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Best Public Schools in Manistee County, MI

At a glance

Schools

6,380

Students

Districts

Top rankedBear Lake Elementary School436^th of 1,492 Michigan elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Bear Lake Elementary School up 145 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Onekama Consolidated Schools 14.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Casman Alternative Academy

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)			M-Step Social Studies (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th 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%)	22.8	592^nd of 800 public high schools	26.0%					(n/a)		40.0	38.5		349.3	339.2	370.0	342.7													2070.8			2075.3	$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)	47.8	42.5	42.4	9.1	7.8	5.0	29.3	2.2	13.8	17.7	18.3	17.0	21.1	4.9	7.4	7.9	8.1	8.6	16.6	16.4	15.5	9.3	22.9	20.1	$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%)	40.8	444^th of 800 public high schools	44.5%		65.4	222^nd of 739 public high schools	70.0%	222	65.0	55.0	40.6	20.0	45.0	18.8							73.3					66.7		25.0			35.0		$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%)	67.8	436^th of 1492 public elementary schools	70.8%		58.8	581^st of 1488 public elementary schools	61.0%	145									52.4	52.2	60.9	52.4		71.4	60.9	39.1	19.1		47.8			17.4			$23,006	$2,243	$20,763
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%)	21.7	680^th of 896 public middle schools	24.1%		30.3	598^th of 890 public middle schools	32.8%	82	51.3			17.9									20.4					12.2		23.1			28.2		$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%)	40.4	448^th of 800 public high schools	44.0%		58	294^th of 739 public high schools	60.2%	154		50.0	39.3		20.6	28.6	42.9	434.8													33.3			47.6	$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%)	20.3	1171^st of 1492 public elementary schools	21.5%		20.5	1150^th of 1488 public elementary schools	22.7%	21									22.7	30.0	36.1	19.1		23.3	15.4	8.3	12.8		30.6			11.1			$14,788	$2,280	$12,508
Manistee Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	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
Manistee Elementary School	Public	1-5	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%)	42.6	817^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.2%		43.4	821^st of 1488 public elementary schools	44.8%	4									35.3	35.2	40.2			45.1	30.8	43.9			25.9			17.3			$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%)	55.3	310^th of 800 public high schools	61.3%		63.7	238^th of 739 public high schools	67.8%	72	58.8	65.4	48.8	22.4	38.5	33.8	54.9	22.0				25.3	31.9				27.5	36.3		38.8	38.3		51.2	36.3	$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)	65.0	75.9	66.7	20.0	37.9	28.6	69.6	39.1	33.3	68.2	76.5	53.8	36.8	33.3	54.5	64.7	23.1	31.6	76.5	55.0	47.8	47.1	45.0	52.2	$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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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