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Schools in Crystal Lake Township · Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools

Crystal Lake Township’s public schools outscore 90% of Michigan districts

Math proficiency in Crystal Lake Township’s districts is 50%, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Crystal Lake 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
56%
▲ 11 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
▲ 16 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$22.2K
▲ 34% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
488 students on the public path
In brief

Crystal Lake Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1264 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Crystal Lake Township’s, its schools beat 97%, higher than their 90% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 56% and math 50% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $22,206 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Frankfort High School. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Crystal Lake Township’s grade

A Test scores

A: better than 90% 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 90%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1264)Better than 97%
Towns in Benzie County (12)Better than 83%
A−A+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 232 test results could put Crystal Lake Township anywhere from A− to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Crystal Lake Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (232 in math, 232 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Frankfort Elementary Schoolin FrankfortA−
6–12Frankfort High Schoolin FrankfortA−

Crystal Lake Township’s public schools are run by Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools, which also serves Blaine, Elberta, Frankfort and Gilmore and others. 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.

Frankfort-Elberta Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 488 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$22,206MI $16,528 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 45.4% · 232 students tested
Math50%
State average 33.6% · 232 students tested

Crystal Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Crystal Lake TownshipAFrankfort-Elberta Area Schools
Gilmore—Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools
FrankfortAFrankfort-Elberta Area Schools
Lake—Benzie County Central School PK–12 · Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools PK–12
BenzoniaC+Benzie County Central School
Elberta—Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools

4 of the 5 neighbors share Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools with Crystal Lake Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Crystal Lake 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 Crystal Lake Townshipin other towns
Frankfort Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Frankfort
A−
240 students14:1Rate it →
Frankfort High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Frankfort
A−
248 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Crystal Lake Township’s schools

Are Crystal Lake Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Crystal Lake Township children attend outscore 90% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Crystal Lake Township in?

Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 488 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Crystal Lake Township spend per student?

$22,206 in Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Crystal Lake Township 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.