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Schools in Alpena Township

Alpena Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
76%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 10% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.8
MI 16.5
Schools in town
2
2,019 students on the public path
In brief

Alpena Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Alpena Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Alpena High School places highest (better than 64%); Hinks Elementary lowest (16%). 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 Alpena Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Hinks ElementaryAlpena Public SchoolsC−
6–8Thunder Bay Junior High SchoolAlpena Public SchoolsC
9–12Alpena High Schoolin AlpenaB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Alpena 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.

Alpena Public SchoolsGrades K–12 · 9 schools · 3,553 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 16.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,914MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 45.4% · 1715 students tested
Math27%
State average 33.6% · 1713 students tested

Alpena Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alpena Township—Alpena
Maple RidgeC+Alpena
SanbornC+Alpena
WilsonC+Alpena
Presque IsleC+Alpena

All 4 neighbors share Alpena with Alpena Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Alpena Township

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).

District schools in Alpena Townshipby address
Hinks Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alpena
C−
132 students16:1Rate it →
Thunder Bay Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alpena
C
796 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Alpena Townshipin other towns
Alpena High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Alpena
B
1,091 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Alpena Township’s schools

Are Alpena Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alpena Township. Alpena Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alpena Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Alpena Township in?

Alpena Public Schools.

Where do Alpena Township kids go to high school?

Alpena High School.

Parents talk

What Alpena 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.