C
Forest Area Community Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Boardman, Fife Lake, Springfield, Union and Fife Lake, and parts of Orange and Garfield.
Students
493
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,218
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$3.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Forest Area Community Schools
- School Grade C: better than 28% of Michigan districts
- Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts below the state
- Spends 8% less per student than the MI average
- 14 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.9% since 2020
- Debt of $3.1M, about $6,258 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Alabaster.
PK–4Clara B Bolen Elementary SchoolTawas Area Schools
5–8Tawas Area Middle SchoolTawas Area Schools
9–12Tawas Area High SchoolTawas Area Schools
Test scores vs. MI
2020–21Math proficiency16%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)74%
State average 82.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,218 per student · 8% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 36%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 57%Federal 19%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
524’20
487’21
515’22
509’23
493’24
Down 5.9% since 2020.
Students
White 86%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Hispanic 2%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.