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Schools in Tower

Tower’s public schools

Onaway Area Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tower. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 4% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.2
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
511 students on the public path
In brief

Tower’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Tower’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Onaway Middle School places highest (better than 49%); Onaway Senior High School lowest (37%). 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 Tower, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Onaway Elementary Schoolin OnawayC+
6–8Onaway Middle Schoolin OnawayB−
9–12Onaway Senior High Schoolin OnawayC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Onaway Area Community School District.

The district

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

Onaway Area Community School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 511 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 16.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,848MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 45.4% · 270 students tested
Math28%
State average 33.6% · 271 students tested

Tower vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Tower—Onaway Area

Every school in Tower

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).

Also serving Towerin other towns
Onaway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Onaway
C+
246 students15:1Rate it →
Onaway Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Onaway
B−
106 students16:1Rate it →
Onaway Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Onaway
C+
159 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Tower’s schools

Are Tower’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Tower. Onaway Area Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tower. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Tower in?

Onaway Area Community School District.

Where do Tower kids go to high school?

Onaway Senior High 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.