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Schools in Mears

Mears’s public schools

Hart Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mears. 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
19%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 4% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.8
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,192 students on the public path
In brief

Mears’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Mears’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Hart High School places highest (better than 43%); Spitler Elementary School lowest (23%). 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 Mears, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4Spitler Elementary Schoolin HartC−
5–8Hart Middle Schoolin HartC
9–12Hart High Schoolin HartC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hart Public School District.

The district

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

Hart Public School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,192 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,872MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 45.4% · 640 students tested
Math19%
State average 33.6% · 640 students tested

Mears vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mears—Hart Public

Every school in Mears

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 Mearsin other towns
Spitler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Hart
C−
389 students11:1Rate it →
Hart Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Hart
C
381 students16:1Rate it →
Hart High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hart
C+
422 students24:1Rate it →

Questions about Mears’s schools

Are Mears’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mears. Hart Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mears. 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 Mears in?

Hart Public School District.

Where do Mears kids go to high school?

Hart High School.

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What Mears 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.