Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Prescott

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Schools in Prescott

Prescott’s public schools

Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prescott. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
26%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 7% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.3
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
607 students on the public path
In brief

Prescott’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Prescott’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School places highest (better than 34%); WhittemorePrescott Area Elementary lowest (5%). 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 Prescott, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6WhittemorePrescott Area Elementaryin WhittemoreD
7–12WhittemorePrescott JrSr High Schoolin WhittemoreC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools.

The district

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

Whittemore-Prescott Area SchoolsGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 607 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 16.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,293MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading26%
State average 45.4% · 315 students tested
Math20%
State average 33.6% · 314 students tested

Prescott vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Prescott—Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools

Every school in Prescott

2 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 Prescottin other towns
WhittemorePrescott Area Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Whittemore
D
347 students16:1Rate it →
WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Whittemore
C
260 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Prescott’s schools

Are Prescott’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Prescott. Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prescott. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Prescott in?

Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools.

Where do Prescott kids go to high school?

WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School.

Parents talk

What Prescott families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Prescott → They have their own page.

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.