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Schools in Pickford Township · Pickford Public Schools

Pickford Township’s public schools score below 58% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

In Pickford Township, 22% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Pickford Township, 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 100% 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
22%
▼ 12 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.6K
▼ 12% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
430 students on the public path
In brief

Pickford Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 662 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pickford Township’s, its schools beat 9%, lower than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,605 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 Pickford Township’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 42% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are below the Michigan average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (662)Better than 9%
Towns in Chippewa County (15)Better than 7%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 244 test results could put Pickford Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Pickford Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (245 in math, 244 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Pickford Public SchoolsPickford Public SchoolsB−

Pickford Township’s public schools are run by Pickford Public Schools, which also serves Marquette and Raber. 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.

Pickford Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 430 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,605MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 45.4% · 244 students tested
Math22%
State average 33.6% · 245 students tested

Pickford Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pickford TownshipC+Pickford
BruceB+Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools
Raber—Pickford PK–12 · DeTour Area Schools K–12
KinrossB+Rudyard Area Schools
Marquette—Pickford PK–12 · Les Cheneaux PK–12
RudyardB+Rudyard Area Schools
ClarkA+Les Cheneaux
SooB+Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools

2 of the 7 neighbors share Pickford with Pickford Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Pickford 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 Pickford Townshipby address
Pickford Public Schools
Grades PK–12 · Pickford
B−
430 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Pickford Township’s schools

Are Pickford Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Pickford Township children attend score below 58% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 9%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pickford Township in?

Pickford Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 430 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Pickford Township spend per student?

$14,605 in Pickford Public Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Pickford 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.