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Schools in Long Rapids Township

Long Rapids Township’s public schools

Alpena Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Long Rapids Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/8schools 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
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
76%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 10% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.8
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
3,496 students on the public path
In brief

Long Rapids Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Long Rapids Township’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Alpena High School places highest (better than 64%); Lincoln Elementary lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Long Rapids Township, graded from D to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Alpena 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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
6–8Thunder Bay Junior High Schoolin AlpenaC
9–12Alpena High Schoolin AlpenaB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Alpena Public Schools.

The district

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

Alpena Public SchoolsGrades K–12 · 9 schools · 3,553 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 16.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,914MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 45.4% · 1715 students tested
Math27%
State average 33.6% · 1713 students tested

Long Rapids Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Long Rapids Township—Alpena
Maple RidgeC+Alpena
Wellington—Hillman PK–12 · Alpena K–12
Posen—Posen Consolidated
WilsonC+Alpena
GreenC+Hillman PK–12 · Alpena K–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share Alpena with Long Rapids Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Long Rapids Township

8 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 Long Rapids Townshipin other towns
Besser Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alpena
B−
470 students18:1Rate it →
Ella M White Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alpena
C+
440 students18:1Rate it →
Wilson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Herron
C
220 students15:1Rate it →
Sanborn Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ossineke
C+
201 students20:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alpena
D
146 students15:1Rate it →
Hinks Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alpena
C−
132 students16:1Rate it →
Thunder Bay Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alpena
C
796 students16:1Rate it →
Alpena High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Alpena
B
1,091 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Long Rapids Township’s schools

Are Long Rapids Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Long Rapids Township. Alpena Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Long Rapids Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Long Rapids Township in?

Alpena Public Schools.

Where do Long Rapids Township kids go to high school?

Alpena High 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.