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Schools in Alden

Alden’s public schools

Mancelona Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alden. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.9K
▲ 2% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.2
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
773 students on the public path
In brief

Alden’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Alden’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Mancelona Middle School places highest (better than 49%); Mancelona High School lowest (34%). 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 Alden, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Mancelona Elementary Schoolin MancelonaC
5–8Mancelona Middle Schoolin MancelonaB−
9–12Mancelona High Schoolin MancelonaC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mancelona Public Schools.

The district

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

Mancelona Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 773 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 16.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,861MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 45.4% · 429 students tested
Math27%
State average 33.6% · 429 students tested

Alden vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Alden—Mancelona

Every school in Alden

3 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 Aldenin other towns
Mancelona Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mancelona
C
288 students16:1Rate it →
Mancelona Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Mancelona
B−
242 students16:1Rate it →
Mancelona High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mancelona
C
243 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Alden’s schools

Are Alden’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alden. Mancelona Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alden. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Alden in?

Mancelona Public Schools.

Where do Alden kids go to high school?

Mancelona High 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.