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Schools in Osceola Township · Calumet Public Schools, Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools

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

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Osceola 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.

K–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
48%
▲ 3 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
▼ 0 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–74%
▼ 8–12 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 7% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Calumet
Students per teacher
15.4
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
317 students on the public path
In brief

Osceola Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 48% and math 34% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Calumet spends $15,339 per student and Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools $13,411, 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 Osceola Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresC− Graduation

B: better than 55% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are above the Michigan average; graduation is below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 55%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1009)Better than 54%
Towns in Houghton County (13)Better than 8%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 812 test results and a graduating class of 137 could put Osceola Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Osceola Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (812 in math, 812 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 SchoolDollar Bay-Tamarack City Area SchoolsB

Osceola Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools). From grade K, students attend the Calumet Public Schools, shared with Ahmeek, Allouez, Calumet, Calumet, Copper City, Eagle Harbor, Houghton and Laurium. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Osceola Township

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

Calumet Public SchoolsGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,369 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,339MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 317 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,411MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Calumet Public Schools47%
State average 45.4% · 630 students tested
Math · K–12, Calumet Public Schools34%
State average 33.6% · 630 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools52%
State average 45.4% · 182 students tested
Math · PK–12, Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools32%
State average 33.6% · 182 students tested

Osceola Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Osceola TownshipBDollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools PK–12 · Calumet K–12
Torch LakeA−Lake Linden-Hubbell
CalumetB−Calumet
FranklinA−Hancock

Every school in Osceola 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).

District schools in Osceola Townshipby address
Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School
Grades PK–12 · Dollar Bay
B
317 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Osceola Township’s schools

Are Osceola Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Osceola Township children attend outscore 55% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 54%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Osceola Township in?

Two districts: Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools runs grades PK–12, and Calumet Public Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Ahmeek, Allouez, Calumet, Calumet, Copper City, Eagle Harbor, Houghton and Laurium.

What is Osceola Township’s graduation rate?

70–74% of the class of 2023 in Calumet Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Osceola Township spend per student?

$15,339 in Calumet Public Schools and $13,411 in Dollar Bay-Tamarack City 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.