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Schools in Sanborn Township · Alpena Public Schools

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

Math proficiency in Sanborn Township’s districts is 27%, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Sanborn 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% 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
38%
▼ 7 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 7 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
76%
▼ 6 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 10% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.8
MI 16.5
Schools in town
1
2,088 students on the public path
In brief

Sanborn Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1145 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sanborn Township’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

76% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,914 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Thunder Bay Junior High School, then Alpena 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Sanborn Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 42% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1145)Better than 29%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,714 test results and a graduating class of 281 could put Sanborn Township anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Sanborn Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,713 in math, 1,715 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Sanborn ElementaryAlpena Public SchoolsC+
6–8Thunder Bay Junior High Schoolin AlpenaC
9–12Alpena High Schoolin AlpenaB

Sanborn Township’s public schools are run by Alpena Public Schools, which also serves Alpena, Alpena, Green and Long Rapids 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.

Alpena Public SchoolsGrades K–12 · 9 schools · 3,553 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 16.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,914MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 45.4% · 1715 students tested
Math27%
State average 33.6% · 1713 students tested

Sanborn Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sanborn TownshipC+Alpena
Alpena—Alpena
OssinekeC+Alpena
CaledoniaC+Alcona
Alcona—Alcona

2 of the 4 neighbors share Alpena with Sanborn Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Sanborn Township

3 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 Sanborn Townshipby address
Sanborn Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ossineke
C+
201 students20:1Rate it →
Also serving Sanborn Townshipin other towns
Thunder Bay Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alpena
C
796 students16:1Rate it →
Alpena High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Alpena
B
1,091 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Sanborn Township’s schools

Are Sanborn Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Sanborn 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 29%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sanborn Township in?

Alpena Public Schools, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 3,553 students in 9 schools (2024–25).

Where do Sanborn Township kids go to high school?

Alpena High School in Alpena, with 1,091 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Sanborn Township’s graduation rate?

76% of the class of 2023 in Alpena Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Sanborn Township spend per student?

$14,914 in Alpena Public Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.