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Schools in Menominee Township · Menominee Area Public Schools, Stephenson Area Public Schools

Menominee Township’s public schools outscore 64% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Menominee 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.

#375of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% 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
44%
▼ 1 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 2 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▼ 14% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Menominee Area
Students per teacher
15.2
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
911 students on the public path
In brief

Menominee Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Menominee Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Menominee Area spends $14,270 per student and Stephenson Area $15,995, 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 Menominee Township’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 64% of Michigan school districts, #375 of 699 Michigan towns. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 64%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1220)Better than 63%
Towns in Menominee County (14)Better than 14%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 816 test results and a graduating class of 70 could put Menominee Township anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Menominee Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (818 in math, 814 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

Menominee Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Menominee Area Public Schools). From grade K, students attend the Stephenson Area Public Schools, shared with Cedarville, Daggett, Daggett, Holmes, Ingallston, Lake, Mellen, Stephenson and Stephenson. Its school is in Menominee. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Menominee Township

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

Menominee Area Public SchoolsGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,154 students, up 21% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,270MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
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

Close to the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Menominee Area Public Schools41%
State average 45.4% · 596 students tested
Math · K–12, Menominee Area Public Schools29%
State average 33.6% · 600 students tested
Reading · K–12, Stephenson Area Public Schools53%
State average 45.4% · 218 students tested
Math · K–12, Stephenson Area Public Schools39%
State average 33.6% · 218 students tested

Menominee Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Menominee TownshipBMenominee Area K–12 · Stephenson Area K–12
Menominee (city)BMenominee Area
MellenA−Stephenson Area
Ingallston—Stephenson Area K–12 · Menominee Area K–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Menominee Area with Menominee Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Porterfield, WI and Wagner, WI border Menominee Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Menominee 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).

Also serving Menominee Townshipin other towns
Menominee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Menominee
C+
531 students14:1Rate it →
Stephenson Area Public School
Grades K–12 · Stephenson
B
380 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Menominee Township’s schools

Are Menominee Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Menominee Township children attend outscore 64% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #375 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 63%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Menominee Township in?

Two districts: Menominee Area Public Schools runs grades K–12, and Stephenson Area Public Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Cedarville, Daggett, Daggett, Holmes, Ingallston, Lake, Mellen, Stephenson and Stephenson.

What is Menominee Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Menominee Area Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Menominee Township spend per student?

$14,270 in Menominee Area Public Schools and $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.