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Schools in Empire

Empire’s public schools

Glen Lake Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Empire. 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 100% 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
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.9K
▲ 39% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
735 students on the public path
In brief

Empire’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Empire’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Glen Lake Community School places highest (better than 77%); Glen Lake Community School lowest (77%). 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 Empire, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Glen Lake Community Schoolin Maple CityA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Glen Lake Community Schools.

The district

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

Glen Lake Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 735 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$22,898MI $16,528 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 45.4% · 350 students tested
Math52%
State average 33.6% · 351 students tested

Empire vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Empire—Glen Lake

Every school in Empire

1 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 Empirein other towns
Glen Lake Community School
Grades PK–12 · Maple City
A−
735 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Empire’s schools

Are Empire’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Empire. Glen Lake Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Empire. 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 Empire in?

Glen Lake Community Schools.

Where do Empire kids go to high school?

Glen Lake Community School.

Parents talk

What Empire 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.