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Best Public Schools in Manistee County, MI

At a glance

Schools

6,511

Students

Districts

Top rankedBear Lake High School222^nd of 739 Michigan high schools

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Biggest riser

Bear Lake High School up 350 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Betsie Valley School 13.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oaks Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	1500 Caberfae Hwy	Manistee	49660	Manistee County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(231) 723-8272	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Casman Alternative Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	7-12	225 9th St	Manistee	49660	Manistee County	Casman Alternative Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 723-4981	65	5	12.4	98.5%	52 (80.0%)	5 (7.7%)	4 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.2%)								(n/a)																					$12,594	$1,061	$11,533
Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	50 Filer St	Manistee	49660	Manistee County	Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(231) 794-5999	3,934	206	19.0	77.9%	2,072 (52.7%)	992 (25.2%)	422 (10.7%)	49 (1.2%)	23 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	375 (9.5%)								(n/a)	47.7	6.1	31.7	4.8	12.3	20.4	17.4	16.7	22.0	8.4	14.0	6.4	6.9	8.7	15.0	19.3	19.1	10.7	24.5	24.0	$11,697	$918	$10,779
Bear Lake High School	Public	7-12	7748 Cody St	Bear Lake	49614	Manistee County	Bear Lake Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 864-3133	133	6	21.8	60.9%	107 (80.5%)	1 (0.8%)	19 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	65.4	222^nd of 739 public high schools	70.0%		23.4	572^nd of 743 public high schools	23.0%	350	70.0	30.0	72.0	24.0					29.2					41.7		50.0	36.0		50.0	52.0	$22,327	$1,219	$21,108
Bear Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7748 Cody St	Bear Lake	49614	Manistee County	Bear Lake Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 864-3133	147	10	14.8	61.2%	127 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	58.8	581^st of 1488 public elementary schools	61.0%		70.2	404^th of 1486 public elementary schools	72.8%	177					35.0	63.2	29.4	47.4		55.0	78.9	17.7	47.4		35.3			23.5			$23,006	$2,243	$20,763
Betsie Valley School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	17936 Cadillac Hwy	Thompsonville	49683	Manistee County	Benzie County Central Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 378-4164	131	10	13.3	71.0%	119 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.9%)	18.7	1186^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.3%		18.4	1192^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	19.8%	6					11.5	13.6	25.0			23.1	22.7	20.8			33.3						$18,578	$2,902	$15,677
Brethren Middle School	Public	7-8	4400 N High Bridge Rd	Brethren	49619	Manistee County	Kaleva Norman Dickson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 477-5353	85	6	13.7	70.6%	80 (94.1%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	30.3	598^th of 890 public middle schools	32.8%		43.5	476^th of 897 public middle schools	46.9%	122	56.1	19.5							11.9					14.3		33.3			40.5		$16,211	$1,271	$14,940
Brethren High School	Public	9-12	4400 N High Bridge Rd	Brethren	49619	Manistee County	Kaleva Norman Dickson School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 477-5353	140	8	16.9	60.7%	122 (87.1%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	58	294^th of 739 public high schools	60.2%		47.6	357^th of 743 public high schools	52.0%	63			48.9	15.6													46.7			55.6	$16,652	$1,516	$15,136
KND Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-6	4400 Highbridge Rd	Brethren	49619	Manistee County	Kaleva Norman Dickson School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 477-5353	289	16	18.1	76.8%	249 (86.2%)	12 (4.2%)	14 (4.8%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20.5	1150^th of 1488 public elementary schools	22.7%		14.9	1250^th of 1486 public elementary schools	15.9%	100					20.5	20.0	20.4	23.4		38.5	22.9	16.3	6.4		26.5			20.4			$14,788	$2,280	$12,508
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-2	515 Bryant Ave	Manistee	49660	Manistee County	Manistee Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 723-9285	292	16	18.4	51.0%	257 (88.0%)	12 (4.1%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)								(n/a)																					$15,389	$1,508	$13,881
John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	3-5	1309 Madison Rd	Manistee	49660	Manistee County	Manistee Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 723-3271	270	17	16.0	41.5%	230 (85.2%)	3 (1.1%)	18 (6.7%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	43.4	821^st of 1488 public elementary schools	44.8%		46.4	747^th of 1486 public elementary schools	49.7%	74					41.9	40.7	36.7			37.6	49.4	28.9			34.4			15.6			$15,820	$1,159	$14,660
Manistee Middle High School	Public	6-12	525 12th St	Manistee	49660	Manistee County	Manistee Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 723-2547	685	33	20.5	30.5%	585 (85.4%)	13 (1.9%)	31 (4.5%)	8 (1.2%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	63.7	238^th of 739 public high schools	67.8%		45.6	372^nd of 743 public high schools	49.9%	134	59.7	27.3	60.0	34.4				28.8	33.7				34.0	43.8		44.7	39.1		43.4	40.7	$15,915	$1,012	$14,903
Onekama Consolidated Schools	Public, Alternative	K-12	5016 Main St	Onekama	49675	Manistee County	Onekama Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 889-5521	294	21	14.1	37.8%	270 (91.8%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)								(n/a)	69.0	17.2	60.7	21.4	60.9	66.7	64.0	44.4	35.0	26.1	72.2	52.0	27.8	15.0	68.0	34.5	46.4	48.0	34.5	57.1	$19,548	$2,055	$17,493
Manistee Independent School District (Isd) Center Programs	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	772 E Parkdale Ave	Manistee	49660	Manistee County	Manistee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(231) 723-6205	46	10	4.4	65.2%	37 (80.4%)	3 (6.5%)	3 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)								(n/a)

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.