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Schools in Lafayette Township

Lafayette Township’s public schools

Breckenridge Community Schools and Ithaca Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lafayette Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▼ 12% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Ithaca
Students per teacher
17.0
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,310 students on the public path
In brief

Lafayette Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lafayette Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Ithaca High School places highest (better than 63%); Breckenridge MiddleHigh School lowest (39%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Lafayette Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Ithaca High School and Breckenridge MiddleHigh School. 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 Lafayette Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Breckenridge Community Schools.

Two districts serve Lafayette Township

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

Breckenridge Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 634 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 17.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,171MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Ithaca Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 971 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 16.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,592MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Breckenridge Community Schools40%
State average 45.4% · 324 students tested
Math · PK–12, Breckenridge Community Schools31%
State average 33.6% · 324 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Ithaca Public Schools47%
State average 45.4% · 537 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ithaca Public Schools35%
State average 33.6% · 538 students tested

Lafayette Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lafayette Township—Breckenridge PK–12 · Ithaca PK–12
Emerson—Ithaca PK–12 · St. Louis PK–12
WheelerB−Breckenridge

Every school in Lafayette 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 Lafayette Townshipin other towns
Breckenridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Breckenridge
B−
324 students20:1Rate it →
South Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Ithaca
234 students14:1Rate it →
Breckenridge MiddleHigh School
High · Grades 6–12 · Breckenridge
C+
310 students16:1Rate it →
Ithaca High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Ithaca
B
442 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Lafayette Township’s schools

Are Lafayette Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lafayette Township. Breckenridge Community Schools and Ithaca Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lafayette Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Lafayette Township in?

Breckenridge Community Schools and Ithaca Public Schools.

Where do Lafayette Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Ithaca High School and Breckenridge MiddleHigh School.

Parents talk

What Lafayette 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.