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Schools in Coldsprings Township · Kalkaska Public Schools, Mancelona Public Schools

Coldsprings Township’s public schools score below 53% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 27% of Coldsprings Township’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Coldsprings Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 99% 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

39%

▼ 7 pts vs MI 45%

2021–22

Math proficiency

27%

▼ 7 pts vs MI 34%

2021–22

Graduate on time

75–79%

▼ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$15.8K

▼ 4% vs MI $16.5K

FY2024 · Kalkaska

Students per teacher

16.3

MI 16.5

Schools in town

2,106 students on the public path

In brief

Coldsprings Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1130 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Coldsprings Township’s, its schools beat 38%, lower than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Coldsprings Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Kalkaska spends $15,796 per student and Mancelona $16,861, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Coldsprings Township’s grade

B⁻ Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 47% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 47%

Lower resultsHigher results

Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1130)Better than 38%

Towns in Kalkaska County (12)Better than 92%

C⁺BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,093 test results and a graduating class of 110 could put Coldsprings Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Coldsprings Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,093 in math, 1,093 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in Coldsprings Township · depends on your address

Kalkaska Elementary School

Grades PK–5 · 517 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Kalkaska

C⁺

Mancelona Elementary School

Grades PK–4 · 288 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Mancelona

Rapid City Elementary School

Grades PK–5 · 70 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Rapid City

The path, start to finish

PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to C⁺

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B⁻

9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Coldsprings Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Kalkaska Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Mancelona Public Schools, shared with Custer, Helena, Mancelona and Mancelona. Its elementary school is in Kalkaska. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Coldsprings Township

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

Kalkaska Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,333 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 16.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)

$15,796MI $16,528 · FY2024

C⁺

Mancelona Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 773 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 16.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)

$16,861MI $16,528 · FY2024

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Kalkaska Public Schools36%

State average 45.4% · 664 students tested

Math · PK–12, Kalkaska Public Schools27%

State average 33.6% · 664 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Mancelona Public Schools43%

State average 45.4% · 429 students tested

Math · PK–12, Mancelona Public Schools27%

State average 33.6% · 429 students tested

Coldsprings Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Coldsprings Township	B⁻	Kalkaska PK–12 · Mancelona PK–12
Rapid River	C⁺	Kalkaska
Excelsior	C⁺	Kalkaska PK–12 · Excelsior Township School District 1 K–8
Blue Lake	—	Kalkaska
Mancelona	B	Mancelona

3 of the 4 neighbors share Kalkaska with Coldsprings Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Coldsprings Township

7 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 Coldsprings Townshipin other towns

Kalkaska Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kalkaska

C⁺

517 students15:1Rate it →

Mancelona Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mancelona

288 students16:1Rate it →

Rapid City Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rapid City

70 students12:1Rate it →

Mancelona Middle School

Middle · Grades 5–8 · Mancelona

B⁻

242 students16:1Rate it →

Kalkaska Middle School

Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kalkaska

307 students17:1Rate it →

Kalkaska High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Kalkaska

439 students19:1Rate it →

Mancelona High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Mancelona

243 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Coldsprings Township’s schools

Are Coldsprings Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Coldsprings Township children attend score below 53% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 38%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Coldsprings Township in?

Two districts: Kalkaska Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Mancelona Public Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Custer, Helena, Mancelona and Mancelona.

Where do Coldsprings Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Kalkaska High School and Mancelona High School.

What is Coldsprings Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Kalkaska Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Coldsprings Township spend per student?

$15,796 in Kalkaska Public Schools and $16,861 in Mancelona Public 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.