Alpena Public Schools

Summary:

The Alpena Public Schools district in Michigan consists of 9 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and no alternative schools. The district as a whole is ranked 309 out of 613 school districts in Michigan and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out. Besser Elementary School ranks 568 out of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools and is rated 3 out of 5 stars, with strong test scores in English Language Arts. Hinks Elementary is a small school that ranks 641 out of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools and is also rated 3 out of 5 stars, with impressive test scores in both English Language Arts and Math. The ACES Academy, an alternative high school, ranks 304 out of 735 Michigan high schools and is rated 3 out of 5 stars, maintaining a respectable 82.8% four-year graduation rate despite having a high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients and a 7.6% dropout rate.

The data reveals significant variation in school performance across the district, with some schools like Besser Elementary and Hinks Elementary performing well, while others, such as Lincoln Elementary, struggle. The district also faces challenges with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates of 29.5% across all schools. Additionally, there does not appear to be a clear correlation between per-student spending and academic performance, as the school with the highest spending per student, Lincoln Elementary, has the lowest test scores in the district.

District Detail

2373 Gordon Rd
Alpena, MI 49707-4627

(989) 358-5044

SchoolDigger Rank:
309^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 3,553

Primary Schools: 6
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 (2024)
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
ACES Academy	Public	7-12	3303 S Third Ave	Alpena	49707	Alpena County	Alpena Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 358-5170	57	7	8.0	75.4%	53 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.0%)								(n/a)																					$12,322	$1,296	$11,025
Alpena High School	Public	8-12	3303 S Third Ave	Alpena	49707	Alpena County	Alpena Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 358-5200	1,091	60	18.0	58.3%	1,005 (92.1%)	5 (0.5%)	35 (3.2%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.6%)	61.9	257^th of 739 public high schools	65.2%		62.3	243^rd of 743 public high schools	67.3%	14			57.4	21.8													42.3			51.6	$16,940	$1,940	$14,999
Ella M White Elementary	Public	K-5	201 N Ripley Blvd	Alpena	49707	Alpena County	Alpena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 358-5950	440	25	17.7	68.6%	396 (90.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	39	880^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.9%		41.8	821^st of 1486 public elementary schools	44.8%	59					24.0	32.9	39.7			38.7	26.3	24.4			46.8			30.4			$13,200	$1,938	$11,261
Hinks Elementary	Public	K-5	7667 Us Highway 23 N	Alpena	49707	Alpena County	Alpena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 358-5560	132	8	16.3	56.1%	125 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	55.4	641^st of 1488 public elementary schools	56.9%		59.5	558^th of 1486 public elementary schools	62.4%	83					45.5	63.2	39.1			54.5	57.9	17.4			43.5			21.7			$16,885	$2,331	$14,554
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	309 W Lake St	Alpena	49707	Alpena County	Alpena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 358-5900	146	10	14.5	78.8%	131 (89.7%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	19.7	1167^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.6%		13.2	1280^th of 1486 public elementary schools	13.9%	113					18.2	29.4	26.3			27.3					21.1						$18,035	$2,443	$15,593
Sanborn Elementary	Public	K-5	12170 Us Highway 23 S	Ossineke	49766	Alpena County	Alpena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 358-5800	201	10	20.2	55.7%	182 (90.5%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	41.7	836^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.8%		65.7	475^th of 1486 public elementary schools	68.0%	361					25.8	27.0	41.4			35.5	35.1	37.9			48.3			27.6			$14,922	$2,163	$12,759
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	4999 S Herron Rd	Herron	49744	Alpena County	Alpena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 358-5700	220	15	14.7	55.0%	196 (89.1%)	2 (0.9%)	12 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	53.6	668^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.1%		40.5	837^th of 1486 public elementary schools	43.7%	169					39.5	31.3	40.6			46.5	40.6	34.4			56.3			34.4			$13,873	$1,245	$12,629
Thunder Bay Junior High School	Public	6-8	3500 S Third Ave	Alpena	49707	Alpena County	Alpena Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 358-5400	796	51	15.5	63.9%	736 (92.5%)	4 (0.5%)	21 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.0%)	44.7	478^th of 890 public middle schools	46.3%		36.3	547^th of 897 public middle schools	39.0%	69	71.2	17.5						31.2	28.9				20.8	25.9		43.0			46.3		$13,145	$1,480	$11,664
Besser Elementary School	Public	K-5	375 Wilson St	Alpena	49707	Alpena County	Alpena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 358-5100	470	26	18.3	59.4%	416 (88.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.2%)	59.4	568^th of 1488 public elementary schools	61.8%		53.1	664^th of 1486 public elementary schools	55.3%	96					37.7	56.4	52.7			39.0	43.6	35.6			47.9			34.2			$12,182	$1,891	$10,291

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bingham Arts Academy	1.3 mi	1
Alpena-Montmorency-Alcona Education Service District	2.25 mi	1
Posen Consolidated School District No. 9	18.42 mi	2	272^nd
Hillman Community Schools	21.03 mi	2	401^st
Alcona Community Schools	27.52 mi	2	377^th

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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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