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Schools in Lake Township

Lake Township’s public schools

Benzie County Central School and Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/6schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
67%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▼ 3% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Benzie County Central School
Students per teacher
14.6
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,332 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Lake Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Frankfort Elementary School places highest (better than 84%); Homestead Hills Elementary School lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Lake Township, graded from C to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Frankfort High School, Benzie Central Middle School and Benzie Academy. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lake Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
6–123 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Benzie County Central School.

Two districts serve Lake Township

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

Benzie County Central SchoolGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,136 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,079MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Frankfort-Elberta Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 488 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$22,206MI $16,528 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Benzie County Central School43%
State average 45.4% · 608 students tested
Math · PK–12, Benzie County Central School29%
State average 33.6% · 600 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools56%
State average 45.4% · 232 students tested
Math · PK–12, Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools50%
State average 33.6% · 232 students tested

Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake Township—Benzie County Central School PK–12 · Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools PK–12
BenzoniaC+Benzie County Central School
Platte—Benzie County Central School
Crystal LakeAFrankfort-Elberta Area Schools

2 of the 3 neighbors share Benzie County Central School with Lake Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lake Township

7 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 Lake Townshipin other towns
Frankfort Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Frankfort
A−
240 students14:1Rate it →
Homestead Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Benzonia
C
209 students15:1Rate it →
Lake Ann Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Interlochen
A−
180 students14:1Rate it →
Betsie Valley School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thompsonville
C
131 students13:1Rate it →
Frankfort High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Frankfort
A−
248 students13:1Rate it →
Benzie Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Benzonia
B−
239 students18:1Rate it →
Benzie Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Benzonia
85 studentsRate it →

Questions about Lake Township’s schools

Are Lake Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake Township. Benzie County Central School and Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lake Township in?

Benzie County Central School and Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools.

Where do Lake Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Frankfort High School, Benzie Central Middle School and Benzie Academy.

Parents talk

What Lake 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). Stars are from neighbors.