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Baldwin Community Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 13 towns

Serves Webber Township, Pleasant Plains Township, Baldwin, Elk Township, Lake Township, Lilley Township, Yates Township, Merrill Township, Eden Township, Cherry Valley Township, Peacock Township, Sauble Township and Sweetwater Township, and parts of Newkirk Township.

Webber Township’s School Grade D better than 11% of Michigan school districts

Students
442
Schools
3
Spent per student
$28,957
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Baldwin Community Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 11% of Michigan districts
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 75% more per student than the MI average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $224 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 11% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Webber Township. Grade by grade →

PK–5Baldwin Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Baldwin Junior High SchoolThis district
9–12Baldwin Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency10%
State average 33.6% · 245 students tested
Reading / language arts17%
State average 45.4% · 241 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–79%
State average 81.8% · 25 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$28,957 per student · 75% above MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 47%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 9%State 89%Federal 1%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
455’20
440’21
442’22
421’23
442’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 60%Black 18%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 9%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.