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Schools in Hawes Township · Alcona Community Schools

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

16% of students in Hawes Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hawes 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 97% 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
36%
▼ 9 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
16%
▼ 18 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.2K
▲ 4% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
687 students on the public path
In brief

Hawes Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1257 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hawes Township’s, its schools beat 21%, lower than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Hawes Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,165 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Alcona Community High School. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Hawes Township’s grade

C Test scoresB− Graduation

C+: better than 40% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1257)Better than 21%
Towns in Alcona County (11)Better than 0%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 332 test results and a graduating class of 55 could put Hawes Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Hawes Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (331 in math, 333 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Alcona Elementary Schoolin HarrisvilleC
6–12Alcona Community High Schoolin HarrisvilleC+

Hawes Township’s public schools are run by Alcona Community Schools, which also serves Alcona, Caledonia, Gustin and Harrisville and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Alcona Community SchoolsGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 687 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$17,165MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 45.4% · 333 students tested
Math16%
State average 33.6% · 331 students tested

Hawes Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hawes TownshipC+Alcona
Alcona—Alcona
Mitchell—Fairview Area
Millen—Alcona
Gustin—Alcona
Haynes—Alcona

4 of the 5 neighbors share Alcona with Hawes Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Hawes Township

2 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 Hawes Townshipin other towns
Alcona Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Harrisville
C
318 students13:1Rate it →
Alcona Community High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Harrisville
C+
369 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Hawes Township’s schools

Are Hawes Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hawes 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 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hawes Township in?

Alcona Community Schools, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 687 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Hawes Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Alcona Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Hawes Township spend per student?

$17,165 in Alcona 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.