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Fishtown at sunset, on Lake Michigan at Leland, MI 06-21-2019 006 (48117047808)Photo: Richard Hurd from Green Bay, USA · CC BY 2.0
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Schools in Leland Township · Leland Public School District

Leland Township’s public schools outscore 88% of Michigan districts

On the state math tests, 47% of Leland Township’s students scored proficient, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Leland 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
56%
▲ 11 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
▲ 13 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$20.4K
▲ 24% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
421 students on the public path
In brief

Leland Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 56% and math 47% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,448 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy is in town. Every school ↓

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 Leland Township’s grade

A Test scores

A: better than 88% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are above the Michigan average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 88%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (832)Better than 88%
Towns in Leelanau County (11)Better than 45%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 252 test results could put Leland Township anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Leland Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (252 in math, 251 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Leland Public SchoolLeland Public School DistrictA−

Leland Township’s public schools are run by Leland Public School District, which also serves Centerville and Cleveland. 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.

Leland Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 421 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$20,448MI $16,528 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 45.4% · 251 students tested
Math47%
State average 33.6% · 252 students tested

Leland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Leland TownshipALeland Public
CentervilleAGlen Lake PK–12 · Leland Public PK–12
Suttons BayC+Suttons Bay
LeelanauA−Northport Public
ClevelandAGlen Lake PK–12 · Leland Public PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Leland Public with Leland Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Leland 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).

District schools in Leland Townshipby address
Leland Public School
Grades PK–12 · Leland
A−
421 students13:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lake Leelanau
B
Charter
71 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Leland Township’s schools

Are Leland Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Leland Township children attend outscore 88% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Leland Township in?

Leland Public School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 421 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Leland Township spend per student?

$20,448 in Leland Public School District (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Leland 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.