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Schools in Maple Valley Township · Brown City Community School District

Maple Valley Township’s public schools outscore 67% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Maple Valley Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 92% of Maple Valley Township’s students graduate on time, above the Michigan average (82%). 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 100% 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
42%
▼ 3 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
▼ 1 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 8–12 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 1% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.5
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
696 students on the public path
In brief

Maple Valley Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1124 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Maple Valley Township’s, its schools beat 72%, higher than their 67% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 33% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Maple Valley Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,335 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 7 the district’s path is Brown City High School. Enrollment is down 6% 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 Maple Valley Township’s grade

B Test scoresB+ Graduation

B+: better than 67% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 67%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1124)Better than 72%
Towns in Sanilac County (26)Better than 35%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 386 test results and a graduating class of 71 could put Maple Valley Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Maple Valley Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (386 in math, 387 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Brown City Elementary Schoolin Brown CityC
7–12Brown City High Schoolin Brown CityB

Maple Valley Township’s public schools are run by Brown City Community School District, which also serves Brown City, Burnside, Flynn and Melvin and others. 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.

Brown City Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 696 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 18.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,335MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 45.4% · 387 students tested
Math33%
State average 33.6% · 386 students tested

Maple Valley Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Maple Valley TownshipB+Brown City
Brown CityB+Brown City
Flynn—Brown City PK–12 · Marlette PK–12
LynnA−Capac PK–12 · Yale PK–12
SpeakerBPeck PK–12 · Brown City PK–12
BrockwayAYale
BurnsideB+Brown City PK–12 · Marlette PK–12

4 of the 6 neighbors share Brown City with Maple Valley Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Maple Valley Township

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).

Also serving Maple Valley Townshipin other towns
Brown City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Brown City
C
362 students16:1Rate it →
Brown City High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Brown City
B
334 students23:1Rate it →

Questions about Maple Valley Township’s schools

Are Maple Valley Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Maple Valley Township children attend outscore 67% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Maple Valley Township in?

Brown City Community School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 696 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Maple Valley Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Brown City Community School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Maple Valley Township spend per student?

$16,335 in Brown City Community School District (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.