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Schools in South Branch Township

South Branch Township’s public schools

Cadillac Area Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Branch Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/5schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 17% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.7
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,886 students on the public path
In brief

South Branch Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of South Branch Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Franklin Elementary School places highest (better than 76%); Lincoln Elementary School lowest (59%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve South Branch Township, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Cadillac Senior 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 South Branch Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
6–8Mackinaw Trail Middle Schoolin CadillacB+
9–12Cadillac Senior High Schoolin CadillacB

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

The district

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

Cadillac Area Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 3,050 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 17.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,677MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 45.4% · 1635 students tested
Math43%
State average 33.6% · 1637 students tested

South Branch Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Branch Township—Cadillac Area
Henderson—Cadillac Area
Slagle—Cadillac Area PK–12 · Mesick Consolidated Schools K–12
NormanCKaleva Norman Dickson
Newkirk—Pine River Area Schools
Eden—Baldwin

2 of the 5 neighbors share Cadillac Area with South Branch Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in South Branch Township

5 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 South Branch Townshipin other towns
Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cadillac
A−
563 students17:1Rate it →
Forest View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boon
B+
257 students17:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cadillac
B
480 students16:1Rate it →
Mackinaw Trail Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cadillac
B+
683 students17:1Rate it →
Cadillac Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cadillac
B
903 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about South Branch Township’s schools

Are South Branch Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Branch Township. Cadillac Area Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Branch Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is South Branch Township in?

Cadillac Area Public Schools.

Where do South Branch Township kids go to high school?

Cadillac Senior High School.

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What South Branch Township families are saying about 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.