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Schools in Aetna Township

Aetna Township’s public schools

McBain Rural Agricultural Schools and Lake City Area School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Aetna Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 14% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Lake City Area
Students per teacher
16.9
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
2,223 students on the public path
In brief

Aetna Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Aetna Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. McBain High School places highest (better than 72%); Lake City High School lowest (39%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Aetna Township, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Lake City High School and McBain 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Aetna Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the McBain Rural Agricultural Schools.

Two districts serve Aetna Township

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

McBain Rural Agricultural SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,081 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 18.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,602MI $16,528 · FY2024
A−
Lake City Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,142 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,224MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, McBain Rural Agricultural Schools55%
State average 45.4% · 506 students tested
Math · PK–12, McBain Rural Agricultural Schools47%
State average 33.6% · 506 students tested
Reading · K–12, Lake City Area School District40%
State average 45.4% · 577 students tested
Math · K–12, Lake City Area School District32%
State average 33.6% · 576 students tested

Aetna Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Aetna Township—McBain Rural Agricultural Schools PK–12 · Lake City Area K–12
Clam Union—McBain Rural Agricultural Schools
Butterfield—Houghton Lake
ReederB+McBain Rural Agricultural Schools PK–12 · Lake City Area K–12
West Branch—Houghton Lake PK–12 · Lake City Area K–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share McBain Rural Agricultural Schools with Aetna Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Aetna 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 Aetna Townshipin other towns
McBain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mc Bain
B+
520 students19:1Rate it →
Lake City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lake City
B−
508 students16:1Rate it →
McBain Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mc Bain
B+
267 students19:1Rate it →
Lake City Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake City
C+
265 students17:1Rate it →
Lake City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake City
C+
369 students15:1Rate it →
McBain High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mc Bain
B+
294 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Aetna Township’s schools

Are Aetna Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Aetna Township. McBain Rural Agricultural Schools and Lake City Area School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Aetna Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Aetna Township in?

McBain Rural Agricultural Schools and Lake City Area School District.

Where do Aetna Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lake City High School and McBain High School.

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What Aetna Township families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.