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Schools in Dollar Bay

Dollar Bay’s public schools

Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools and Hancock Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dollar Bay. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 11% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Hancock
Students per teacher
14.0
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
574 students on the public path
In brief

Dollar Bay’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Dollar Bay’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Barkell Elementary School places highest (better than 92%); Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School lowest (60%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools.

Two districts serve Dollar Bay

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

Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 317 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,411MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Hancock Public SchoolsGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 549 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,773MI $16,528 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools52%
State average 45.4% · 182 students tested
Math · PK–12, Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools32%
State average 33.6% · 182 students tested
Reading · K–12, Hancock Public Schools53%
State average 45.4% · 334 students tested
Math · K–12, Hancock Public Schools40%
State average 33.6% · 335 students tested

Dollar Bay vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dollar Bay—Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools PK–12 · Hancock K–12
FranklinA−Hancock
OsceolaBDollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools PK–12 · Calumet K–12
Torch LakeA−Lake Linden-Hubbell
HoughtonA+Houghton-Portage Township Schools
PortageA+Houghton-Portage Township Schools

Every school in Dollar Bay

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 Dollar Bayin other towns
Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School
Grades PK–12
B
317 students15:1Rate it →
Barkell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hancock
A
257 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Dollar Bay’s schools

Are Dollar Bay’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dollar Bay. Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools and Hancock Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dollar Bay. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dollar Bay in?

Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools and Hancock Public Schools.

Where do Dollar Bay kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School and Barkell Elementary 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.