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Schools in Rome Township · Onsted Community Schools

Rome Township’s public schools outscore 61% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Rome Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 29% of students in Rome Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). 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
45%
▼ 0 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 5 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 6% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.2
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,144 students on the public path
In brief

Rome Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1018 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rome Township’s, its schools beat 45%, lower than their 61% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Rome Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,467 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Onsted Middle School, then Onsted Community High School. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Rome Township’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 61% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 61%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1018)Better than 45%
Towns in Lenawee County (22)Better than 45%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 632 test results and a graduating class of 101 could put Rome Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Rome Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (632 in math, 631 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Onsted Elementaryin OnstedB−
6–8Onsted Middle Schoolin OnstedB−
9–12Onsted Community High Schoolin OnstedB−

Rome Township’s public schools are run by Onsted Community Schools, which also serves Adrian, Cambridge, Franklin and Onsted 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.

Onsted Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,144 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 15.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,467MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 45.4% · 631 students tested
Math29%
State average 33.6% · 632 students tested

Rome Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rome TownshipBOnsted
AdrianB−Adrian City PK–12 · Onsted PK–12
RollinBAddison
DoverC+Hudson Area Schools PK–12 · Sand Creek PK–12
CambridgeBOnsted

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

Every school in Rome 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).

Also serving Rome Townshipin other towns
Onsted Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Onsted
B−
536 students14:1Rate it →
Onsted Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Onsted
B−
243 students12:1Rate it →
Onsted Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Onsted
B−
365 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Rome Township’s schools

Are Rome Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Rome Township children attend outscore 61% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rome Township in?

Onsted Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,144 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Rome Township kids go to high school?

Onsted Community High School in Onsted, with 365 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Rome Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Onsted Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Rome Township spend per student?

$15,467 in Onsted Community Schools (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.