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Schools in Baraga Township · Baraga Area Schools

Baraga Township’s public schools score below 69% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Baraga Township’s districts is 17%, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Baraga Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

#637of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% 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
37%
▼ 8 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 17 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$19.1K
▲ 16% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
324 students on the public path
In brief

Baraga Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 823 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Baraga Township’s, its schools beat 15%, lower than their 31% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $19,142 per student in FY2024, against $16,528 across Michigan. 29% of its revenue that year was federal (Michigan 9%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Pelkie Mennonite School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 Baraga Township’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 31% of Michigan school districts, #637 of 699 Michigan towns. Test scores are below the Michigan average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (823)Better than 15%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 136 test results could put Baraga Township anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Baraga Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (136 in math, 136 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–12Baraga SchoolBaraga Area SchoolsC

Baraga Township’s public schools are run by Baraga Area Schools, which also serves Baraga. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Baraga Area SchoolsGrades K–12 · 1 schools · 324 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$19,142MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 45.4% · 136 students tested
Math17%
State average 33.6% · 136 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 29% of the Baraga Area Schools district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 9% across Michigan, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Baraga Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Baraga TownshipCBaraga Area Schools
L'AnseBL'Anse Area Schools
Laird—L'Anse Area Schools
PortageA+Houghton-Portage Township Schools
Covington—L'Anse Area Schools
ChassellB+Chassell Township

Every school in Baraga 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).

District schools in Baraga Townshipby address
Baraga School
Grades K–12 · Baraga
C
324 students12:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Pelkie Mennonite School
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Pelkie
Private · Religious
23 students7:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Baraga Maximum Correctional Facility).

Questions about Baraga Township’s schools

Are Baraga Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Baraga Township children attend score below 69% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #637 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 15%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Baraga Township in?

Baraga Area Schools, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 324 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Baraga Township spend per student?

$19,142 in Baraga Area Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Baraga Township?

Yes: Pelkie Mennonite School (religious, grades 1–8, 23 students).

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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.