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Brimley Area School

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Brimley Area School ranks 549 th of 1488 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

549^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Alternative Schools

Better than 63% of Michigan alternative schools

Summary

Brimley Area School is an alternative public school serving 451 students in grades PK-12 in the rural community of Brimley, Michigan. The school is part of the Brimley Area Schools district and serves a high-need student population, with over 50% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Brimley Area School has seen fluctuating graduation rates in recent years, ranging from 81.7% to 93.5% for the 4-year graduation rate, which is generally on par with or slightly higher than the nearby Pickford Public Schools and EUPISD Learning Center, but lower than the Rudyard Area Schools. The school has also had higher dropout rates, ranging from 4.0% to 8.1%, compared to the nearby schools. One significant concern is the school's high chronic absenteeism rates, which have ranged from 27.1% to 30.8%, significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools.

Academically, Brimley Area School generally outperforms the state average and nearby schools in English Language Arts and Math proficiency, particularly in the upper grades. For example, in 6th grade ELA, the school had 69.4% proficiency compared to the state average of 38.6%. However, the school struggles in some subject areas, such as 7th grade Math, where only 21.2% of students were proficient compared to the state average of 33.3%. The school's higher spending per student, ranging from $12,368 to $18,269, may indicate a need to carefully evaluate the allocation of resources to support student learning and address the school's unique challenges.

463

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,269

Per pupil spending ?

35%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7134 S M 221
Brimley, MI 49715-9299

(906) 248-3218

District: Brimley Area Schools

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

54.2%

White:

41.9%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2022 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2022

✓Above the Michigan median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

549^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 32 pts since 2019

From bottom 31% (2019) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

271^st of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

217^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	549 of 1488	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	372 of 1486	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	451 of 1470	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	563 of 1344	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.9	831 of 1153	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	969 of 1408	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	487 of 1338	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	540 of 1342	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	360 of 1321	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	382 of 1106	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.0	608 of 902	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	790 of 1171	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	393 of 1346	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	345 of 1381	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	375 of 1350	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	220 of 1099	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	28.2	589 of 749	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	779 of 1134	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	611 of 1366	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	322 of 1347	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	523 of 1334	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	751 of 1139	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	676 of 915	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	859 of 1196	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★
2023	58.6	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2021	47.7	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2019	27.9	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	349 of 1206	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	100 of 1204	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	77.0	230 of 1198	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	54.4	486 of 1102	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	684 of 1005	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	577 of 1128	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	271 of 890	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	241 of 897	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	49.7	390 of 883	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	330 of 776	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	440 of 675	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	404 of 792	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.3	241 of 838	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	60.3	272 of 821	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.5	445 of 894	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.6	478 of 919	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.9	500 of 921	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.9	552 of 919	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.2	464 of 900	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.2	427 of 858	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.5	259 of 851	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.4	215 of 847	74.6%	★★★★☆
2008	76.7	169 of 839	79.9%	★★★★☆
2007	70.7	250 of 823	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.8	474 of 806	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	304 of 789	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	235 of 771	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	277 of 770	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	155 of 657	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	29.5	386 of 521	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.7	140 of 658	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	55.5	350 of 794	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	179 of 832	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	194 of 836	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	50.5	362 of 825	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	144 of 691	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	214 of 672	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	255 of 815	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	225 of 798	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	267 of 786	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	362 of 776	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	389 of 658	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	341 of 540	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	474 of 639	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	78.3	136 of 797	82.9%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	45.7	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2021	34.3	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	184 of 696	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	143 of 701	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	254 of 688	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	165 of 638	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	39.9	324 of 577	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	229 of 624	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	289 of 678	57.4%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	217 of 739	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	277 of 743	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.5	76 of 735	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	205 of 531	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	132 of 561	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	92 of 666	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	44.3	452 of 824	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	80.4	124 of 835	85.1%	★★★★☆
2016	61.1	312 of 852	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	79.8	142 of 832	82.9%	★★★★☆
2014	76.5	146 of 799	81.7%	★★★★☆
2013	75.0	178 of 805	77.9%	★★★★☆
2012	75.7	168 of 773	78.3%	★★★★☆
2011	80.3	135 of 784	82.8%	★★★★☆
2010	70.5	277 of 765	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.0	396 of 754	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	85.3	89 of 750	88.1%	★★★★☆
2007	65.4	304 of 767	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.8	233 of 705	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	94 of 629	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	39.3	367 of 619	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	90.2	41 of 611	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	57.1	186 of 416	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	152 of 462	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	217 of 554	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	401 of 710	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	231 of 635	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	176 of 654	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	77 of 369	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	65 of 532	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	54.3	309 of 755	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	370 of 628	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.4	147 of 633	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	134 of 472	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	35.5	457 of 707	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2024	47.6	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	108 of 639	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	113 of 638	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	92.7	34 of 647	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	42.5	298 of 492	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.4	154 of 516	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	84 of 582	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	28.7	515 of 708	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Native American (2025)88th percentile+24 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Native American (2025)62nd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-8 vs school

High school

Female (2025)85th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile-30 vs school

Native American (2025)40th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing58%+3 vs state

English Language Arts47%+6 vs state

Social Studies44%+4 vs state

Math43%+7 vs state

Science37%~ state avg

Mathematics32%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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
Brimley Area School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7134 S M 221	Brimley	49715	Chippewa County	Brimley Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 248-3218	463	36	12.7	35.0%	194 (41.9%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	251 (54.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)								(n/a)	72.0	32.0	58.5	24.4	46.4	40.0	41.0	69.4	36.4	53.6	50.0	33.3	61.1	21.2	28.2	40.8	41.5	30.8	42.0	58.5	$18,269	$1,509	$16,761
Ojibwe Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11507 W Industrial Dr	Brimley	49715	Chippewa County	Ojibwe Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(906) 248-2530	125	12	10.8	80.8%	16 (12.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)								(n/a)						25.0	27.3			27.3					27.3						$14,639	$2,229	$12,410
EUPISD Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15901 Country Club Dr	Kincheloe	49788	Chippewa County	Eastern Upper Peninsula Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(906) 632-3373	56	16	3.5	71.4%	32 (57.1%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (41.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Rudyard Area Schools	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11185 W 2nd St	Rudyard	49780	Chippewa County	Rudyard Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 478-3771	602	43	13.8	68.4%	363 (60.3%)	7 (1.2%)	8 (1.3%)	6 (1.0%)	209 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)								(n/a)	60.8	15.7	57.1	17.1	37.5	48.1	35.1	46.8	41.9	41.7	45.5	37.8	51.1	32.6	40.5	42.9	26.5	27.0	51.0	18.2	$17,111	$3,472	$13,640
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1301 Marquette Avenue	Sault Sainte Marie	49783	Chippewa County	Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(906) 635-5055	389	10	38.9	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	389 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pickford Public Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	333 S Pleasant St	Pickford	49774	Chippewa County	Pickford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 647-4028	430	33	13.0	47.2%	301 (70.0%)	8 (1.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	96 (22.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)								(n/a)	69.7	15.2	54.1	13.5	25.0	23.8	41.7	29.4	27.3	27.8	19.1	22.2	20.6	22.7	47.2	35.3	13.5	13.9	35.3	37.8	$18,388	$1,139	$17,249

Frequently Asked Questions about Brimley Area School

How many students attend Brimley Area School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended Brimley Area School.

What district is Brimley Area School in?

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What is the racial makeup of Brimley Area School?

Students at Brimley Area School are 54% American Indian, 42% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

Is Brimley Area School a good school?

Brimley Area School ranks 549^th of 1488 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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