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Best Public Schools in Wexford County, MI

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Schools

8,553

Students

Districts

Top rankedForest View Elementary School290^th of 1,492 Michigan elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lincoln Elementary School up 118 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Floyd M Jewett Elementary School 12.3 students per teacher

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4 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
Highpoint Virtual Academy of MIchigan	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	210 E Mesick Ave	Mesick	49668	Wexford County	Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(231) 371-4707	3,455	179	19.2	79.7%	1,670 (48.3%)	1,060 (30.7%)	313 (9.1%)	34 (1.0%)	23 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	353 (10.2%)								(n/a)	39.2	38.4	37.3	4.1	3.8	3.9	28.5	2.3	11.4	10.4	15.1	13.4	13.8	8.2	5.9	3.0	5.3	5.1	12.5	9.9	16.5	7.1	16.0	19.9	$11,741	$677	$11,065
Buckley Community Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	305 S 1st St	Buckley	49620	Wexford County	Buckley Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 269-3325	488	31	15.8	45.7%	460 (94.3%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)								(n/a)	79.4	51.4	55.9	50.0	48.6	35.3	52.3	36.4	14.3	32.4	28.2	31.6	33.3	19.0	29.7	25.6	54.1	30.6	30.8	64.7	50.0	12.8	41.2	38.6	$13,775	$1,005	$12,770
Mackinaw Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	8401 S Mackinaw Trl	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 876-5600	683	39	17.3	52.0%	620 (90.8%)	6 (0.9%)	30 (4.4%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	74.9	175^th of 896 public middle schools	80.5%		76.9	156^th of 890 public middle schools	82.5%	19	63.5			37.6								46.7	47.4				46.7	55.4		53.0			54.6		$14,166	$866	$13,299
Cadillac Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 Chestnut St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 876-5800	903	50	17.9	39.8%	826 (91.5%)	5 (0.6%)	33 (3.7%)	7 (0.8%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.5%)	75.8	140^th of 800 public high schools	82.5%		85.3	74^th of 739 public high schools	90.0%	66		66.8	74.6		45.2	37.8	62.9	34.9													47.7			50.0	$12,111	$859	$11,252
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Lester St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 876-5200	563	33	17.1	55.8%	481 (85.4%)	11 (2.0%)	32 (5.7%)	10 (1.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.1%)	54.3	635^th of 1492 public elementary schools	57.4%		65.7	482^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	67.6%	153									48.8	42.5	46.7			51.2	41.4	28.8			43.8			21.0			$14,123	$1,418	$12,705
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	125 Ayer St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 876-5400	480	30	16.1	64.0%	437 (91.0%)	5 (1.0%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	52.3	664^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.5%		45.6	782^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	47.4%	118									28.6	43.1	50.7			38.5	43.1	41.1			45.2			26.0			$14,351	$1,396	$12,956
Forest View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7840 S 25 Rd	Boon	49618	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 876-5100	257	15	16.5	49.8%	231 (89.9%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (3.9%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	77.8	290^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.6%		77	307^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.4%	17									47.3	54.8	51.4			45.5	71.4	62.2			62.2			45.9			$14,134	$1,026	$13,108
Cadillac Innovation High School	Public	9-12	532 Haynes St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 876-5900	164	5	33.3	71.3%	144 (87.8%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	7 (4.3%)	18.8	619^th of 800 public high schools	22.6%		14.8	625^th of 739 public high schools	15.4%	6		52.6	34.2		13.2	7.9	21.7	396.5													22.2			20.5	$14,066	$979	$13,088
Manton Consolidated Middle School	Public	5-8	105 5th St	Manton	49663	Wexford County	Manton Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 824-6401	305	17	17.8	49.5%	272 (89.2%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	66	244^th of 896 public middle schools	72.8%		63.4	270^th of 890 public middle schools	69.7%	26	77.4			37.1							46.9	48.6	32.4			43.8	32.4	28.4	48.4	59.7		31.3	61.3		$13,630	$1,083	$12,547
Manton Consolidated High School	Public	9-12	105 5th St	Manton	49663	Wexford County	Manton Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 824-6411	289	18	15.9	37.7%	269 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	38.5	468^th of 800 public high schools	41.5%		26.3	527^th of 739 public high schools	28.7%	59		59.7	48.6		31.2	33.3	39.3	8.2													15.0			30.0	$13,949	$1,086	$12,863
Manton Consolidated Elementary School	Public	K-4	105 5th St	Manton	49663	Wexford County	Manton Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 824-6413	345	24	14.2	57.1%	308 (89.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	56.5	603^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	59.6%		77.8	293^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	80.3%	310									46.9	38.7				63.3	34.7										$16,396	$1,868	$14,528
Floyd M Jewett Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 E Mesick Ave	Mesick	49668	Wexford County	Mesick Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 885-1207	256	21	12.3	61.7%	242 (94.5%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	41.7	829^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.4%		45.2	790^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.9%	39									31.3	39.5	37.3			33.3	42.1	31.4			43.1			15.7			$17,846	$2,122	$15,724
Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School	Public	6-12	581 S Clark St	Mesick	49668	Wexford County	Mesick Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 885-1201	276	16	17.3	48.9%	250 (90.6%)	8 (2.9%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	57.2	290^th of 800 public high schools	63.8%		52.9	341^st of 739 public high schools	53.9%	51	66.7	55.2	81.6	15.6	20.7	18.4	53.1	12.5				18.5	30.0				1567.9	15.0		42.2	50.0		64.4	71.9	$16,429	$936	$15,494
WexfordMissaukee Independent School District (Isd) Career Center	Public	9-12	9901 E 13th St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Wexford-Missaukee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(231) 876-2200	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
WexfordMissaukee Independent School District (Isd) Special Education	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9907 E 13th St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Wexford-Missaukee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(231) 876-2279	89	31	2.8	50.6%	72 (80.9%)	1 (1.1%)	8 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.9%)								(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.