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Schools in Fife Lake Township · Forest Area Community Schools, Kingsley Area Schools

Fife Lake Township’s public schools outscore 79% of Michigan districts

In Fife Lake Township, 43% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Fife Lake Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 99% 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
54%
▲ 9 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
▲ 9 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 8–12 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 18% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Kingsley Area Schools
Students per teacher
15.9
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,260 students on the public path
In brief

Fife Lake Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 54% and math 43% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Forest Area spends $15,218 per student and Kingsley Area Schools $13,581, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Fife Lake Township’s grade

A− Test scoresB+ Graduation

A−: better than 79% of Michigan school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 79%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1030)Better than 79%
Towns in Grand Traverse County (13)Better than 8%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,037 test results and a graduating class of 111 could put Fife Lake Township anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Fife Lake Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,036 in math, 1,037 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–3Fife Lake Elementary SchoolForest Area Community SchoolsC
4–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Fife Lake Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Forest Area Community Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Kingsley Area Schools, shared with Blair, Greenwood, Kingsley, Mayfield, Paradise and Union. Its school is in Kingsley. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Fife Lake Township

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

Forest Area Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 493 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,218MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Kingsley Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,422 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 16.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,581MI $16,528 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Forest Area Community Schools27%
State average 45.4% · 247 students tested
Math · PK–12, Forest Area Community Schools21%
State average 33.6% · 247 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Kingsley Area Schools63%
State average 45.4% · 790 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kingsley Area Schools50%
State average 33.6% · 789 students tested

Fife Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fife Lake TownshipA−Forest Area PK–12 · Kingsley Area Schools PK–12
Liberty—Manton Consolidated Schools
ParadiseAKingsley Area Schools
Union—Traverse City Area PK–12 · Kingsley Area Schools PK–12 · Forest Area PK–12
SpringfieldCForest Area
Greenwood—Kingsley Area Schools PK–12 · Manton Consolidated Schools K–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Kingsley Area Schools with Fife Lake Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Fife Lake Township

5 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 Fife Lake Townshipby address
Fife Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Fife Lake
C
144 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Fife Lake Townshipin other towns
Forest Area Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Fife Lake
C−
193 students14:1Rate it →
Kingsley Area Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kingsley
A
366 students16:1Rate it →
Kingsley Area High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kingsley
B−
401 students16:1Rate it →
Forest Area High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fife Lake
C
156 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Fife Lake Township’s schools

Are Fife Lake Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Fife Lake Township children attend outscore 79% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fife Lake Township in?

Two districts: Forest Area Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Kingsley Area Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Blair, Greenwood, Kingsley, Mayfield, Paradise and Union.

Where do Fife Lake Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Kingsley Area High School and Forest Area High School.

What is Fife Lake Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Kingsley Area Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Fife Lake Township spend per student?

$15,218 in Forest Area Community Schools and $13,581 in Kingsley Area Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.