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Schools in Detour Township

Detour Township’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
64%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$112.6K
▲ 581% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.2
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
98 students on the public path
In brief

Detour Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Detour Township’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Drummond Island Elem School places highest (better than 94%); Drummond Island Elem School lowest (94%). See the path ↓

Charter schools

1 public charter school is located in Detour Township; each is graded on its own results. Every school ↓

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 Detour Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Drummond Island Elem Schoolin Drummond IslandA
9–12DeTour High SchoolDeTour Area SchoolsNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the DeTour Area Schools.

The district

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

DeTour Area SchoolsGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 98 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$112,604MI $16,528 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 45.4% · 35 students tested
Math34%
State average 33.6% · 35 students tested

Detour Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Detour Township—DeTour Area Schools
Raber—Pickford PK–12 · DeTour Area Schools K–12
Drummond—DeTour Area Schools
ClarkA+Les Cheneaux

2 of the 3 neighbors share DeTour Area Schools with Detour Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Detour Township

3 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).

District schools in Detour Townshipby address
DeTour High School
High · Grades 7–12 · De Tour Village
45 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Detour Townshipin other towns
Drummond Island Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Drummond Island
A
53 students10:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
DeTour Arts and Technology Academy
Grades PK–12 · De Tour Vlg
B−
Charter
77 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Detour Township’s schools

Are Detour Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Detour Township. DeTour Area Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Detour Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Detour Township in?

DeTour Area Schools.

Where do Detour Township kids go to high school?

DeTour High School.

Parents talk

What Detour 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). Stars are from neighbors.