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Schools in Green Township · Alpena Public Schools, Hillman Community Schools

Green Township’s public schools score below 60% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Green Township’s districts is 27%, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Green 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 95% 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
38%
▼ 7 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 7 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
76%
▼ 6 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 10% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Alpena
Students per teacher
16.6
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
2,837 students on the public path
In brief

Green Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 934 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Green Township’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

76% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Alpena spends $14,914 per student and Hillman $15,752, 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 Green Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 40% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (934)Better than 29%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,933 test results and a graduating class of 281 could put Green Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Green Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,932 in math, 1,934 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Green Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Hillman Community Schools). From grade K, students attend the Alpena Public Schools, shared with Alpena, Alpena, Long Rapids, Maple Ridge, Ossineke, Presque Isle, Sanborn, Wellington and Wilson. Its elementary school is in Alpena. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Green Township

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

Alpena Public SchoolsGrades K–12 · 9 schools · 3,553 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 16.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,914MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Hillman Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 432 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,752MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Alpena Public Schools38%
State average 45.4% · 1715 students tested
Math · K–12, Alpena Public Schools27%
State average 33.6% · 1713 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Hillman Community Schools39%
State average 45.4% · 219 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hillman Community Schools24%
State average 33.6% · 219 students tested

Green Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Green TownshipC+Hillman PK–12 · Alpena K–12
WilsonC+Alpena
OssinekeC+Alpena
Wellington—Hillman PK–12 · Alpena K–12
Long Rapids—Alpena
HillmanCHillman
Rust—Hillman

4 of the 6 neighbors share Alpena with Green Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Green Township

9 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 Green Townshipin other towns
Hillman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hillman
C−
203 students14:1Rate it →
Besser Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alpena
B−
470 students18:1Rate it →
Ella M White Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alpena
C+
440 students18:1Rate it →
Wilson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Herron
C
220 students15:1Rate it →
Sanborn Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ossineke
C+
201 students20:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alpena
D
146 students15:1Rate it →
Hinks Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alpena
C−
132 students16:1Rate it →
Thunder Bay Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alpena
C
796 students16:1Rate it →
Hillman Community JrSr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Hillman
B−
229 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Green Township’s schools

Are Green Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Green Township children attend score below 60% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Green Township in?

Two districts: Hillman Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Alpena Public Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Alpena, Alpena, Long Rapids, Maple Ridge, Ossineke, Presque Isle, Sanborn, Wellington and Wilson.

What is Green Township’s graduation rate?

76% of the class of 2023 in Alpena Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Green Township spend per student?

$14,914 in Alpena Public Schools and $15,752 in Hillman Community 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.