High Schools in Tawas Area Schools

Summary:

The Tawas Area Schools district in Michigan is home to one standout high school, Tawas Area High School. This school has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 16% of Michigan high schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years.

Tawas Area High School boasts strong academic achievement, with students outperforming the state average on various standardized tests, including the M-Step Science, M-Step Social Studies, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and SAT Mathematics assessments. The school's four-year graduation rate of 82.8% is also above the state average, though its dropout rate of 7.6% is slightly higher. One area of concern is the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which is an opportunity for improvement.

Despite these challenges, Tawas Area High School serves a diverse student population, with 46.55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's per-student spending of $15,500 is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 19.8 is slightly above the recommended level for effective instruction. Overall, Tawas Area High School stands out as a strong-performing school within the Tawas Area Schools district, providing a quality education to its students.

District Detail

245 W M 55
Tawas City, MI 48763-9252

(989) 984-2250

SchoolDigger Rank:
165^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,124

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tawas Area High School	Public	9-12	255 W M 55	Tawas City	48763	Iosco County	Tawas Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 984-2100	351	16	21.5	43.3%	311 (88.6%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.4%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	79	119^th of 739 public high schools	83.9%		78.7	128^th of 743 public high schools	82.8%	9	60.6	31.0	63.4	61.4	$15,500	$3,958	$11,542

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Iosco Regional Educational Service Agency	0.81 mi	2
Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County	3.15 mi	1	495^th
Oscoda Area Schools	12.47 mi	2	204^th
Hale Area Schools	15.23 mi	1
Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools	17.45 mi	2	553^rd

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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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