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Schools in Lakefield Township · Tahquamenon Area Schools

Lakefield Township’s public schools score below 74% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 19% of Lakefield Township’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lakefield 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 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
35%
▼ 10 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
19%
▼ 15 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
60–69%
▼ 13–22 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 4% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
496 students on the public path
In brief

Lakefield Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 982 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lakefield Township’s, its schools beat 7%, lower than their 26% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

60–69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Lakefield Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,810 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count 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 Lakefield Township’s grade

C Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 26% 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 26%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (982)Better than 7%
DC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 278 test results and a graduating class of 42 could put Lakefield Township anywhere from D to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Lakefield Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (279 in math, 278 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Newberry Area Schoolin NewberryC+

Lakefield Township’s public schools are run by Tahquamenon Area Schools, which also serves Columbus, Hulbert, McMillan and Newberry 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.

Tahquamenon Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 496 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,810MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 45.4% · 278 students tested
Math19%
State average 33.6% · 279 students tested

Lakefield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lakefield TownshipCTahquamenon Area Schools
Columbus—Tahquamenon Area Schools
PentlandCTahquamenon Area Schools
Portage—Tahquamenon Area Schools
Germfask—Manistique Area Schools

3 of the 4 neighbors share Tahquamenon Area Schools with Lakefield Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lakefield Township

1 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 Lakefield Townshipin other towns
Newberry Area School
Grades PK–12 · Newberry
C+
496 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Lakefield Township’s schools

Are Lakefield Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lakefield Township children attend score below 74% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 7%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lakefield Township in?

Tahquamenon Area Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 496 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

What is Lakefield Township’s graduation rate?

60–69% of the class of 2023 in Tahquamenon Area Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Lakefield Township spend per student?

$15,810 in Tahquamenon 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.