Mason County Central Schools

Public Regional · 10 towns Grades K–12 BSchool Grade

Public schools for Amber, Scottville, Victory, Custer, Branch, Riverton, Grant, Lake, Eden and Logan, and parts of Weare, Free Soil, Sherman and Sweetwater.

At a glance

1,203Students enrolled

5Schools

10Towns served

$13,305Spent per student

20:1Student–teacher ratio

60%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs MI

Math proficiency24%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts39%

State average 47.9%

Graduation rate (4-year)92%

State average 82.9%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,305

per student each year · 20% below the MI average

Spending

Classroom instruction60%

Support & administration33%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)26%

State59%

Federal15%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,287’20

1,248’21

1,260’22

1,211’23

1,203’24

Students

White · 90%1,084

Hispanic · 6%69

Two or more races · 2%28

Black · 1%12

Asian · 0%5

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%4

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Amber2,566 people

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Scottville1,474 people

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Victory1,434 people

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Custer1,327 people

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Branch1,311 people

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Riverton1,120 people

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Grant927 people

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Lake911 people

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Eden525 people

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Logan287 people

Also covers small parts of Weare, Free Soil, Sherman and Sweetwater.

Schools5 in district

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Mason County Central Upper ElementaryElementary · Grades 3–5 · 258 students · Scottville

B-Public 📚

Scottville Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–2 · 211 students · Scottville

Public 📚

Mason County Central MSMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 276 students · Scottville

C+Public 🏫

Mason County Central HSHigh · Grades 9–12 · 413 students · Scottville

B-Public 🏫

Academy of Science Math and Technology Early College High ScHigh · Grades 11–12 · 45 students · Ludington

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Ludington Area School DistrictHamlin · Pere Marquette · Summit · $14,619 per student

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Baldwin Community SchoolsPleasant Plains · Sauble · Webber · $28,957 per student

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Hart Public School DistrictCrystal · Hart · $15,872 per student

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Mason County Eastern DistrictMeade · Sheridan · $17,220 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.