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B+

Sand Creek Community Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Madison Township, Fairfield Township and Dover Township, and parts of Palmyra Township, Seneca Township and Ogden Township.

Madison Township’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Michigan school districts

Students
756
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,190
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
The gist

What stands out about Sand Creek Community Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Michigan districts
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the MI average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.3% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Madison Township 7,538B+Fairfield Township 1,647C+Dover Township 1,645

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Madison Township. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsMadison School District
6–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 33.6% · 402 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 45.4% · 403 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 81.8% · 70 in the class

97% 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
$15,190 per student · 8% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 77%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
807’20
777’21
782’22
772’23
756’24

Down 6.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Ruth McGregor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sand Creek
A
352 students16:1
Sand Creek High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Sand Creek
C+
404 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Adrian City School DistrictAdrian, Adrian Township, Raisin Township
$16,488per student
Evergreen Local School DistrictAmboy Township, Chesterfield Township, Royalton Township
$15,607per student
Blissfield Community SchoolsBlissfield Township, Riga Township
$13,766per student
Onsted Community SchoolsAdrian Township, Rome Township
$15,467per 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.