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Schools in Au Train Township · Munising Public Schools, Autrain-Onota Public Schools

Au Train Township’s public schools outscore 55% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Au Train Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 29% of students in Au Train Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
41%
▼ 4 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 5 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▲ 2% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Munising
Students per teacher
15.2
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
569 students on the public path
In brief

Au Train Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1192 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Au Train Township’s, its schools beat 48%, lower than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Au Train Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Munising spends $16,813 per student and Autrain-Onota $47,895, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Au Train Township’s grade

B− Test scoresB− Graduation

B: better than 55% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 55%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1192)Better than 48%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 273 test results and a graduating class of 46 could put Au Train Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Au Train Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (268 in math, 278 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Au Train Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB
9–12Munising High and Middle Schoolin MunisingC+

Au Train Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Munising Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Autrain-Onota Public Schools, shared with Onota. Its school is in Munising. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Au Train Township

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

Munising Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 549 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,813MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Autrain-Onota Public SchoolsGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 20 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$47,895MI $16,528 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Munising Public Schools41%
State average 45.4% · 278 students tested
Math · PK–12, Munising Public Schools29%
State average 33.6% · 268 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Autrain-Onota Public Schools50%
State average 45.4% · 16 students tested · the state reports 40–59%
Math · PK–8, Autrain-Onota Public Schools30%
State average 33.6% · 16 students tested · the state reports 21–39%

Au Train Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Au Train TownshipBMunising PK–12 · Autrain-Onota PK–8
MunisingBMunising
Grand Island—Munising
Mathias—Superior Central Schools
Limestone—Superior Central Schools
Onota—Autrain-Onota
Rock RiverBSuperior Central Schools

2 of the 6 neighbors share Munising with Au Train Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Au Train 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).

Also serving Au Train Townshipin other towns
William G Mather Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Munising
B
253 students15:1Rate it →
AuTrainOnota Public School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Deerton
20 students10:1Rate it →
Munising High and Middle School
High · Grades 6–12 · Munising
C+
296 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Au Train Township’s schools

Are Au Train Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Au Train Township children attend outscore 55% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Au Train Township in?

Two districts: Munising Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Autrain-Onota Public Schools runs grades PK–8, shared with Onota.

Where do Au Train Township kids go to high school?

Munising High and Middle School in Munising, with 296 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Au Train Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Munising Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Au Train Township spend per student?

$16,813 in Munising Public Schools and $47,895 in Autrain-Onota Public Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.