Bad Axe Public Schools
Serves Bad Axe, Colfax Township, Verona Township, Lincoln Township, Meade Township and Sheridan Township, and parts of Bingham Township.
Bad Axe’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Michigan school districts
What stands out about Bad Axe Public Schools
- Its letter, B+: results better than 67% of Michigan districts
- Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
- Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
- Spends 6% less per student than the MI average
- 14 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 12.5% since 2020–21
- Debt of $11.1M, about $13,970 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B+: better than 67% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Bad Axe. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. MI
2021–22 · class of 202398% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Down 12.5% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.