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Schools in Manistee Township · Manistee Area Schools, Onekama Consolidated Schools

Manistee Township’s public schools outscore 57% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Manistee 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.

#445of 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
43%
▼ 3 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 4 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 8% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Manistee Area Schools
Students per teacher
17.8
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
586 students on the public path
In brief

Manistee Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1218 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Manistee Township’s, its schools beat 51%, lower than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 43% and math 38% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Manistee Area Schools spends $15,150 per student and Onekama Consolidated Schools $18,754, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts 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 Manistee Township’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 57% of Michigan school districts, #445 of 699 Michigan towns. Test scores are above the Michigan average; graduation is below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 57%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1218)Better than 51%
Towns in Manistee County (14)Better than 86%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 806 test results and a graduating class of 92 could put Manistee Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Manistee Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (812 in math, 799 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB

Manistee Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Manistee Area Schools). From grade K, students attend the Onekama Consolidated Schools, shared with Arcadia, Bear Lake, Brown, Onekama and Onekama. Its school is in Onekama. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Manistee Township

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

Manistee Area SchoolsGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,247 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 18.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,150MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Onekama Consolidated SchoolsGrades K–12 · 1 schools · 294 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$18,754MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Manistee Area Schools43%
State average 45.4% · 625 students tested
Math · K–12, Manistee Area Schools39%
State average 33.6% · 638 students tested
Reading · K–12, Onekama Consolidated Schools42%
State average 45.4% · 174 students tested
Math · K–12, Onekama Consolidated Schools32%
State average 33.6% · 174 students tested

Manistee Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Manistee TownshipBManistee Area Schools K–12 · Onekama Consolidated Schools K–12
OnekamaBOnekama Consolidated Schools
Manistee (city)BManistee Area Schools
Stronach—Kaleva Norman Dickson K–12 · Manistee Area Schools K–12
Brown—Kaleva Norman Dickson K–12 · Onekama Consolidated Schools K–12
Eastlake—Manistee Area Schools

3 of the 5 neighbors share Manistee Area Schools with Manistee Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Manistee 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 Manistee Townshipin other towns
Onekama Consolidated Schools
Grades K–12 · Onekama
B
294 students14:1Rate it →
Thomas Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Manistee
292 students18:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Manistee Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Manistee ISD Center Programs
Grades PK–12 · Manistee
B
Special Education
46 students4:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Oaks Correctional Facility).

Questions about Manistee Township’s schools

Are Manistee Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Manistee Township children attend outscore 57% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #445 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 51%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Manistee Township in?

Two districts: Manistee Area Schools runs grades K–12, and Onekama Consolidated Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Arcadia, Bear Lake, Brown, Onekama and Onekama.

What is Manistee Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Manistee Area Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Manistee Township spend per student?

$15,150 in Manistee Area Schools and $18,754 in Onekama Consolidated 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.