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Schools in West Branch Township

West Branch Township’s public schools

Lake City Area School District and Houghton Lake Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Branch Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 14% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Lake City Area
Students per teacher
13.8
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,746 students on the public path
In brief

West Branch Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of West Branch Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Lake City Elementary School places highest (better than 54%); Houghton Lake JrSr High School lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve West Branch Township, graded from C to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Houghton Lake JrSr High School and Lake City Middle 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in West Branch Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

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

Two districts serve West Branch Township

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

Lake City Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,142 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,224MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Houghton Lake Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,076 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,267MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Lake City Area School District40%
State average 45.4% · 577 students tested
Math · K–12, Lake City Area School District32%
State average 33.6% · 576 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Houghton Lake Community School District35%
State average 45.4% · 575 students tested
Math · PK–12, Houghton Lake Community School District24%
State average 33.6% · 576 students tested

West Branch Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West Branch Township—Houghton Lake PK–12 · Lake City Area K–12
ForestB−Lake City Area
Enterprise—Houghton Lake
Norwich—Lake City Area
Aetna—McBain Rural Agricultural Schools PK–12 · Lake City Area K–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Lake City Area with West Branch Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in West Branch Township

4 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 West Branch Townshipin other towns
Collins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Houghton Lake
C
489 students15:1Rate it →
Lake City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lake City
B−
508 students16:1Rate it →
Lake City Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake City
C+
265 students17:1Rate it →
Houghton Lake JrSr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Houghton Lake
C
484 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about West Branch Township’s schools

Are West Branch Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for West Branch Township. Lake City Area School District and Houghton Lake Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Branch Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is West Branch Township in?

Lake City Area School District and Houghton Lake Community School District.

Where do West Branch Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Houghton Lake JrSr High School and Lake City Middle 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.