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D

Alba Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Star Township and Chestonia Township, and parts of Warner Township.

Star Township’s School Grade D better than 7% of Michigan school districts

Students
96
Schools
1
Spent per student
$17,446
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
The gist

What stands out about Alba Public Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 7% of Michigan districts
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% more per student than the MI average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.5% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 7% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DStar Township 1,086Chestonia Township 542

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Star Township. Grade by grade →

PK–12Alba SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency0–10%
State average 33.6% · 41 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts11–19%
State average 45.4% · 41 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 81.8% · 9 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% 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
$17,446 per student · 6% above MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 43%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 49%State 33%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
111’20
97’21
96’22
101’23
96’24

Down 13.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 2%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.

Alba School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Alba
D
96 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Gaylord Community SchoolsElmira Township, Hayes Township
$14,951per student
Mancelona Public SchoolsMancelona Township
$16,861per student
Bellaire Public SchoolsKearney Township
$23,820per student
Boyne Falls Public School DistrictBoyne Valley Township
$22,698per 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.