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Schools in St. Charles · St. Charles Community Schools

St. Charles’s public schools outscore 61% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the public school district serving St. In St. Charles, 38% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Michigan average (34%). 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 92% 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
49%
▲ 4 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 4 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 19% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.3
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
632 students on the public path
In brief

St. Charles’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 723 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of St. Charles’s, its schools beat 68%, higher than their 61% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 49% and math 38% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,437 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is St Charles Community MiddleHigh School. Enrollment is down 18% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind St. Charles’s grade

B+ Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 61% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are above the Michigan average; graduation is below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 61%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (723)Better than 68%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 375 test results and a graduating class of 93 could put St. Charles anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of St. Charles’s students in the tested grades sat them (375 in math, 375 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6St Charles Elementary Schoolin Saint CharlesB+
7–12St Charles Community MiddleHigh Schoolin Saint CharlesB

St. Charles’s public schools are run by St. Charles Community Schools, which also serves Brant, Fremont, St. Charles and Swan Creek. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

St. Charles Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 692 students, down 18% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,437MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 45.4% · 375 students tested
Math38%
State average 33.6% · 375 students tested

St. Charles vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share St. Charles’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
St. CharlesBSt. Charles
St. Charles TownshipBSt. Charles PK–12 · Chesaning Union Schools PK–12
BrantBSt. Charles PK–12 · Chesaning Union Schools PK–12
Swan CreekA−St. Charles PK–12 · Swan Valley PK–12

All 3 neighbors share St. Charles with St. Charles, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in St. Charles

2 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 St. Charlesin other towns
St Charles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Saint Charles
B+
317 students15:1Rate it →
St Charles Community MiddleHigh School
High · Grades 7–12 · Saint Charles
B
315 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about St. Charles’s schools

Are St. Charles’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools St. Charles children attend outscore 61% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 68%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is St. Charles in?

St. Charles Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 692 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is St. Charles’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in St. Charles Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does St. Charles spend per student?

$13,437 in St. Charles Community 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.