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Schools in Pentwater Township · Pentwater Public School District

Pentwater Township’s public schools outscore 89% of Michigan districts

Math proficiency in Pentwater Township’s districts is 47%, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Pentwater Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
57%
▲ 12 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
▲ 13 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.0K
▲ 3% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
226 students on the public path
In brief

Pentwater Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 57% and math 47% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,048 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Pentwater Township’s grade

A Test scores

A: better than 89% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are above the Michigan average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 89%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (937)Better than 92%
Towns in Oceana County (16)Better than 94%
A−A+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 108 test results could put Pentwater Township anywhere from A− to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Pentwater Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (108 in math, 108 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Pentwater Public SchoolPentwater Public School DistrictB+

Pentwater Township’s public schools are run by Pentwater Public School District, which also serves Pentwater and Weare. 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.

Pentwater Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 226 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$17,048MI $16,528 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 45.4% · 108 students tested
Math47%
State average 33.6% · 108 students tested

Pentwater Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pentwater TownshipAPentwater Public
Pentwater (village)—Pentwater Public
WeareB−Pentwater Public PK–12 · Hart Public K–12
GoldenB−Hart Public
Summit—Ludington Area

2 of the 4 neighbors share Pentwater Public with Pentwater Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Pentwater Township

1 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 Pentwater Townshipby address
Pentwater Public School
Grades PK–12 · Pentwater
B+
226 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Pentwater Township’s schools

Are Pentwater Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Pentwater Township children attend outscore 89% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pentwater Township in?

Pentwater Public School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 226 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Pentwater Township spend per student?

$17,048 in Pentwater Public School District (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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