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Schools in Sand Lake

Sand Lake’s public schools

Tawas Area Schools and Hale Area Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sand Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 18% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Tawas Area Schools
Students per teacher
17.3
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
780 students on the public path
In brief

Sand Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Sand Lake’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Clara B Bolen Elementary School places highest (better than 72%); Hale Area School lowest (39%). 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 Sand Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tawas Area Schools.

Two districts serve Sand Lake

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

Tawas Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,124 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 18.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,555MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Hale Area SchoolsGrades K–12 · 1 schools · 347 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,331MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Tawas Area Schools47%
State average 45.4% · 570 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tawas Area Schools35%
State average 33.6% · 574 students tested
Reading · K–12, Hale Area Schools47%
State average 45.4% · 160 students tested
Math · K–12, Hale Area Schools37%
State average 33.6% · 160 students tested

Sand Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Sand Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sand Lake—Tawas Area Schools PK–12 · Hale Area Schools K–12
TawasB+Tawas Area Schools
Wilber—Oscoda Area Schools PK–12 · Tawas Area Schools PK–12
GrantB+Tawas Area Schools

All 3 neighbors share Tawas Area Schools with Sand Lake for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sand Lake

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).

Also serving Sand Lakein other towns
Clara B Bolen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Tawas City
B+
433 students18:1Rate it →
Hale Area School
Grades K–12 · Hale
C+
347 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Sand Lake’s schools

Are Sand Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sand Lake. Tawas Area Schools and Hale Area Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sand Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sand Lake in?

Tawas Area Schools and Hale Area Schools.

Where do Sand Lake kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Clara B Bolen Elementary School and Hale Area 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.