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Schools in Marilla Township

Marilla Township’s public schools

Mesick Consolidated Schools and Kaleva Norman Dickson School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marilla Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 4% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Mesick Consolidated Schools
Students per teacher
15.6
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
906 students on the public path
In brief

Marilla Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Marilla Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Floyd M Jewett Elem School places highest (better than 54%); KND Elementary lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Marilla Township, graded from C− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School and Brethren Middle 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 Marilla Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mesick Consolidated Schools.

Two districts serve Marilla Township

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

Mesick Consolidated SchoolsGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 532 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,948MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Kaleva Norman Dickson School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 514 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,418MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Mesick Consolidated Schools40%
State average 45.4% · 273 students tested
Math · K–12, Mesick Consolidated Schools22%
State average 33.6% · 271 students tested
Reading · K–12, Kaleva Norman Dickson School District34%
State average 45.4% · 274 students tested
Math · K–12, Kaleva Norman Dickson School District22%
State average 33.6% · 276 students tested

Marilla Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Marilla Township—Mesick Consolidated Schools K–12 · Kaleva Norman Dickson K–12
Maple GroveCKaleva Norman Dickson
CleonC+Benzie County Central School PK–12 · Mesick Consolidated Schools K–12
SpringvilleB−Mesick Consolidated Schools
Dickson—Kaleva Norman Dickson

2 of the 4 neighbors share Kaleva Norman Dickson with Marilla Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Marilla Township

4 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 Marilla Townshipin other towns
KND Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Brethren
C−
289 students18:1Rate it →
Floyd M Jewett Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mesick
B−
256 students12:1Rate it →
Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Mesick
C+
276 students17:1Rate it →
Brethren Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Brethren
B−
85 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Marilla Township’s schools

Are Marilla Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Marilla Township. Mesick Consolidated Schools and Kaleva Norman Dickson School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marilla Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Marilla Township in?

Mesick Consolidated Schools and Kaleva Norman Dickson School District.

Where do Marilla Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School and Brethren Middle 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.