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Schools in Weare Township · Pentwater Public School District, Hart Public School District

Weare Township’s public schools outscore 54% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Weare Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 23% of Weare Township’s students scored proficient, below 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 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
39%
▼ 6 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 11 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 4% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Hart Public
Students per teacher
15.0
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
615 students on the public path
In brief

Weare Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Weare Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Pentwater Public spends $17,048 per student and Hart Public $15,872, 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 Weare Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 54% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (934)Better than 52%
Towns in Oceana County (16)Better than 69%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 748 test results and a graduating class of 95 could put Weare Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Weare Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (748 in math, 748 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+

Weare Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Pentwater Public School District). From grade K, students attend the Hart Public School District, shared with Crystal, Elbridge, Golden, Hart and Hart. Its school is in Hart. Parts of Weare Township (15% of its land) are served by Mason County Central Schools instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Weare Township

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

Pentwater Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 226 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$17,048MI $16,528 · FY2024
A
Hart Public School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,192 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,872MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Pentwater Public School District57%
State average 45.4% · 108 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pentwater Public School District47%
State average 33.6% · 108 students tested
Reading · K–12, Hart Public School District36%
State average 45.4% · 640 students tested
Math · K–12, Hart Public School District19%
State average 33.6% · 640 students tested

Weare Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Weare TownshipB−Pentwater Public PK–12 · Hart Public K–12
PentwaterAPentwater Public
Hart—Hart Public
RivertonB−Mason County Central Schools
Crystal—Hart Public

2 of the 4 neighbors share Hart Public with Weare Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Weare Township

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 Weare Townshipin other towns
Pentwater Public School
Grades PK–12 · Pentwater
B+
226 students12:1Rate it →
Spitler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Hart
C−
389 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Weare Township’s schools

Are Weare Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Weare Township children attend outscore 54% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 52%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Weare Township in?

Two districts: Pentwater Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Hart Public School District runs grades K–12, shared with Crystal, Elbridge, Golden, Hart and Hart.

What is Weare Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Hart Public School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Weare Township spend per student?

$17,048 in Pentwater Public School District and $15,872 in Hart Public 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.