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Schools in Rudyard Township · Rudyard Area Schools

Rudyard Township’s public schools outscore 65% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Rudyard Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 38% of students in Rudyard Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Michigan average (34%). 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 98% 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
45%
▼ 0 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 4 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.6K
▲ 7% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
602 students on the public path
In brief

Rudyard Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 38% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $17,624 per student in FY2024, against $16,528 across Michigan. 21% of its revenue that year was federal (Michigan 9%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Rudyard Christian School (private) 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Rudyard Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresB− Graduation

B+: better than 65% of Michigan school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 65%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1197)Better than 67%
Towns in Chippewa County (15)Better than 20%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 315 test results and a graduating class of 38 could put Rudyard Township anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Rudyard Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (315 in math, 315 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Rudyard Area SchoolsRudyard Area SchoolsB−

Rudyard Township’s public schools are run by Rudyard Area Schools, which also serves Brevort, Dafter, Kinross and Trout Lake. 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.

Rudyard Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 602 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$17,624MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 45.4% · 315 students tested
Math38%
State average 33.6% · 315 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 21% of the Rudyard Area Schools district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 9% across Michigan, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Rudyard Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rudyard TownshipB+Rudyard Area Schools
KinrossB+Rudyard Area Schools
Trout Lake—Rudyard Area Schools
PickfordC+Pickford
Marquette—Pickford PK–12 · Les Cheneaux PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Rudyard Area Schools with Rudyard Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Rudyard Township

2 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 Rudyard Townshipby address
Rudyard Area Schools
Grades PK–12 · Rudyard
B−
602 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Rudyard Christian School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rudyard
Private · Religious
14 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Rudyard Township’s schools

Are Rudyard Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Rudyard Township children attend outscore 65% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 67%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rudyard Township in?

Rudyard Area Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 602 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

What is Rudyard Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Rudyard Area Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Rudyard Township spend per student?

$17,624 in Rudyard Area Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Rudyard Township?

Yes: Rudyard Christian School (religious, grades K–5, 14 students).

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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.