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Schools in Munising Township · Munising Public Schools

Munising Township’s public schools outscore 55% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Munising Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Munising Township, 29% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

#462of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% 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
29%
▼ 5 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▲ 2% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
549 students on the public path
In brief

Munising Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1152 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Munising Township’s, its schools beat 49%, lower than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Munising Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,813 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 Munising High and Middle School. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Munising Baptist School (private) 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Munising Township’s grade

B− Test scoresB− Graduation

B: better than 55% of Michigan school districts, #462 of 699 Michigan towns. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 55%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1152)Better than 49%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 273 test results and a graduating class of 46 could put Munising Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Munising Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (268 in math, 278 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5William G Mather Elementary Schoolin MunisingB
6–12Munising High and Middle Schoolin MunisingC+

Munising Township’s public schools are run by Munising Public Schools, which also serves Au Train, Grand Island and Munising. 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.

Munising Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 549 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,813MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 45.4% · 278 students tested
Math29%
State average 33.6% · 268 students tested

Munising Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Munising TownshipBMunising
Au TrainBMunising PK–12 · Autrain-Onota PK–8
HiawathaB−Manistique Area Schools
Inwood—Big Bay de Noc
Grand Island—Munising
Nahma—Big Bay de Noc
Burt—Burt Township

2 of the 6 neighbors share Munising with Munising Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Munising 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 Munising Townshipin other towns
William G Mather Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Munising
B
253 students15:1Rate it →
Munising High and Middle School
High · Grades 6–12 · Munising
C+
296 students16:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Munising Baptist School
Grades K–12 · Munising
Private · Religious
32 students4:1Rate it →

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

Questions about Munising Township’s schools

Are Munising Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Munising Township children attend outscore 55% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #462 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Munising Township in?

Munising Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 549 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Munising Township’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Munising Township spend per student?

$16,813 in Munising Public Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Munising Township?

Yes: Munising Baptist School (religious, grades K–12, 32 students).

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What Munising Township families are saying about school.

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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.