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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 49614

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Schools

280

Students

Top rankedBear Lake High School222^nd of 739 Michigan high schools

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Summary:

The 49614 zip code in Michigan is home to two schools, Bear Lake Elementary School and Bear Lake High School, both part of the Bear Lake Schools district. The district is ranked 174 out of 613 in Michigan and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Among the two schools, Bear Lake High School stands out, ranking 58 out of 735 Michigan high schools and receiving a 5 out of 5 star rating in the 2022-2023 school year. However, its performance declined significantly in the 2023-2024 school year, dropping to 572 out of 743 schools and receiving only 1 out of 5 stars. Both Bear Lake Elementary School and Bear Lake High School had a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is notably higher than the state average.

Academically, Bear Lake Elementary School generally performed better than the state average on M-Step assessments, while Bear Lake High School had mixed results, with some areas of strength and some areas of weakness. Both schools had a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a potentially higher proportion of students from low-income families.

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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
Bear Lake High School	Public	7-12	7748 Cody St	Bear Lake	49614	Manistee County	Bear Lake Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 864-3133	133	6	21.8	60.9%	107 (80.5%)	1 (0.8%)	19 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	65.4	222^nd of 739 public high schools	70.0%		23.4	572^nd of 743 public high schools	23.0%	350	70.0	30.0	72.0	24.0					29.2					41.7		50.0	36.0		50.0	52.0	$22,327	$1,219	$21,108
Bear Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7748 Cody St	Bear Lake	49614	Manistee County	Bear Lake Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 864-3133	147	10	14.8	61.2%	127 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	58.8	581^st of 1488 public elementary schools	61.0%		70.2	404^th of 1486 public elementary schools	72.8%	177					35.0	63.2	29.4	47.4		55.0	78.9	17.7	47.4		35.3			23.5			$23,006	$2,243	$20,763

Cities Near Zip Code 49614

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bear Lake	1.02 mi	2	173^rd
Onekama	5.5 mi	2
Brethren	9.73 mi	3	381^st
Thompsonville	10.4 mi	1	469^th
Manistee	13.22 mi	7	405^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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