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Schools in Bay Mills Township · Brimley Area Schools

Bay Mills Township’s public schools outscore 68% of Michigan districts

Reading proficiency in Bay Mills Township’s districts is 52%, above the Michigan average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bay Mills 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
52%
▲ 7 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 4 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$19.0K
▲ 15% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
463 students on the public path
In brief

Bay Mills Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1124 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bay Mills Township’s, its schools beat 73%, higher than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 30% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,951 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Ojibwe Charter School 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 Bay Mills Township’s grade

B+ Test scores

B+: better than 68% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are above the Michigan average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 68%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1124)Better than 73%
Towns in Chippewa County (15)Better than 40%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 266 test results could put Bay Mills Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Bay Mills Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (266 in math, 265 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Brimley Area Schoolin BrimleyC+

Bay Mills Township’s public schools are run by Brimley Area Schools, which also serves Chippewa, Dafter and Superior. 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.

Brimley Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 463 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$18,951MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 45.4% · 265 students tested
Math30%
State average 33.6% · 266 students tested

Bay Mills Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bay Mills TownshipB+Brimley Area Schools
SuperiorB+Brimley Area Schools
SooB+Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools
Whitefish—Whitefish Township Schools
Chippewa—Brimley Area Schools

2 of the 4 neighbors share Brimley Area Schools with Bay Mills Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Bay Mills 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 Bay Mills Townshipin other towns
Brimley Area School
Grades PK–12 · Brimley
C+
463 students13:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Ojibwe Charter School
Grades K–12 · Brimley
D
Charter
125 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Bay Mills Township’s schools

Are Bay Mills Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bay Mills Township children attend outscore 68% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bay Mills Township in?

Brimley Area Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 463 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Bay Mills Township spend per student?

$18,951 in Brimley Area 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.