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Crawford AuSable Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Grayling Township, Grayling, Beaver Creek Township, Frederic Township, Maple Forest Township and Lovells Township, and parts of Otsego Lake Township and Bear Lake Township.

Grayling Township’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Michigan school districts

Students
1,640
Schools
4
Spent per student
$13,577
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$28.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Crawford AuSable Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of Michigan districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the MI average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $28.5M, about $17,384 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 70% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Grayling Township 5,892B+Grayling 1,969B+Beaver Creek Township 1,628B+Frederic Township 1,195Maple Forest Township 640Lovells Township 619

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Grayling Township. Grade by grade →

PK–4Grayling Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Grayling Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Grayling High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency44%
State average 33.6% · 808 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 45.4% · 808 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 81.8% · 112 in the class

96% 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
$13,577 per student · 18% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 34%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 48%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,619’20
1,649’21
1,646’22
1,628’23
1,640’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Grayling Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Grayling
B
624 students13:1
Great Lakes Online Education
Other · Grades K–12 · Grayling
C
104 students18:1
Grayling Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Grayling
A−
450 students15:1
Grayling High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Grayling
A
462 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Kalkaska Public SchoolsBlue Lake Township, Excelsior Township, Garfield Township
$15,796per student
Gaylord Community SchoolsBagley Township, Chester Township, Hayes Township
$14,951per student
Roscommon Area Public SchoolsGerrish Township, Lyon Township, South Branch Township
$17,778per student
Johannesburg-Lewiston Area School DistrictCharlton Township, Chester Township, Greenwood Township
$14,953per 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.