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Schools in Backus Township

Backus Township’s public schools

Houghton Lake Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Backus Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
62%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▼ 14% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
973 students on the public path
In brief

Backus Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Backus Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Collins Elementary School places highest (better than 33%); Houghton Lake JrSr High School lowest (31%). 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 Backus Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Collins Elementary Schoolin Houghton LakeC
7–12Houghton Lake JrSr High Schoolin Houghton LakeC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Houghton Lake Community School District.

The district

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

Houghton Lake Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,076 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,267MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 45.4% · 575 students tested
Math24%
State average 33.6% · 576 students tested

Backus Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Backus Township—Houghton Lake
HigginsBRoscommon Area
DentonCHoughton Lake
RichfieldC+Houghton Lake PK–12 · Roscommon Area PK–12
Nester—Houghton Lake

3 of the 4 neighbors share Houghton Lake with Backus Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Backus Township

2 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 Backus Townshipin other towns
Collins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Houghton Lake
C
489 students15:1Rate it →
Houghton Lake JrSr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Houghton Lake
C
484 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Backus Township’s schools

Are Backus Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Backus Township. Houghton Lake Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Backus Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Backus Township in?

Houghton Lake Community School District.

Where do Backus Township kids go to high school?

Houghton Lake JrSr 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.