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Lowell Area Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Ada Township, Lowell Township, Boston Township, Vergennes Township, Lowell, Grattan Township, Bowne Township and Keene Township, and parts of Cascade Township and Cannon Township.

Ada Township’s School Grade A+ better than 97% of Michigan school districts

Students
3,455
Schools
7
Spent per student
$14,193
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Debt
$111M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lowell Area Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 93% of Michigan districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 15 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the MI average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $111M, about $32,137 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 93% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A+Ada Township 14,769ALowell Township 6,500ABoston Township 6,121AVergennes Township 4,968ALowell 4,134AGrattan Township 3,896ABowne Township 3,339A−Keene Township 1,749

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ada Township. Grade by grade →

PK–42 elementary schoolsForest Hills Public Schools
6–82 middle schoolsForest Hills Public Schools
9–122 high schoolsForest Hills Public Schools

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency57%
State average 33.6% · 1,804 students tested
Reading / language arts65%
State average 45.4% · 1,804 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 81.8% · 279 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,193 per student · 14% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 62%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,552’20
3,502’21
3,476’22
3,415’23
3,455’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.

Murray Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lowell
A
433 students19:1
Alto Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alto
A+
417 students17:1
Bushnell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Lowell
253 students13:1
Cherry Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Lowell
A−
485 students18:1
Lowell Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lowell
A−
790 students19:1
Lowell Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lowell
A−
1,058 students19:1
Unity Alternative School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lowell
19 students19:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Rockford Public SchoolsCourtland Township, Plainfield Township, Rockford
$14,417per student
Lakewood Public SchoolsBerlin Township, Campbell Township
$13,306per student
Belding Area School DistrictOtisco Township
$15,548per student
Caledonia Community SchoolsCaledonia Township
$15,092per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.