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Schools in Filer City

Filer City’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 8% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.9
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,247 students on the public path
In brief

Filer City’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Filer City’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Manistee Middle High School places highest (better than 49%); John F Kennedy Elem School lowest (43%). 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 Filer City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Thomas Jefferson Elem Schoolin ManisteeNo scores
3–5John F Kennedy Elem Schoolin ManisteeC+
6–12Manistee Middle High Schoolin ManisteeB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Manistee 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.

Manistee Area SchoolsGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,247 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 18.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,150MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 45.4% · 625 students tested
Math39%
State average 33.6% · 638 students tested

Filer City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Filer City—Manistee Area Schools

Every school in Filer City

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).

Also serving Filer Cityin other towns
Thomas Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Manistee
292 students18:1Rate it →
John F Kennedy Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Manistee
C+
270 students16:1Rate it →
Manistee Middle High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Manistee
B−
685 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Filer City’s schools

Are Filer City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Filer City. Manistee Area Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Filer City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Filer City in?

Manistee Area Schools.

Where do Filer City kids go to high school?

Manistee Middle High 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.