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C+
Schools in Vassar · Vassar Public Schools

Vassar’s public schools score below 65% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Vassar’s districts is 19%, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Vassar, 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.

#607of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% 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
30%
▼ 15 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
19%
▼ 15 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 2–2 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▼ 3% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.2
MI 16.5
Schools in town
1
793 students on the public path
In brief

Vassar’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1090 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Vassar’s, its schools beat 18%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Vassar’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $16,109 per student in FY2024, against $16,528 across Michigan. 21% of its revenue that year was federal (Michigan 9%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Vassar 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Vassar’s grade

C Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 35% of Michigan school districts, #607 of 699 Michigan towns. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1090)Better than 18%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 426 test results and a graduating class of 75 could put Vassar anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Vassar’s students in the tested grades sat them (426 in math, 426 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Central SchoolVassar Public SchoolsC−
6–12Vassar Senior High SchoolVassar Public SchoolsC−

Vassar’s public schools are run by Vassar Public Schools, which also serves Denmark, Juniata, Tuscola and Vassar. 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.

Vassar Public SchoolsGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 808 students · 16.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,109MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 45.4% · 426 students tested
Math19%
State average 33.6% · 426 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 21% of the Vassar district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 9% across Michigan, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Vassar vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
VassarC+Vassar
TuscolaA−Frankenmuth PK–12 · Vassar K–12

Every school in Vassar

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).

District schools in Vassarby address
Vassar Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12
C−
427 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Vassarin other towns
Central School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C−
366 students17:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Clarence Fischer Center and Enterprise Place).

Questions about Vassar’s schools

Are Vassar’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Vassar children attend score below 65% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #607 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Vassar in?

Vassar Public Schools, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 808 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Vassar’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Vassar Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Vassar spend per student?

$16,109 in Vassar 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.