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Schools in Big Bay

Big Bay’s public schools

Powell Township Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Bay. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 90% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
30%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Spent per student
$31.5K
▲ 91% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.0
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
46 students on the public path
In brief

Big Bay’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Big Bay’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Powell Twp Elementary School places highest (better than 38%); Powell Twp Elementary School lowest (38%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Big Bay, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Powell Twp Elementary SchoolPowell Township SchoolsC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Powell Township Schools.

The district

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

Powell Township SchoolsGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 46 students, up 31% since 2020–21 · 9.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$31,549MI $16,528 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

How students score

Reading30%
State average 45.4% · 25 students tested · the state reports 21–39%
Math30%
State average 33.6% · 25 students tested · the state reports 21–39%

Big Bay vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Big Bay—Powell Township Schools
Powell—Powell Township Schools

Every school in Big Bay

1 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 Big Bayin other towns
Powell Twp Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C+
46 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Big Bay’s schools

Are Big Bay’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Big Bay. Powell Township Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Bay. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Big Bay in?

Powell Township Schools.

Where do Big Bay kids go to high school?

Powell Twp Elementary School.

Parents talk

What Big Bay 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 2020) 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.