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Schools in Watersmeet Township · Watersmeet Township School District

Watersmeet Township’s public schools score below 78% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Watersmeet Township’s districts is 17%, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Watersmeet Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 98% 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
27%
▼ 18 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 17 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$31.9K
▲ 93% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.5
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
130 students on the public path
In brief

Watersmeet Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1210 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Watersmeet Township’s, its schools beat 3%, lower than their 22% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $31,914 per student in FY2024, against $16,528 across Michigan. 34% of its revenue that year was federal (Michigan 9%), in the last year of pandemic relief. 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 Watersmeet Township’s grade

C− Test scores

C−: better than 22% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are below the Michigan average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 22%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1210)Better than 3%
DC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 75 test results could put Watersmeet Township anywhere from D to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Watersmeet Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (75 in math, 75 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–12Watersmeet Township SchoolWatersmeet Township School DistrictD

Watersmeet Township’s public schools are run by Watersmeet Township School District. 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.

Watersmeet Township School DistrictGrades K–12 · 1 schools · 130 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 6.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$31,914MI $16,528 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 45.4% · 75 students tested
Math17%
State average 33.6% · 75 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 34% of the Watersmeet Township 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.

Watersmeet Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Watersmeet TownshipC−Watersmeet Township
Marenisco—Wakefield-Marenisco
StambaughB+West Iron County
Haight—Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated Schools
Interior—Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated Schools

Land O'Lakes, WI and Phelps, WI border Watersmeet Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Watersmeet Township

1 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 Watersmeet Townshipby address
Watersmeet Township School
Grades K–12 · Watersmeet
D
130 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Watersmeet Township’s schools

Are Watersmeet Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Watersmeet Township children attend score below 78% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 3%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Watersmeet Township in?

Watersmeet Township School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 130 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Watersmeet Township spend per student?

$31,914 in Watersmeet Township 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.