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Cassopolis Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves LaGrange Township, Jefferson Township, Pokagon Township, Calvin Township, Penn Township, Cassopolis and Vandalia, and parts of Howard Township and Newberg Township.

LaGrange Township’s School Grade C better than 30% of Michigan school districts

Students
853
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,322
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Debt
$3.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cassopolis Public Schools

  • Its letter, C: results better than 26% of Michigan districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the MI average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.2M, about $3,773 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 26% 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−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CLaGrange Township 3,724A−Jefferson Township 2,581CPokagon Township 2,084CCalvin Township 2,030CPenn Township 1,768CCassopolis 1,707Vandalia 327

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for LaGrange Township. Grade by grade →

PK–5Sam Adams Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Cassopolis Middle SchoolThis district
9–122 high schoolsDowagiac Union Schools

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency14%
State average 33.6% · 473 students tested
Reading / language arts25%
State average 45.4% · 473 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 81.8% · 70 in the class

96% 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
$15,322 per student · 7% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 44%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 56%State 31%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
866’20
891’21
864’22
858’23
853’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 61%Two or more races 22%Black 9%Hispanic 7%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Sam Adams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cassopolis
C−
368 students16:1
Cassopolis Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cassopolis
D
188 students14:1
Cassopolis High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cassopolis
C+
281 students21:1
Cassopolis Alternative Ed
High · Grades 9–12 · Cassopolis
16 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Dowagiac Union SchoolsDowagiac, Silver Creek Township, Wayne Township
$14,458per student
Constantine Public School DistrictMason Township, Porter Township
$14,261per student
Edwardsburg Public SchoolsMason Township, Milton Township, Ontwa Township
$11,802per student
Brandywine Community SchoolsMilton Township, Niles Township
$14,914per 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.