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Schools in Mason Township

Mason Township’s public schools

Standish-Sterling Community School District and Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mason Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▼ 18% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Standish-Sterling
Students per teacher
18.3
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,089 students on the public path
In brief

Mason Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Mason Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. StandishSterling Central JrSr High School places highest (better than 72%); WhittemorePrescott Area Elementary lowest (5%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Mason Township, graded from D to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: StandishSterling Central JrSr High School and WhittemorePrescott JrSr High 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 Mason Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Standish-Sterling Community School District.

Two districts serve Mason Township

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

Standish-Sterling Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,482 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 19.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,482MI $16,528 · FY2024
A−
Whittemore-Prescott Area SchoolsGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 607 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 16.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,293MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Standish-Sterling Community School District50%
State average 45.4% · 717 students tested
Math · PK–12, Standish-Sterling Community School District42%
State average 33.6% · 718 students tested
Reading · K–12, Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools26%
State average 45.4% · 315 students tested
Math · K–12, Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools20%
State average 33.6% · 314 students tested

Mason Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mason Township—Standish-Sterling PK–12 · Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools K–12
ClaytonA−Standish-Sterling
Richland—Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools
Turner—Au Gres-Sims
Arenac—Standish-Sterling
Burleigh—Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools
Deep RiverA−Standish-Sterling

3 of the 6 neighbors share Standish-Sterling with Mason Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Mason Township

5 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 Mason Townshipin other towns
StandishSterling Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Standish
B−
654 students21:1Rate it →
Sterling Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sterling
168 students14:1Rate it →
WhittemorePrescott Area Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Whittemore
D
347 students16:1Rate it →
StandishSterling Central JrSr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Standish
B+
660 students20:1Rate it →
WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Whittemore
C
260 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Mason Township’s schools

Are Mason Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mason Township. Standish-Sterling Community School District and Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mason Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Mason Township in?

Standish-Sterling Community School District and Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools.

Where do Mason Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: StandishSterling Central JrSr High School and WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School.

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What Mason 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.