Summary:
Fancher School is an elementary school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 406 students. The school is part of the Mt. Pleasant City School District, which is ranked 276 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Fancher School has a higher percentage of White students (78.33%) compared to the surrounding schools, which have more diverse student populations. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.8% in 2016-2017 to 16.9% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average. Fancher School's test scores in English Language Arts and Math are generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in 4th and 5th grades, but 3rd-grade scores are lower than the district and state. The school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (47.29%), which is higher than the state average, and has seen a steady increase in spending per student, from $10,525 in 2019-2020 to $13,748 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average.
When comparing Fancher School to nearby schools, Coleman Elementary School and Weidman Elementary School stand out. Pullen Elementary School and Vowles School, which serve younger grades (PK-2), have higher chronic absenteeism rates than Fancher School, suggesting attendance issues may start earlier in the district. Mary McGuire School, which serves grades 3-5 like Fancher, has significantly lower test scores across all subject areas, indicating that Fancher School is performing better academically compared to its district counterpart. Weidman Elementary School, a school in a neighboring district, consistently outperforms Fancher School and the state on state assessments, suggesting that there may be successful practices or strategies that could be learned from and implemented at Fancher.
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Detail:
Public 3-5
District:
Mt. Pleasant City School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
782nd of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,748
Students who attend Fancher School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 15.5
Number of students: 404
Racial breakdown:
White:
75.7%
Two or more races:
9.7%
Hispanic:
6.7%
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American Indian:
3.5%
Asian:
2.5%
African American:
1.7%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 46%
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