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Schools in Mellen Township · Stephenson Area Public Schools

Mellen Township’s public schools outscore 79% of Michigan districts

In Mellen Township, 53% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Michigan average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mellen 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 96% 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
53%
▲ 8 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▲ 5 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$16.0K
▼ 3% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
380 students on the public path
In brief

Mellen Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 789 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mellen Township’s, its schools beat 93%, higher than their 79% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 53% and math 39% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,995 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count 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 Mellen Township’s grade

A− Test scores

A−: better than 79% 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 79%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (789)Better than 93%
Towns in Menominee County (14)Better than 50%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 218 test results could put Mellen Township anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Mellen Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (218 in math, 218 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–12Stephenson Area Public Schoolin StephensonB

Mellen Township’s public schools are run by Stephenson Area Public Schools, which also serves Cedarville, Daggett, Daggett and Holmes 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.

Stephenson Area Public SchoolsGrades K–12 · 1 schools · 380 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,995MI $16,528 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 45.4% · 218 students tested
Math39%
State average 33.6% · 218 students tested

Mellen Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mellen TownshipA−Stephenson Area
MenomineeBMenominee Area K–12 · Stephenson Area K–12
Stephenson—Stephenson Area
Lake—Stephenson Area
Ingallston—Stephenson Area K–12 · Menominee Area K–12

All 4 neighbors share Stephenson Area with Mellen Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Wagner, WI borders Mellen Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Mellen Township

1 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 Mellen Townshipin other towns
Stephenson Area Public School
Grades K–12 · Stephenson
B
380 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Mellen Township’s schools

Are Mellen Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Mellen Township children attend outscore 79% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 93%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mellen Township in?

Stephenson Area Public Schools, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 380 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Mellen Township spend per student?

$15,995 in Stephenson Area 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.