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Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School

Q: Is Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School a good school?

Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School ranks 816 th of 1488 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

816^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Alternative Schools

Better than 45% of Michigan alternative schools

Summary

Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School is an alternative public school serving 314 students in grades PK-12 in Dollar Bay, Michigan. The school has seen fluctuating academic performance in recent years, with graduation rates ranging from 81.7% to 96.6% and dropout rates between 0% and 8.1%. However, the school faces challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates of 22.1% to 30.8% and test scores that are generally below the state averages.

Compared to nearby Chassell K12 School and Lake Linden-Hubbell Schools, Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School has lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism, though graduation and dropout rates are similar. The school serves a high-poverty student population, with 54.25% to 63.66% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the state average. Despite these challenges, the school's per-student spending has increased from $10,676 in 2021-2022 to $12,737 in 2023-2024, suggesting the Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools district is investing resources to try to improve outcomes.

Overall, Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School faces a range of academic and socioeconomic challenges, with fluctuating performance and high poverty rates among its student population. Continued investment and a focus on addressing the root causes of the school's challenges could be important next steps in supporting student success.

317

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,737

Per pupil spending ?

55.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

48475 Maple St
Dollar Bay, MI 49922-9747

(906) 482-5812

District: Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.2%

Hispanic:

1.9%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2022 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2022

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Michigan avg39%

Elementary school

816^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 11 pts since 2019

From top 44% (2019) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

376^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

426^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 50 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

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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	43.7	816 of 1488	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.3	547 of 1486	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	538 of 1470	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	580 of 1344	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	439 of 1153	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	623 of 1408	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	704 of 1338	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.4	553 of 1342	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	580 of 1321	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	470 of 902	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	666 of 1443	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	647 of 1346	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	311 of 1381	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	137 of 1350	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	162 of 1099	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	63 of 749	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	54.7	643 of 1397	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	872 of 1366	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	568 of 1347	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	413 of 1334	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	745 of 1446	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	881 of 1206	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.6	600 of 1204	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	610 of 1198	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	669 of 1102	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	509 of 1005	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	633 of 1128	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	736 of 1253	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	376 of 890	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	223 of 897	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	171 of 883	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	247 of 776	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	184 of 675	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	401 of 792	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	436 of 838	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	63.5	241 of 821	70.6%	★★★★☆
2016	64.8	275 of 894	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.4	272 of 919	70.4%	★★★★☆
2014	52.4	463 of 921	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	66.3	272 of 919	70.4%	★★★★☆
2012	52.9	438 of 900	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.0	385 of 858	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.8	324 of 851	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.6	184 of 847	78.3%	★★★★☆
2008	79.1	128 of 839	84.7%	★★★★☆
2007	53.7	499 of 823	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.2	433 of 806	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	280 of 789	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	221 of 771	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	56 of 770	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	67.7	224 of 794	71.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	261 of 832	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	213 of 836	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	119 of 825	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	39 of 691	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	50.1	404 of 815	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	362 of 798	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	275 of 786	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	213 of 776	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	35.6	522 of 797	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	393 of 696	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	251 of 701	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	210 of 688	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	287 of 638	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	260 of 577	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.1	401 of 624	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	422 of 678	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	426 of 739	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.3	195 of 743	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	53.0	326 of 735	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.0	133 of 531	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	115 of 561	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	49.4	337 of 666	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	446 of 824	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	64.5	262 of 835	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.4	385 of 852	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	89.5	66 of 832	92.1%	★★★★★
2014	84.3	91 of 799	88.6%	★★★★☆
2013	64.4	292 of 805	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	87.4	82 of 773	89.4%	★★★★☆
2011	82.9	99 of 784	87.4%	★★★★☆
2010	73.6	222 of 765	71.0%	★★★★☆
2009	49.1	467 of 754	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	89.2	52 of 750	93.1%	★★★★★
2007	83.8	90 of 767	88.3%	★★★★☆
2006	83.1	93 of 705	86.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	156 of 629	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	171 of 619	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	46.0	325 of 611	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.3	88 of 462	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	35.1	465 of 710	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	136 of 635	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	57 of 417	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	28.6	520 of 755	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	74.0	136 of 633	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	44.2	339 of 611	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.7	159 of 440	63.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	447 of 639	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	246 of 638	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	368 of 647	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.6	138 of 492	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.2	166 of 516	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	389 of 582	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	469 of 708	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-14 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+36 vs school

Male (2024)79th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile+33 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing56%~ state avg

Science53%+14 vs state

Social Studies38%~ state avg

Math33%-3 vs state

English Language Arts30%-11 vs state

Mathematics16%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 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
Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	48475 Maple St	Dollar Bay	49922	Houghton County	Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 482-5812	317	21	14.8	55.8%	308 (97.2%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	45.8	56.3	15.6	28.6	33.3	50.0	24.0	23.5	42.9	25.0	50.0	24.0	32.4	71.4	62.5	36.7	28.6	54.2	29.0	$12,737	$835	$11,902
Copper Country Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	809 Hecla St	Hancock	49930	Houghton County	Copper Country Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(906) 482-4250	77	10	8.0	66.2%	66 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.5%)								(n/a)
Chassell K12 School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	41585 Us Highway 41	Chassell	49916	Houghton County	Chassell Township School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 483-2132	192	16	11.7	46.4%	182 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)								(n/a)	21.4					25.0	28.6	33.3		16.7	30.0		38.9	30.0	42.9	33.3	25.0	64.3	33.3	$15,241	$1,612	$13,629
Lake LindenHubbell Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	601 Calumet St	Lake Linden	49945	Houghton County	Lake Linden-Hubbell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 296-6681	327	27	12.2	57.8%	316 (96.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)	23.5	79.2	29.2	41.7	36.7	60.0	42.3	24.0	58.3	46.7	45.0	30.8	28.0	42.9	52.9	41.7	52.4	70.6	45.8	$14,369	$1,933	$12,437

Frequently Asked Questions about Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School

Is Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School a good school?

Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School ranks 816^th of 1488 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School?

Students at Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School are 97% White, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School.

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