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Schools in Hiawatha Township · Manistique Area Schools

Hiawatha Township’s public schools score below 55% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

In Hiawatha Township, 25% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hiawatha Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 98% 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
40%
▼ 5 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 9 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 13% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.7
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
679 students on the public path
In brief

Hiawatha Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1138 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hiawatha Township’s, its schools beat 22%, lower than their 45% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,388 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 Manistique Middle and 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 Hiawatha Township’s grade

B− Test scores

B−: better than 45% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are below the Michigan average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 45%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1138)Better than 22%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 373 test results could put Hiawatha Township anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Hiawatha Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (373 in math, 373 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Emerald Elementary Schoolin ManistiqueC+
6–12Manistique Middle and High Schoolin ManistiqueB−

Hiawatha Township’s public schools are run by Manistique Area Schools, which also serves Doyle, Germfask, Manistique and Manistique 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.

Manistique Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 701 students · 15.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,388MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 45.4% · 373 students tested
Math25%
State average 33.6% · 373 students tested

Hiawatha Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hiawatha TownshipB−Manistique Area Schools
ManistiqueB−Manistique Area Schools
Thompson—Manistique Area Schools
MunisingBMunising
Inwood—Big Bay de Noc
Seney—Tahquamenon Area Schools
Burt—Burt Township

2 of the 6 neighbors share Manistique Area Schools with Hiawatha Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Hiawatha 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 Hiawatha Townshipin other towns
Emerald Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Manistique
C+
267 students13:1Rate it →
Manistique Middle and High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Manistique
B−
412 students18:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Jack Reque Alternative High School).

Questions about Hiawatha Township’s schools

Are Hiawatha Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hiawatha Township children attend score below 55% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 22%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hiawatha Township in?

Manistique Area Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 701 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

How much does Hiawatha Township spend per student?

$14,388 in Manistique Area Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Hiawatha Township families are saying about 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.