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Schools in Kinross Township · Rudyard Area Schools

Kinross Township’s public schools outscore 65% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Kinross Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 38% of Kinross Township’s students scored proficient, above the Michigan average (34%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

#358of 699 Michigan townsK–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
45%
▼ 0 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 4 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.6K
▲ 7% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
602 students on the public path
In brief

Kinross Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 38% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $17,624 per student in FY2024, against $16,528 across Michigan. 21% of its revenue that year was federal (Michigan 9%), in the last year of pandemic relief. 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 Kinross Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresB− Graduation

B+: better than 65% of Michigan school districts, #358 of 699 Michigan towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 65%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1131)Better than 69%
Towns in Chippewa County (15)Better than 20%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 315 test results and a graduating class of 38 could put Kinross Township anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Kinross Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (315 in math, 315 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Rudyard Area Schoolsin RudyardB−

Kinross Township’s public schools are run by Rudyard Area Schools, which also serves Brevort, Dafter, Rudyard and Trout Lake. 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.

Rudyard Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 602 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$17,624MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 45.4% · 315 students tested
Math38%
State average 33.6% · 315 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 21% of the Rudyard Area Schools district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 9% across Michigan, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Kinross Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kinross TownshipB+Rudyard Area Schools
RudyardB+Rudyard Area Schools
Chippewa—Brimley Area Schools
SuperiorB+Brimley Area Schools
PickfordC+Pickford
Trout Lake—Rudyard Area Schools
DafterB+Brimley Area Schools PK–12 · Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools PK–12 · Rudyard Area Schools PK–12

3 of the 6 neighbors share Rudyard Area Schools with Kinross Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Kinross Township

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 Kinross Townshipin other towns
Rudyard Area Schools
Grades PK–12 · Rudyard
B−
602 students14:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Kinross Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Consolidated Community School Services
High · Grades 5–12 · Kincheloe
C−
Alternative Education
59 students7:1Rate it →
EUPISD Learning Center
Grades PK–12 · Kincheloe
B+
Special Education
56 students4:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Chippewa Correctional Facility and Kinross Correctional Facility).

Questions about Kinross Township’s schools

Are Kinross Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Kinross Township children attend outscore 65% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #358 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Kinross Township in?

Rudyard Area Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 602 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

What is Kinross Township’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Kinross Township spend per student?

$17,624 in Rudyard Area 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.