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Marlette Community Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Burnside Township, Marlette, Marlette Township, Koylton Township, Burlington Township, Flynn Township, Lamotte Township, Elmer Township and Clifford.

Burnside Township’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Michigan school districts

Students
699
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,619
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Debt
$3.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Marlette Community Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 68% of Michigan districts
  • Spends 12% less per student than the MI average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.6M, about $5,213 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 68% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Burnside Township 1,917B+Marlette 1,833Marlette Township 1,656B+Koylton Township 1,471B+Burlington Township 1,419Flynn Township 991Lamotte Township 763Elmer Township 711Clifford 308

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Burnside Township. Grade by grade →

PK–62 schoolsBrown City Community School District
7–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 33.6% · 356 students tested
Reading / language arts50%
State average 45.4% · 357 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 81.8% · 41 in the class

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
$14,619 per student · 12% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 68%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
733’20
727’21
716’22
712’23
699’24

Down 4.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%Asian <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Marlette Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marlette
B
328 students18:1
Marlette JrSr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Marlette
B+
371 students19:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Brown City Community School DistrictBrown City, Maple Valley Township
$16,335per student
Cass City Public SchoolsEvergreen Township, Kingston Township
$14,224per student
Kingston Community School DistrictDayton Township, Kingston Township
$14,327per student
Sandusky Community School DistrictMoore Township, Watertown Township
$14,336per 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.