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Escanaba Area Public Schools

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Escanaba, Wells Township, Ford River Township and Cornell Township, and parts of Wells Township.

Escanaba’s School Grade B better than 62% of Michigan school districts

Students
2,130
Schools
5
Spent per student
$13,751
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Debt
$10.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Escanaba Area Public Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 62% of Michigan districts
  • Spends 17% less per student than the MI average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $10.6M, about $4,994 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 62% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BEscanaba 12,257BWells Township 4,821BFord River Township 2,014Cornell Township 566

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Escanaba. Grade by grade →

KWebster Kindergarten CenterThis district
3–5Escanaba Upper ElementaryThis district
6–12Escanaba JuniorSenior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 33.6% · 1,015 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 45.4% · 1,011 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 81.8% · 192 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,751 per student · 17% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 67%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,223’20
2,146’21
2,129’22
2,131’23
2,130’24

Down 4.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.

Webster Kindergarten Center
Elementary · Grades K · Escanaba
215 students12:1
Lemmer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–2 · Escanaba
296 students16:1
Escanaba Upper Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Escanaba
B−
426 students15:1
Escanaba JuniorSenior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Escanaba
B−
1,089 students20:1
Escanaba Student Success Center
High · Grades 8–12 · Escanaba
C−
104 students

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bark River-Harris School DistrictBark River Township, Harris Township
$13,320per student
Gladstone Area SchoolsEscanaba Township
$12,974per student
Mid Peninsula School DistrictBaldwin Township, Ewing Township
$14,811per student
North Dickinson County SchoolsBreen Township, West Branch Township
$12,966per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.