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Schools in Pinora · Reed City Area Public Schools, Pine River Area Schools

Pinora’s public schools beat 59% of Michigan districts

The public schools Pinora’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

59%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
39%
▼ 9 pts vs MI 48%
2020–21
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 5 pts vs MI 35%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 9 pts vs MI 83%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 14% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Schools
1
The School Grade

How Pinora compares

B− Test scoresB+ Graduation
Michigan school districts we grade (796)Better than 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1,177)Better than 59%
Towns in Lake County (15)Better than 87%
High confidence. Built on 1,153 tested students and a graduating class of 119; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Michigan’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Michigan only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pinora (some depend on your address).

The path, start to finish
PK–4Great Start Readiness Programin Reed City

Two districts serve Pinora

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Pine River Area Schools38%
State average 47.9%
Reading · PK–12, Reed City Area Public Schools39%
State average 47.9%
Math · PK–12, Pine River Area Schools22%
State average 34.6%
Math · PK–12, Reed City Area Public Schools30%
State average 34.6%

Pinora vs. its neighbors

Pinora’s schools rank 2nd of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Michigan districts.

Every school in Pinora

1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

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Colleges near Pinora

There’s no college in Pinora, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Ferris State University in Big Rapids, 18.3 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Pinora. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.

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