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Schools in Suttons Bay Township · Suttons Bay Public Schools

Suttons Bay Township’s public schools score below 65% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Suttons Bay Township’s districts is 21%, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Suttons Bay 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.

#611of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 91% 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
39%
▼ 6 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 13 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–74%
▼ 8–12 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 5% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.8
MI 16.5
Schools in town
2
339 students on the public path
In brief

Suttons Bay Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 349 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Suttons Bay Township’s, its schools beat 2%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 91% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Suttons Bay Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,416 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Suttons Bay Senior High School. Enrollment is down 20% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Suttons Bay Virtual School, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. 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 Suttons Bay Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 35% of Michigan school districts, #611 of 699 Michigan towns. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (349)Better than 2%
Towns in Leelanau County (11)Better than 0%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 270 test results and a graduating class of 83 could put Suttons Bay Township anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 91% of Suttons Bay Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (270 in math, 270 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Suttons Bay Elementary Middle SchoolSuttons Bay Public SchoolsC−
9–12Suttons Bay Senior High SchoolSuttons Bay Public SchoolsC+

Suttons Bay Township’s public schools are run by Suttons Bay Public Schools, which also serves Bingham and Suttons Bay. Parts of Suttons Bay Township (8% of its land) are served by Leland Public instead. 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.

Suttons Bay Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 488 students, down 20% since 2020–21 · 16.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$17,416MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 45.4% · 270 students tested
Math21%
State average 33.6% · 270 students tested

Suttons Bay Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Suttons Bay TownshipC+Suttons Bay
LelandALeland Public
BinghamC+Suttons Bay
LeelanauA−Northport Public

Every school in Suttons Bay 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 Suttons Bay Townshipby address
Suttons Bay Elementary Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Suttons Bay
C−
214 students14:1Rate it →
Suttons Bay Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Suttons Bay
C+
125 students14:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Suttons Bay Townshipnot counted as local schools
Suttons Bay Virtual School
Grades K–12 · Suttons Bay
C−
Online
149 students30:1Rate it →

Questions about Suttons Bay Township’s schools

Are Suttons Bay Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Suttons Bay Township children attend score below 65% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #611 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Suttons Bay Township in?

Suttons Bay Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 488 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Suttons Bay Township are served by Leland Public.

Where do Suttons Bay Township kids go to high school?

Suttons Bay Senior High School in Suttons Bay, with 125 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Suttons Bay Township’s graduation rate?

70–74% of the class of 2023 in Suttons Bay Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Suttons Bay Township spend per student?

$17,416 in Suttons Bay 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.