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Schools in Sodus Township · Benton Harbor Area Schools, Eau Claire Public Schools

Sodus Township’s public schools score below 93% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

5% of students in Sodus Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sodus 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 88% 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
11%
▼ 35 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
5%
▼ 28 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
50–54%
▼ 28–32 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.3K
▲ 53% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Benton Harbor Area Schools
Students per teacher
11.1
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,341 students on the public path
In brief

Sodus Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1144 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sodus Township’s, its schools beat 0%, lower than their 7% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 11% of tested students were proficient in reading and 5% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 88% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

50–54% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Sodus Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Benton Harbor Area Schools spends $25,288 per student and Eau Claire $15,635, 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 Sodus Township’s grade

D Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 7% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 7%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1144)Better than 0%
Towns in Berrien County (22)Better than 5%
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 996 test results and a graduating class of 162 could put Sodus Township anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2022, when 88% of Sodus Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (995 in math, 999 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to D
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C−

Sodus Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Benton Harbor Area Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Eau Claire Public Schools, shared with Berrien, Eau Claire and Pipestone. Its elementary school is in Eau Claire. Parts of Sodus Township (13% of its land) are served by Sodus Township School District 5 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Sodus Township

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

Benton Harbor Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,227 students, down 24% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$25,288MI $16,528 · FY2024
D−
Eau Claire Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 587 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,635MI $16,528 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Benton Harbor Area Schools5%
State average 45.4% · 657 students tested
Math · PK–12, Benton Harbor Area Schoolsunder 1%
State average 33.6% · 652 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Eau Claire Public Schools22%
State average 45.4% · 342 students tested
Math · PK–12, Eau Claire Public Schools14%
State average 33.6% · 343 students tested

Sodus Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sodus TownshipDBenton Harbor Area Schools PK–12 · Eau Claire PK–12
RoyaltonA−St. Joseph PK–12 · Lakeshore PK–12 · Berrien Springs PK–12
OronokoC−Berrien Springs
BentonD−Benton Harbor Area Schools
PipestoneC−Eau Claire

Every school in Sodus Township

7 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 Sodus Townshipin other towns
Lybrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eau Claire
D
233 students13:1Rate it →
Discovery Enrichment Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Benton Harbor
80 students7:1Rate it →
Fair Plain Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Benton Harbor
D−
240 students11:1Rate it →
Eau Claire Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Eau Claire
D
139 students14:1Rate it →
Benton Harbor High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Benton Harbor
D−
469 students14:1Rate it →
Eau Claire High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Eau Claire
C−
180 students13:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Sodus Townshiprun by other districts or the state
River School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Sodus
B−
70 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Sodus Township’s schools

Are Sodus Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Sodus Township children attend score below 93% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sodus Township in?

Two districts: Benton Harbor Area Schools runs grades PK–12, and Eau Claire Public Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Berrien, Eau Claire and Pipestone.

Where do Sodus Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Benton Harbor High School and Eau Claire High School.

What is Sodus Township’s graduation rate?

50–54% of the class of 2023 in Benton Harbor Area Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Sodus Township spend per student?

$25,288 in Benton Harbor Area Schools and $15,635 in Eau Claire 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.