Photo: Gpwitteveen · CC BY-SA 3.0Solon Township’s public schools outscore 80% of Michigan districts
46% of students in Solon Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Solon 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.
From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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.
Solon Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 727 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Solon Township’s, its schools beat 71%, lower than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 58% and math 46% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Traverse City Area spends $15,423 per student and Glen Lake $22,898, 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.
What’s behind Solon Township’s grade
A−: better than 80% of Michigan school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Solon Township, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Solon Township · depends on your address
West Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,384 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Central High School
Grades 8–12 · 1,326 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Glen Lake Community School
Grades PK–12 · 735 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Maple City
10th grade in Solon Township · depends on your address
West Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,384 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Central High School
Grades 8–12 · 1,326 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Glen Lake Community School
Grades PK–12 · 735 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Maple City
11th grade in Solon Township · depends on your address
West Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,384 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Central High School
Grades 8–12 · 1,326 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Glen Lake Community School
Grades PK–12 · 735 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Maple City
12th grade in Solon Township · depends on your address
West Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,384 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Central High School
Grades 8–12 · 1,326 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Glen Lake Community School
Grades PK–12 · 735 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Maple City
Solon Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Traverse City Area Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Glen Lake Community Schools, shared with Centerville, Cleveland, Empire, Empire, Glen Arbor and Kasson. Its elementary school is in Maple City. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Solon Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Solon Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Solon Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Solon Township | A− | Traverse City Area PK–12 · Glen Lake PK–12 |
| Elmwood | A− | Traverse City Area |
| Kasson | A | Glen Lake |
| Centerville | A | Glen Lake PK–12 · Leland Public PK–12 |
| Long Lake | A− | Traverse City Area |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Traverse City Area with Solon Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Solon Township
16 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).
Questions about Solon Township’s schools
Are Solon Township’s schools good?
By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Solon Township children attend outscore 80% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Solon Township in?
Two districts: Traverse City Area Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Glen Lake Community Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Centerville, Cleveland, Empire, Empire, Glen Arbor and Kasson.
Where do Solon Township kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: West Senior High, Central High School and Glen Lake Community School.
What is Solon Township’s graduation rate?
84% of the class of 2023 in Traverse City Area Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.
How much does Solon Township spend per student?
$15,423 in Traverse City Area Public Schools and $22,898 in Glen Lake Community Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Solon Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Solon 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.