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Schools in Bear Lake

Bear Lake’s public schools

Bear Lake School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bear Lake. 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 98% 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 5% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.5
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
280 students on the public path
In brief

Bear Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Bear Lake’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Bear Lake High School places highest (better than 34%); Bear Lake Elementary 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 Bear Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Bear Lake Elementary SchoolBear Lake School DistrictC
7–12Bear Lake High SchoolBear Lake School DistrictC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bear Lake 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.

Bear Lake School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 280 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 17.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,725MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 45.4% · 142 students tested
Math32%
State average 33.6% · 142 students tested

Bear Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Bear Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bear Lake—Bear Lake

Every school in Bear Lake

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 Bear Lakein other towns
Bear Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
147 students15:1Rate it →
Bear Lake High School
High · Grades 7–12
C
133 students22:1Rate it →

Questions about Bear Lake’s schools

Are Bear Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bear Lake. Bear Lake School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bear Lake. 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 Bear Lake in?

Bear Lake School District.

Where do Bear Lake kids go to high school?

Bear Lake High School.

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What Bear Lake families are saying about 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.