NCES CCD 2024-25 5 schools MI

Best-Resourced Schools in Tawas City, MI

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5 public K-12 schools in Tawas City from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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5
Schools
1,344
Students
24.8/100
Avg Resource Index
17.5:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Tawas City has more public-school enrollment than 4% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Tawas City's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

3 of Tawas City's 5 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 25-point gap between Iosco Resa Special Education and Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County shows the range hidden by Tawas City's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 96%
School count
Top 99%
Resource Index average
4th percentile
Teacher staffing
29th percentile

Clara B Bolen Elementary School accounts for 32.2% of all Tawas City public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Tawas City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: Combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Tawas City school enrollment varies 8.8× across entities

Tawas City school enrollment ranges from 49 students (lowest) to 433 students (highest), a spread of 384 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Tawas City reports 57.6% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Tawas City student-teacher ratio is 17.5:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Tawas City is typically wider than the Tawas City-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

1 of Tawas City's 5 listed schools are charters

20% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Iosco Resa Special Education 35
2. Tawas Area Middle School 30
3. Clara B Bolen Elementary School 29
4. Tawas Area High School 20
5. Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County 10

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Which Tawas City school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Iosco Resa Special Education has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Tawas City schools in this federal-data comparison at 35/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Tawas City, MI? ▼

Tawas City has 5 public schools with a total enrollment of 1,344 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 17.5:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.