per teacher
15.8
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,419 students on the public path
In brief

Juniata Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1260 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Juniata Township’s, its schools beat 27%, lower than their 43% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Juniata Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Vassar spends $16,109 per student and Caro $15,049, 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 Juniata Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 43% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 43%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1260)Better than 27%
Towns in Tuscola County (23)Better than 9%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,158 test results and a graduating class of 110 could put Juniata Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Juniata Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,158 in math, 1,158 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Juniata 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 C

Juniata Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Caro Community Schools). From grade K, students attend the Vassar Public Schools, shared with Denmark, Tuscola, Vassar and Vassar. Its elementary school is in Vassar. Parts of Juniata Township (9% and 2% of its land) are served by Akron-Fairgrove Schools and Reese instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Juniata Township

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

Vassar Public SchoolsGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 808 students · 16.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,109MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Caro Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,365 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,049MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Vassar Public Schools30%
State average 45.4% · 426 students tested
Math · K–12, Vassar Public Schools19%
State average 33.6% · 426 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Caro Community Schools37%
State average 45.4% · 732 students tested
Math · PK–12, Caro Community Schools27%
State average 33.6% · 732 students tested

Juniata Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Juniata TownshipC+Caro PK–12 · Vassar K–12
VassarC+Vassar
IndianfieldsB−Caro
FairgroveC+Akron-Fairgrove Schools
DenmarkB−Reese PK–12 · Vassar K–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Vassar with Juniata Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Juniata 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 Juniata Townshipin other towns
McComb Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Caro
321 students13:1Rate it →
Central School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Vassar
C−
366 students17:1Rate it →
Vassar Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Vassar
C−
427 students15:1Rate it →
Caro Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Caro
C
305 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Juniata Township’s schools

Are Juniata Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Juniata Township children attend score below 57% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Juniata Township in?

Two districts: Caro Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Vassar Public Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Denmark, Tuscola, Vassar and Vassar.

What is Juniata Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Caro Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Juniata Township spend per student?

$16,109 in Vassar Public Schools and $15,049 in Caro 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.