Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Sherman Township

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
C+
Schools in Sherman Township · Mason County Eastern District

Sherman Township’s public schools score below 64% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 22% of Sherman Township’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Sherman 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 87% 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
37%
▼ 8 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 12 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.2K
▲ 4% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.5
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
357 students on the public path
In brief

Sherman Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1178 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sherman Township’s, its schools beat 13%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 87% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $17,220 per student in FY2024, against $16,528 across Michigan. 20% of its revenue that year was federal (Michigan 9%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Mason County Eastern Junior HighHigh School. Enrollment is down 12% 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 Sherman Township’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 36% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are below the Michigan average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1178)Better than 13%
Towns in Mason County (15)Better than 0%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 175 test results could put Sherman Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 87% of Sherman Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (175 in math, 175 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Mason County Eastern Elem Schin CusterC+
7–12Mason County Eastern Junior HighHigh Schoolin CusterB−

Sherman Township’s public schools are run by Mason County Eastern District, which also serves Branch, Custer, Custer and Eden and others. Parts of Sherman Township (20% of its land) are served by Mason County Central Schools 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.

Mason County Eastern DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 357 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$17,220MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 45.4% · 175 students tested
Math22%
State average 33.6% · 175 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 20% of the Mason County Eastern District district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 9% across Michigan, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Sherman Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sherman TownshipC+Mason County Eastern District
SheridanC+Mason County Eastern District
CusterB−Mason County Eastern District PK–12 · Mason County Central Schools K–12
VictoryB−Mason County Central Schools
Free Soil—Mason County Eastern District

3 of the 4 neighbors share Mason County Eastern District with Sherman Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Sherman 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 Sherman Townshipin other towns
Mason County Eastern Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Custer
C+
181 students16:1Rate it →
Mason County Eastern Junior HighHigh School
High · Grades 7–12 · Custer
B−
176 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Sherman Township’s schools

Are Sherman Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Sherman Township children attend score below 64% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 13%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sherman Township in?

Mason County Eastern District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 357 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Sherman Township are served by Mason County Central Schools.

How much does Sherman Township spend per student?

$17,220 in Mason County Eastern District (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Sherman Township families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Sherman Township → 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.