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Schools in Litchfield · Litchfield Community Schools

Litchfield’s public schools score below 87% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 8% of Litchfield’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Litchfield, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 98% 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
22%
▼ 23 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
8%
▼ 26 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$16.0K
▼ 3% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.1
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
253 students on the public path
In brief

Litchfield’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 863 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Litchfield’s, its schools beat 2%, lower than their 13% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,038 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Litchfield High School. Enrollment is down 10% since 2020–21. 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 Litchfield’s grade

D Test scores

D: better than 13% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are below the Michigan average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 13%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (863)Better than 2%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 134 test results could put Litchfield anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Litchfield’s students in the tested grades sat them (136 in math, 133 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Litchfield Elementary SchoolLitchfield Community SchoolsD−
6–12Litchfield High SchoolLitchfield Community SchoolsD

Litchfield’s public schools are run by Litchfield Community Schools, which also serves Butler and Litchfield. 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.

Litchfield Community SchoolsGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 253 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 17.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,038MI $16,528 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 45.4% · 133 students tested
Math8%
State average 33.6% · 136 students tested

Litchfield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LitchfieldDLitchfield

Every school in Litchfield

2 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).

District schools in Litchfieldby address
Litchfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
D−
110 students14:1Rate it →
Litchfield High School
High · Grades 6–12
D
143 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Litchfield’s schools

Are Litchfield’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Litchfield children attend score below 87% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Litchfield in?

Litchfield Community Schools, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 253 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Litchfield spend per student?

$16,038 in Litchfield 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.