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Schools in Seneca Township · Morenci Area Schools

Seneca Township’s public schools score below 61% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

23% of students in Seneca Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Seneca 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.

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
41%
▼ 4 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 11 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–79%
▼ 3–12 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 2% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.4
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
496 students on the public path
In brief

Seneca Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1183 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Seneca Township’s, its schools beat 23%, lower than their 39% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Seneca Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,223 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 6 the district’s path is Morenci Middle and High School. Enrollment is down 17% 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 Seneca Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 39% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 39%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1183)Better than 23%
Towns in Lenawee County (22)Better than 14%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 275 test results and a graduating class of 52 could put Seneca Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Seneca Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (275 in math, 275 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Morenci Elementary Schoolin MorenciC+
6–12Morenci Middle and High Schoolin MorenciB−

Seneca Township’s public schools are run by Morenci Area Schools, which also serves Medina and Morenci. Parts of Seneca Township (17% of its land) are served by Sand Creek instead. 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.

Morenci Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 496 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 15.4 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,223MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 45.4% · 275 students tested
Math23%
State average 33.6% · 275 students tested

Seneca Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Seneca TownshipC+Morenci Area Schools
MorenciC+Morenci Area Schools
MedinaCMorenci Area Schools PK–12 · Hudson Area Schools PK–12
DoverC+Hudson Area Schools PK–12 · Sand Creek PK–12
FairfieldB+Sand Creek

2 of the 4 neighbors share Morenci Area Schools with Seneca Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Chesterfield, OH borders Seneca Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Seneca Township

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 Seneca Townshipin other towns
Morenci Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morenci
C+
227 students13:1Rate it →
Morenci Middle and High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Morenci
B−
269 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Seneca Township’s schools

Are Seneca Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Seneca Township children attend score below 61% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Seneca Township in?

Morenci Area Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 496 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Seneca Township are served by Sand Creek.

What is Seneca Township’s graduation rate?

70–79% of the class of 2023 in Morenci Area Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Seneca Township spend per student?

$16,223 in Morenci Area 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.