Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY 2.0Marquette Township’s public schools outscore 80% of Michigan districts
On the state math tests, 46% of Marquette Township’s students scored proficient, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Marquette 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.
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.
Marquette Township’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1037 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Marquette Township’s, its schools beat 93%, higher than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 56% and math 46% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,795 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then two middle schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
North Star Montessori 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.
What’s behind Marquette Township’s grade
A−: better than 80% of Michigan school districts, #187 of 699 Michigan towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Marquette Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Marquette Township · depends on your address
Superior Hills Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 405 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Marquette
Sandy Knoll School
Grades PK–5 · 322 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Marquette
6th grade in Marquette Township
Bothwell Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 696 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Marquette
7th grade in Marquette Township · depends on your address
Marquette Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 940 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Marquette
Bothwell Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 696 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Marquette
8th grade in Marquette Township · depends on your address
Marquette Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 940 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Marquette
Bothwell Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 696 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Marquette
9th grade in Marquette Township
Marquette Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 940 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Marquette
10th grade in Marquette Township
Marquette Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 940 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Marquette
11th grade in Marquette Township
Marquette Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 940 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Marquette
12th grade in Marquette Township
Marquette Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 940 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Marquette
Marquette Township’s public schools are run by Marquette Area Public Schools, which also serves Chocolay and Marquette. 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.
Well above the state in reading
Marquette Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Marquette Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Marquette Township | A− | Marquette Area |
| Negaunee | A | Negaunee |
| Sands | C | Gwinn Area |
| Ishpeming | B+ | N.I.C.E. PK–12 · Powell Township Schools PK–8 |
| Powell | — | Powell Township Schools |
Every school in Marquette 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).
Questions about Marquette Township’s schools
Are Marquette Township’s schools good?
By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Marquette Township children attend outscore 80% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #187 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 93%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Marquette Township in?
Marquette Area Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,209 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
What is Marquette Township’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Marquette Area Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.
How much does Marquette Township spend per student?
$13,795 in Marquette Area Public Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Marquette Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Marquette Township → They have their own page.
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.