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Schools in Ontonagon · Ontonagon Area Schools

Ontonagon’s public schools outscore 63% of Michigan districts

In Ontonagon, 52% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Michigan average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ontonagon, 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 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.

Reading proficiency
52%
▲ 7 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 7 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$15.4K
▼ 7% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.5
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
271 students on the public path
In brief

Ontonagon’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 724 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ontonagon’s, its schools beat 70%, higher than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 27% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,396 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 Ontonagon’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 63% 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 63%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (724)Better than 70%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 125 test results could put Ontonagon anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Ontonagon’s students in the tested grades sat them (125 in math, 125 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–12Ontonagon Area SchoolOntonagon Area SchoolsB

Ontonagon’s public schools are run by Ontonagon Area Schools, which also serves Bohemia, Carp Lake, Greenland and Ontonagon 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.

Ontonagon Area SchoolsGrades K–12 · 1 schools · 271 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,396MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 45.4% · 125 students tested
Math27%
State average 33.6% · 125 students tested

Ontonagon vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
OntonagonBOntonagon Area Schools

Every school in Ontonagon

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 Ontonagonin other towns
Ontonagon Area School
Grades K–12
B
271 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Ontonagon’s schools

Are Ontonagon’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Ontonagon children attend outscore 63% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 70%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ontonagon in?

Ontonagon Area Schools, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 271 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Ontonagon spend per student?

$15,396 in Ontonagon Area 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.