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Mid Peninsula School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Baldwin Township, Maple Ridge Township, Ewing Township and Turin Township.

Baldwin Township’s Schools page →

Students
220
Schools
1
Spent per student
$14,811
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
The gist

What stands out about Mid Peninsula School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 18% of Michigan districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the MI average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 15.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 18% 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.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Baldwin Township 694Maple Ridge Township 687Ewing Township 154Turin Township 114

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Baldwin Township. Grade by grade →

K–12Mid Peninsula SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15–19%
State average 33.6% · 102 students tested
Reading / language arts20–24%
State average 45.4% · 102 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 81.8% · 11 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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 2024
$14,811 per student · 10% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 33%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 59%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
190’20
191’21
191’22
217’23
220’24

Up 15.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Two or more races 1%Hispanic <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.

Mid Peninsula School
Other · Grades K–12 · Rock
D−
220 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Gwinn Area Community SchoolsForsyth Township, Skandia Township
$15,918per student
Gladstone Area SchoolsBrampton Township, Escanaba Township
$12,974per student
Rapid River Public SchoolsMasonville Township
$15,708per student
Superior Central SchoolsLimestone Township
$16,452per student

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.