Schools in Speaker Township · Peck Community School District, Brown City Community School District

Speaker Township’s public schools outscore 59% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Speaker Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On-time graduation in Speaker Township runs at 92%, above the Michigan average (82%). 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 99% 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

40%

▼ 5 pts vs MI 45%

2021–22

Math proficiency

31%

▼ 2 pts vs MI 34%

2021–22

Graduate on time

90–94%

▲ 8–12 pts vs MI 82%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$16.3K

▼ 1% vs MI $16.5K

FY2024 · Brown City

Students per teacher

17.1

MI 16.5 · larger classes

Schools in town

1,072 students on the public path

In brief

Speaker Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Speaker Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Peck spends $15,666 per student and Brown City $16,335, 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 Speaker Township’s grade

B⁻ Test scoresB⁺ Graduation

B: better than 59% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 59%

Lower resultsHigher results

Michigan towns with similar household incomes (910)Better than 62%

Towns in Sanilac County (26)Better than 19%

B⁻B⁺A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 564 test results and a graduating class of 71 could put Speaker Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Speaker Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (564 in math, 566 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in Speaker Township · depends on your address

Brown City Elementary School

Grades PK–6 · 362 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Brown City

Peck Community Elem School

Grades PK–5 · 174 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Peck

C⁻

The path, start to finish

PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC⁻ to C

7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B

Speaker Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Peck Community School District). From grade PK, students attend the Brown City Community School District, shared with Brown City, Burnside, Flynn, Maple Valley and Melvin. Its school is in Brown City. Parts of Speaker Township (12% of its land) are served by Yale instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Speaker Township

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

Peck Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 376 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)

$15,666MI $16,528 · FY2024

C⁺

Brown City Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 696 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 18.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)

$16,335MI $16,528 · FY2024

B⁺

Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Peck Community School District37%

State average 45.4% · 179 students tested

Math · PK–12, Peck Community School District27%

State average 33.6% · 178 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Brown City Community School District42%

State average 45.4% · 387 students tested

Math · PK–12, Brown City Community School District33%

State average 33.6% · 386 students tested

Speaker Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Speaker Township	B	Peck PK–12 · Brown City PK–12
Fremont	—	Croswell-Lexington
Elk	C⁺	Peck
Brockway	A	Yale
Maple Valley	B⁺	Brown City
Lynn	A⁻	Capac PK–12 · Yale PK–12

Every school in Speaker 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 Speaker Townshipin other towns

Brown City Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Brown City

362 students16:1Rate it →

Peck Community Elem School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Peck

C⁻

174 students13:1Rate it →

Peck JrSr High School

High · Grades 6–12 · Peck

202 students17:1Rate it →

Brown City High School

High · Grades 7–12 · Brown City

334 students23:1Rate it →

Questions about Speaker Township’s schools

Are Speaker Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Speaker Township children attend outscore 59% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 62%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Speaker Township in?

Two districts: Peck Community School District runs grades PK–12, and Brown City Community School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Brown City, Burnside, Flynn, Maple Valley and Melvin.

What is Speaker Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Brown City Community School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Speaker Township spend per student?

$15,666 in Peck Community School District and $16,335 in Brown City Community School District (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.