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Schools in Whitney Township

Whitney Township’s public schools

Au Gres-Sims School District and Tawas Area Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whitney Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/6schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 18% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Tawas Area Schools
Students per teacher
18.2
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,538 students on the public path
In brief

Whitney Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Whitney Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Au GresSims Elementary School places highest (better than 86%); Au GresSims Middle School lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Whitney Township, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Tawas Area High School and Au GresSims High 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 Whitney Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Au Gres-Sims School District.

Two districts serve Whitney Township

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

Au Gres-Sims School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 414 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 17.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,356MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
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+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Au Gres-Sims School District45%
State average 45.4% · 214 students tested
Math · PK–12, Au Gres-Sims School District37%
State average 33.6% · 214 students tested
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

Whitney Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Whitney Township—Au Gres-Sims PK–12 · Tawas Area Schools PK–12
Sims—Au Gres-Sims
Turner—Au Gres-Sims
Alabaster—Tawas Area Schools

2 of the 3 neighbors share Au Gres-Sims with Whitney Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Whitney Township

6 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 Whitney Townshipin other towns
Clara B Bolen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Tawas City
B+
433 students18:1Rate it →
Au GresSims Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Au Gres
A
167 students15:1Rate it →
Tawas Area Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Tawas City
B−
340 students17:1Rate it →
Au GresSims Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Au Gres
C
104 students17:1Rate it →
Tawas Area High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tawas City
B
351 students22:1Rate it →
Au GresSims High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Au Gres
A−
143 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Whitney Township’s schools

Are Whitney Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Whitney Township. Au Gres-Sims School District and Tawas Area Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whitney Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Whitney Township in?

Au Gres-Sims School District and Tawas Area Schools.

Where do Whitney Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Tawas Area High School and Au GresSims 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.