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Schools in Merrill Township

Merrill Township’s public schools

White Cloud Public Schools and Baldwin Community Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Merrill Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/6schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
28%
2021–22
Math proficiency
19%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 17% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · White Cloud
Students per teacher
14.0
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,350 students on the public path
In brief

Merrill Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Merrill Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. White Cloud Elementary School places highest (better than 34%); Baldwin Elementary School lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Merrill Township, graded from D to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: White Cloud High School and Baldwin Senior 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 Merrill Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to C
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the White Cloud Public Schools.

Two districts serve Merrill Township

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

White Cloud Public SchoolsGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 908 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 17.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,748MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Baldwin Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 442 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$28,957MI $16,528 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, White Cloud Public Schools28%
State average 45.4% · 481 students tested
Math · K–12, White Cloud Public Schools19%
State average 33.6% · 480 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Baldwin Community Schools17%
State average 45.4% · 241 students tested
Math · PK–12, Baldwin Community Schools10%
State average 33.6% · 245 students tested

Merrill Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Merrill Township—Baldwin PK–12 · White Cloud K–12
LincolnCWhite Cloud
Lilley—Baldwin
Monroe—White Cloud
Beaver—Walkerville Rural PK–12 · Hesperia K–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share White Cloud with Merrill Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Merrill Township

6 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 Merrill Townshipin other towns
Baldwin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baldwin
D
220 students12:1Rate it →
White Cloud Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · White Cloud
C
423 students16:1Rate it →
White Cloud Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · White Cloud
D
211 students15:1Rate it →
Baldwin Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Baldwin
D
112 students14:1Rate it →
White Cloud High School
High · Grades 9–12 · White Cloud
C−
274 students23:1Rate it →
Baldwin Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Baldwin
C−
110 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Merrill Township’s schools

Are Merrill Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Merrill Township. White Cloud Public Schools and Baldwin Community Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Merrill Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Merrill Township in?

White Cloud Public Schools and Baldwin Community Schools.

Where do Merrill Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: White Cloud High School and Baldwin Senior High 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.