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Manistee Area Public Schools

At a glance

245^thof 613 Michigan districts▼ 8

Better than 60% of Michigan districts

Elementary 2 High 1Grades K-12

525 12th St
Manistee, MI 49660-2053·(231) 723-3521·All Michigan district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 60% of districts

Schools

1,247

Students

Top rankedManistee Middle High School238^th of 739 Michigan high schools

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Biggest riser

Manistee Middle High School up 134 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Manistee Area Public Schools district in Michigan consists of 3 schools: 2 elementary schools (Thomas Jefferson Elementary and John F Kennedy Elementary) and 1 middle/high school (Manistee Middle High School). The district faces some systemic challenges, but also has a standout school in Manistee Middle High School.

Manistee Middle High School is the highest-performing school in the district, ranking in the top third of Michigan high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. It has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 82.8% and strong performance on certain academic measures, such as 11th grade SAT Math proficiency.

In contrast, Thomas Jefferson Elementary was once a top-performing elementary school in the state, but has since seen a significant decline in its ranking and now holds a 2-star rating, indicating average performance. The district as a whole faces challenges, such as high rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility, which likely contribute to the relatively average performance across the schools.

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Ranking:

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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
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools
Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy	0.72 mi	1
Casman Alternative Academy	1.01 mi	1
Michigan Department of Corrections	2.93 mi	25
Manistee Independent School District (Isd)	2.96 mi	1
Onekama Consolidated Schools	10.65 mi	2

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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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