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Schools in McKinley Township · Pellston Public Schools

McKinley Township’s public schools outscore 62% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the public school district serving McKinley Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In McKinley Township, 38% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Michigan average (34%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to A−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
41%
▼ 4 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 4 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.8K
▲ 14% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
478 students on the public path
In brief

McKinley Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 41% and math 38% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,775 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Pellston MiddleHigh School. Enrollment is up 9% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind McKinley Township’s grade

B Test scoresB− Graduation

B: better than 62% of Michigan school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 62%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (921)Better than 65%
Towns in Emmet County (16)Better than 12%
C+A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 250 test results and a graduating class of 35 could put McKinley Township anywhere from C+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of McKinley Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (251 in math, 249 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Pellston Elementary SchoolPellston Public SchoolsC+
6–12Pellston MiddleHigh SchoolPellston Public SchoolsC+

McKinley Township’s public schools are run by Pellston Public Schools, which also serves Bliss, Burt, Carp Lake and Center 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.

Pellston Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 478 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$18,775MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 45.4% · 249 students tested
Math38%
State average 33.6% · 251 students tested

McKinley Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
McKinley TownshipBPellston
Center—Pellston
Carp Lake—Pellston
Munro—Cheboygan Area Schools
Maple RiverBPellston PK–12 · Alanson PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Pellston with McKinley Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in McKinley 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 McKinley Townshipby address
Pellston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pellston
C+
220 students11:1Rate it →
Pellston MiddleHigh School
High · Grades 6–12 · Pellston
C+
258 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about McKinley Township’s schools

Are McKinley Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools McKinley Township children attend outscore 62% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is McKinley Township in?

Pellston Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 478 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is McKinley Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Pellston Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does McKinley Township spend per student?

$18,775 in Pellston Public 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.