Forest Area Community Schools
Public
Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade
Public schools for Boardman, Fife Lake, Springfield, Union and Fife Lake, and parts of Orange and Garfield.
At a glance
493Students enrolled
3Schools
5Towns served
$15,218Spent per student
14:1Student–teacher ratio
54%Free / reduced lunch
Academic performanceDistrict vs MI
Math proficiency16%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)74%
State average 82.9%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$15,218
per student each year · 8% below the MI average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
524’20
487’21
515’22
509’23
493’24
Students
White · 86%425
American Indian/Alaska Native · 6%31
Two or more races · 3%16
Black · 2%12
Hispanic · 2%9
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Boardman1,632 people
Fife Lake1,314 people
Springfield1,166 people
Union551 people
Fife Lake343 people
Also covers small parts of Orange and Garfield.
Schools3 in district
Fife Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–3 · 144 students · Fife Lake
CPublicForest Area Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 4–8 · 193 students · Fife Lake
C-PublicForest Area High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 156 students · Fife Lake
CPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
Kalkaska Public SchoolsBear Lake · Excelsior · Kalkaska + 1 more · $15,796 per student
Lake City Area School DistrictBloomfield · Norwich · Pioneer · $14,224 per student
Manton Consolidated SchoolsBloomfield · Greenwood · Liberty · $14,183 per student
Kingsley Area SchoolsGreenwood · Paradise · $13,581 per student
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.