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Schools in Mussey Township · Capac Community School District

Mussey Township’s public schools score below 55% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

In Mussey Township, 22% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mussey Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

#550of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
44%
▼ 1 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 12 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 16% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.7
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
624 students on the public path
In brief

Mussey Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1227 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mussey Township’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 45% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Mussey Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,840 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Capac JrSr High School. Enrollment is down 13% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Capac Virtual Education Program, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Mussey Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 45% of Michigan school districts, #550 of 699 Michigan towns. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 45%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1227)Better than 29%
Towns in St. Clair County (23)Better than 22%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 371 test results and a graduating class of 72 could put Mussey Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Mussey Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (370 in math, 372 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mussey Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Capac Elementary SchoolCapac Community School DistrictC
7–12Capac JrSr High SchoolCapac Community School DistrictC+

Mussey Township’s public schools are run by Capac Community School District, which also serves Berlin, Capac, Emmett and Lynn and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Capac Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 681 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 17.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,840MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 45.4% · 372 students tested
Math22%
State average 33.6% · 370 students tested

Mussey Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mussey TownshipB−Capac
ImlayBImlay City
LynnA−Capac PK–12 · Yale PK–12
EmmettA−Capac PK–12 · Yale PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Capac with Mussey Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Mussey 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).

District schools in Mussey Townshipby address
Capac Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Capac
C
326 students17:1Rate it →
Capac JrSr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Capac
C+
298 students18:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Mussey Townshipnot counted as local schools
Capac Virtual Education Program
Grades K–12 · Capac
C−
Online
57 studentsRate it →

Questions about Mussey Township’s schools

Are Mussey Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mussey Township children attend score below 55% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #550 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mussey Township in?

Capac Community School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 681 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Mussey Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Capac Community School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Mussey Township spend per student?

$13,840 in Capac Community School District (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.