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Schools in White Pigeon Township · White Pigeon Community Schools

White Pigeon Township’s public schools score below 66% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 15% of White Pigeon Township’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving White Pigeon 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.

#618of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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
31%
▼ 14 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
▼ 19 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 2–2 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.0K
▼ 21% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.1
MI 16.5
Schools in town
2
729 students on the public path
In brief

White Pigeon Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1237 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of White Pigeon Township’s, its schools beat 12%, lower than their 34% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 15% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports White Pigeon Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,047 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is White Pigeon JrSr High School. See the path ↓

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 White Pigeon Township’s grade

C Test scoresC+ Graduation

C: better than 34% of Michigan school districts, #618 of 699 Michigan towns. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 34%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1237)Better than 12%
Towns in St. Joseph County (16)Better than 25%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 374 test results and a graduating class of 63 could put White Pigeon Township anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of White Pigeon Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (374 in math, 374 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Central Elementary SchoolWhite Pigeon Community SchoolsC−
6–12White Pigeon JrSr High SchoolWhite Pigeon Community SchoolsC−

White Pigeon Township’s public schools are run by White Pigeon Community Schools, which also serves Florence, Mottville and White Pigeon. 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.

White Pigeon Community SchoolsGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 729 students · 16.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,047MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 45.4% · 374 students tested
Math15%
State average 33.6% · 374 students tested

White Pigeon Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
White Pigeon TownshipCWhite Pigeon
SturgisC+Sturgis
FlorenceC+Centreville PK–12 · Constantine Public PK–12 · White Pigeon K–12
MottvilleCConstantine Public PK–12 · White Pigeon K–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share White Pigeon with White Pigeon Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Van Buren, IN borders White Pigeon Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in White Pigeon 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).

District schools in White Pigeon Townshipby address
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · White Pigeon
C−
366 students17:1Rate it →
White Pigeon JrSr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · White Pigeon
C−
363 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about White Pigeon Township’s schools

Are White Pigeon Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools White Pigeon Township children attend score below 66% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #618 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is White Pigeon Township in?

White Pigeon Community Schools, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 729 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is White Pigeon Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in White Pigeon Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does White Pigeon Township spend per student?

$13,047 in White Pigeon Community 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.