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Schools in Palo

Palo’s public schools

Carson City-Crystal Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Palo. 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 93% 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
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 16% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.0
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
665 students on the public path
In brief

Palo’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Palo’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Carson City Elementary School places highest (better than 43%); Carson CityCrystal Upper ElementaryMiddle 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 Palo, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Carson City Elementary Schoolin Carson CityC+
4–8Carson CityCrystal Upper ElementaryMiddle Schoolin Carson CityC−
9–12Carson CityCrystal High Schoolin Carson CityC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Carson City-Crystal Area 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.

Carson City-Crystal Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 665 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,951MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 45.4% · 371 students tested
Math25%
State average 33.6% · 373 students tested

Palo vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Palo—Carson City-Crystal Area

Every school in Palo

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 Paloin other towns
Carson City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Carson City
C+
216 students12:1Rate it →
Carson CityCrystal Upper ElementaryMiddle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Carson City
C−
262 students18:1Rate it →
Carson CityCrystal High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carson City
C
187 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Palo’s schools

Are Palo’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Palo. Carson City-Crystal Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Palo. 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 Palo in?

Carson City-Crystal Area School District.

Where do Palo kids go to high school?

Carson CityCrystal 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.