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Schools in Sherman Township

Sherman Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 18% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Tawas Area Schools
Students per teacher
17.7
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,380 students on the public path
In brief

Sherman Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sherman Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Clara B Bolen Elementary School places highest (better than 72%); WhittemorePrescott Area Elementary lowest (5%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Sherman Township, graded from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Tawas Area Middle School and WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School. 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 Sherman Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tawas Area Schools.

Two districts serve Sherman Township

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

Tawas Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,124 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 18.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,555MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
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

Reading · PK–12, Tawas Area Schools47%
State average 45.4% · 570 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tawas Area Schools35%
State average 33.6% · 574 students tested
Reading · K–12, Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools26%
State average 45.4% · 315 students tested
Math · K–12, Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools20%
State average 33.6% · 314 students tested

Sherman Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sherman Township—Tawas Area Schools PK–12 · Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools K–12
Burleigh—Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools
GrantB+Tawas Area Schools
Alabaster—Tawas Area Schools
TawasB+Tawas Area Schools
Turner—Au Gres-Sims

3 of the 5 neighbors share Tawas Area Schools with Sherman Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sherman Township

4 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 Sherman Townshipin other towns
Clara B Bolen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Tawas City
B+
433 students18:1Rate it →
WhittemorePrescott Area Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Whittemore
D
347 students16:1Rate it →
Tawas Area Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Tawas City
B−
340 students17:1Rate it →
WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Whittemore
C
260 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Sherman Township’s schools

Are Sherman Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sherman Township. Tawas Area Schools and Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sherman Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sherman Township in?

Tawas Area Schools and Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools.

Where do Sherman Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Tawas Area Middle School and WhittemorePrescott JrSr 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.