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Schools in Wheatfield Township · Williamston Community Schools, Dansville Schools

Wheatfield Township’s public schools outscore 85% of Michigan districts

Reading proficiency in Wheatfield Township’s districts is 60%, above the Michigan average (45%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Wheatfield Township, 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.

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
60%
▲ 14 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
▲ 10 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 8–12 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 18% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Williamston
Students per teacher
17.3
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,202 students on the public path
In brief

Wheatfield Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 337 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wheatfield Township’s, its schools beat 65%, lower than their 85% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 60% and math 44% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Williamston spends $13,615 per student and Dansville Schools $12,289, 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 Wheatfield Township’s grade

A Test scoresB+ Graduation

A: better than 85% of Michigan school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 85%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (337)Better than 65%
Towns in Ingham County (16)Better than 81%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,348 test results and a graduating class of 155 could put Wheatfield Township anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Wheatfield Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,348 in math, 1,348 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Wheatfield Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Williamston Community Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Dansville Schools, shared with Bunker Hill, Dansville, Ingham and White Oak. Its elementary school is in Williamston. Parts of Wheatfield Township (6% of its land) are served by Mason instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Wheatfield Township

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

Williamston Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,864 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 18.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,615MI $16,528 · FY2024
A
Dansville SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 725 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$12,289MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Williamston Community Schools64%
State average 45.4% · 971 students tested
Math · PK–12, Williamston Community Schools51%
State average 33.6% · 969 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Dansville Schools49%
State average 45.4% · 377 students tested
Math · PK–12, Dansville Schools26%
State average 33.6% · 379 students tested

Wheatfield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wheatfield TownshipAWilliamston PK–12 · Dansville Schools PK–12
WilliamstonAWilliamston
LeroyA−Webberville PK–12 · Williamston PK–12
WilliamstownAWilliamston
AlaiedonA−Mason
InghamB+Dansville Schools

3 of the 5 neighbors share Williamston with Wheatfield Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Wheatfield Township

6 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 Wheatfield Townshipin other towns
Williamston Discovery Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Williamston
428 students14:1Rate it →
Dansville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dansville
B−
341 students15:1Rate it →
Williamston Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Williamston
A−
440 students19:1Rate it →
Dansville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dansville
C+
169 students23:1Rate it →
Williamston High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Williamston
A
609 students22:1Rate it →
Dansville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dansville
B+
215 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Wheatfield Township’s schools

Are Wheatfield Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Wheatfield Township children attend outscore 85% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wheatfield Township in?

Two districts: Williamston Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Dansville Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Bunker Hill, Dansville, Ingham and White Oak.

Where do Wheatfield Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Williamston High School and Dansville High School.

What is Wheatfield Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Williamston Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Wheatfield Township spend per student?

$13,615 in Williamston Community Schools and $12,289 in Dansville 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.