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Schools in Lake Township

Lake Township’s public schools

Mason County Central Schools and Baldwin Community Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/5schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
31%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 20% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Mason County Central Schools
Students per teacher
15.4
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,342 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Lake Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Mason County Central HS places highest (better than 49%); Baldwin Elementary School lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Lake Township, graded from D to D, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Mason County Central HS and Baldwin Senior High 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 Lake Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to C
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mason County Central Schools.

Two districts serve Lake Township

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

Mason County Central SchoolsGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,203 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 19.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,305MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Baldwin Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 442 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$28,957MI $16,528 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Mason County Central Schools31%
State average 45.4% · 633 students tested
Math · K–12, Mason County Central Schools25%
State average 33.6% · 630 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Baldwin Community Schools17%
State average 45.4% · 241 students tested
Math · PK–12, Baldwin Community Schools10%
State average 33.6% · 245 students tested

Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake Township—Baldwin PK–12 · Mason County Central Schools K–12
Logan—Mason County Central Schools
Sweetwater—Baldwin
Pleasant PlainsDBaldwin
Troy—Walkerville Rural

2 of the 4 neighbors share Baldwin with Lake Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lake Township

6 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 Lake Townshipin other towns
Baldwin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baldwin
D
220 students12:1Rate it →
Scottville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Scottville
211 students18:1Rate it →
Mason County Central MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Scottville
C
276 students18:1Rate it →
Baldwin Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Baldwin
D
112 students14:1Rate it →
Mason County Central HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Scottville
B−
413 students24:1Rate it →
Baldwin Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Baldwin
C−
110 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Township’s schools

Are Lake Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake Township. Mason County Central Schools and Baldwin Community Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lake Township in?

Mason County Central Schools and Baldwin Community Schools.

Where do Lake Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Mason County Central HS and Baldwin Senior High School.

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What Lake 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.