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Schools in Sherman Township · Pine River Area Schools, Marion Public Schools

Sherman Township’s public schools outscore 66% of Michigan districts

The four-year graduation rate in Sherman Township’s district is 98%, above the Michigan average (82%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sherman 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
48%
▲ 2 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 6 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 13–18 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 5% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Pine River Area Schools
Students per teacher
15.6
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
908 students on the public path
In brief

Sherman Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1061 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sherman Township’s, its schools beat 72%, higher than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 48% and math 28% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Pine River Area Schools spends $15,685 per student and Marion $15,739, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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

B Test scoresA Graduation

B+: better than 66% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 66%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1061)Better than 72%
Towns in Osceola County (16)Better than 69%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 712 test results and a graduating class of 90 could put Sherman Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Sherman Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (713 in math, 712 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–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Sherman Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Pine River Area Schools). From grade K, students attend the Marion Public Schools, shared with Highland, Marion, Marion, Middle Branch, Redding and Winterfield. Its elementary school is in Leroy. Parts of Sherman Township (7% of its land) are served by Cadillac Area instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

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.

Pine River Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 894 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 16.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,685MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Marion Public SchoolsGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 377 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,739MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Pine River Area Schools48%
State average 45.4% · 518 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pine River Area Schools28%
State average 33.6% · 519 students tested
Reading · K–12, Marion Public Schools47%
State average 45.4% · 194 students tested
Math · K–12, Marion Public Schools27%
State average 33.6% · 194 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 TownshipB+Pine River Area Schools PK–12 · Marion K–12
BurdellB+Pine River Area Schools
Clam LakeB+Cadillac Area
HighlandA−McBain Rural Agricultural Schools PK–12 · Marion K–12
RichlandA−McBain Rural Agricultural Schools
Rose LakeB+Pine River Area Schools

2 of the 5 neighbors share Pine River 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
Pine River Area Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Leroy
A−
270 students16:1Rate it →
Marion Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marion
B
185 students13:1Rate it →
Pine River Area Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–7 · Leroy
C−
261 students15:1Rate it →
Marion High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Marion
C
192 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Sherman Township’s schools

Are Sherman Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sherman Township children attend outscore 66% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sherman Township in?

Two districts: Pine River Area Schools runs grades PK–12, and Marion Public Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Highland, Marion, Marion, Middle Branch, Redding and Winterfield.

What is Sherman Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Pine River Area Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Sherman Township spend per student?

$15,685 in Pine River Area Schools and $15,739 in Marion Public 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.