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B+

Hale Area Schools

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Plainfield Township, Hill Township, Reno Township and Logan Township, and parts of Grant Township.

Plainfield Township’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Michigan school districts

Students
347
Schools
1
Spent per student
$15,331
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hale Area Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of Michigan districts
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the MI average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 14.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0M, about $112 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 70% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Plainfield Township 3,353B+Hill Township 1,273Reno Township 631Logan Township 599

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Plainfield Township. Grade by grade →

K–12Hale Area SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35–39%
State average 33.6% · 160 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 45.4% · 160 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–79%
State average 81.8% · 18 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,331 per student · 7% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 35%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 64%State 20%Federal 16%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
302’20
334’21
343’22
359’23
347’24

Up 14.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.

Hale Area School
Other · Grades K–12 · Hale
C+
347 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

West Branch-Rose City Area SchoolsChurchill Township, Cumming Township, Goodar Township
$14,869per student
Oscoda Area SchoolsCurtis Township, Oscoda Township, Wilber Township
$14,819per student
Tawas Area SchoolsSherman Township, Tawas Township, Wilber Township
$13,555per student
Whittemore-Prescott Area SchoolsBurleigh Township, Richland Township, Sherman Township
$15,293per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.