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Schools in Rapid City

Rapid City’s public schools

Kalkaska Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rapid City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 4% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.3
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
1,333 students on the public path
In brief

Rapid City’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Rapid City’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Kalkaska High School places highest (better than 60%); Rapid City Elementary School lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Rapid City, graded from D to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Kalkaska High School. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Rapid City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+
6–8Kalkaska Middle Schoolin KalkaskaC
9–12Kalkaska High Schoolin KalkaskaB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Kalkaska Public Schools.

The district

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

Kalkaska Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,333 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 16.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,796MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 45.4% · 664 students tested
Math27%
State average 33.6% · 664 students tested

Rapid City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rapid City—Kalkaska
ClearwaterC+Kalkaska
Helena—Mancelona
MiltonAElk Rapids Schools

Every school in Rapid City

4 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 Rapid Cityin other towns
Kalkaska Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kalkaska
C+
517 students15:1Rate it →
Rapid City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
70 students12:1Rate it →
Kalkaska Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kalkaska
C
307 students17:1Rate it →
Kalkaska High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kalkaska
B
439 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Rapid City’s schools

Are Rapid City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rapid City. Kalkaska Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rapid City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rapid City in?

Kalkaska Public Schools.

Where do Rapid City kids go to high school?

Kalkaska High School.

Parents talk

What Rapid City 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). Stars are from neighbors.