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Schools in Wexford Township · Mesick Consolidated Schools, Buckley Community School District

Wexford Township’s public schools outscore 51% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Wexford Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 27% of Wexford 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 99% 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
27%
▼ 6 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 4% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Mesick Consolidated Schools
Students per teacher
15.1
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
744 students on the public path
In brief

Wexford Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1156 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wexford Township’s, its schools beat 33%, lower than their 51% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Wexford Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Mesick Consolidated Schools spends $15,948 per student and Buckley $13,631, 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 Wexford Township’s grade

B− Test scoresB− Graduation

B−: better than 51% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1156)Better than 33%
Towns in Wexford County (16)Better than 12%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 514 test results and a graduating class of 51 could put Wexford Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Wexford Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (513 in math, 514 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Wexford Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Buckley Community School District). From grade K, students attend the Mesick Consolidated Schools, shared with Antioch, Cleon, Colfax, Hanover, Marilla, Mesick, Slagle and Springville. Its school is in Buckley. Parts of Wexford Township (3% of its land) are served by Benzie County Central School instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Wexford Township

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

Mesick Consolidated SchoolsGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 532 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,948MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Buckley Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 488 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,631MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Mesick Consolidated Schools40%
State average 45.4% · 273 students tested
Math · K–12, Mesick Consolidated Schools22%
State average 33.6% · 271 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Buckley Community School District38%
State average 45.4% · 241 students tested
Math · PK–12, Buckley Community School District33%
State average 33.6% · 242 students tested

Wexford Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wexford TownshipB−Buckley PK–12 · Mesick Consolidated Schools K–12
CleonC+Benzie County Central School PK–12 · Mesick Consolidated Schools K–12
SpringvilleB−Mesick Consolidated Schools
HanoverB−Buckley PK–12 · Mesick Consolidated Schools K–12
GrantA−Buckley PK–12 · Traverse City Area PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Mesick Consolidated Schools with Wexford Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Wexford 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 Wexford Townshipin other towns
Buckley Community Schools
Grades PK–12 · Buckley
B−
488 students16:1Rate it →
Floyd M Jewett Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mesick
B−
256 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Wexford Township’s schools

Are Wexford Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Wexford Township children attend outscore 51% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wexford Township in?

Two districts: Buckley Community School District runs grades PK–12, and Mesick Consolidated Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Antioch, Cleon, Colfax, Hanover, Marilla, Mesick, Slagle and Springville.

What is Wexford Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Mesick Consolidated Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Wexford Township spend per student?

$15,948 in Mesick Consolidated Schools and $13,631 in Buckley Community 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.