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Schools in Marion Township

Marion Township’s public schools

Merrill Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marion Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.0K
▲ 3% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
458 students on the public path
In brief

Marion Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Marion Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Merrill High School places highest (better than 37%); Merrill Middle School lowest (16%). 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 Marion Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Merrill Elementary Schoolin MerrillC
6–8Merrill Middle Schoolin MerrillC−
9–12Merrill High Schoolin MerrillC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Merrill Community Schools.

The district

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

Merrill Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 458 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$17,016MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 45.4% · 268 students tested
Math24%
State average 33.6% · 268 students tested

Marion Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Marion Township—Merrill
BrantBSt. Charles PK–12 · Chesaning Union Schools PK–12
Chapin—Ashley PK–12 · Chesaning Union Schools PK–12 · Ovid-Elsie Area Schools K–12
Lakefield—Merrill
Hamilton—Ithaca PK–12 · Ashley PK–12

Every school in Marion Township

3 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 Marion Townshipin other towns
Merrill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Merrill
C
196 students11:1Rate it →
Merrill Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Merrill
C−
97 students12:1Rate it →
Merrill High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Merrill
C+
165 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Marion Township’s schools

Are Marion Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Marion Township. Merrill Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marion Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Marion Township in?

Merrill Community Schools.

Where do Marion Township kids go to high school?

Merrill High School.

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What Marion 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.