Photo: User: (WT-shared) Haem85 at wts wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 3.0Peninsula Township’s public schools outscore 80% of Michigan districts
On the state math tests, 45% of Peninsula Township’s students scored proficient, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Peninsula 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.
From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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.
Peninsula Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 161 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Peninsula Township’s, its schools beat 32%, lower than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 58% and math 45% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,423 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
11 elementary schools, then four middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Old Mission Peninsula School 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.
What’s behind Peninsula Township’s grade
A−: better than 80% of Michigan school districts, #187 of 699 Michigan towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Peninsula Township, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Peninsula Township · depends on your address
West Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,384 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Central High School
Grades 8–12 · 1,326 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
10th grade in Peninsula Township · depends on your address
West Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,384 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Central High School
Grades 8–12 · 1,326 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
11th grade in Peninsula Township · depends on your address
West Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,384 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Central High School
Grades 8–12 · 1,326 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
12th grade in Peninsula Township · depends on your address
West Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,384 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Central High School
Grades 8–12 · 1,326 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Traverse City
Peninsula Township’s public schools are run by Traverse City Area Public Schools, which also serves Acme, Blair, East Bay and Elmwood 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.
Well above the state in reading
Peninsula Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Peninsula Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Peninsula Township | A− | Traverse City Area |
| Traverse City | A− | Traverse City Area |
Every school in Peninsula Township
16 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).
Questions about Peninsula Township’s schools
Are Peninsula Township’s schools good?
By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Peninsula Township children attend outscore 80% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #187 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Peninsula Township in?
Traverse City Area Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 8,546 students in 16 schools (2024–25).
Where do Peninsula Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: West Senior High and Central High School.
What is Peninsula Township’s graduation rate?
84% of the class of 2023 in Traverse City Area Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.
How much does Peninsula Township spend per student?
$15,423 in Traverse City Area Public Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Peninsula Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Peninsula Township → They have their own page.
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.