For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 144 students in Forest Area Community Schools. This district's average pre testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Michigan.
Public Preschool in Forest Area Community School have an average math proficiency score of 45% (versus the Michigan public pre school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Michigan public preschool average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,086 Schools
# Students
493 Students
374,677 Students
# Teachers
35 Teachers
25,241 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Forest Area Community Schools, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75% has decreased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#645 out of 862 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
38%
Graduation Rate
75%
81%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)45%
33.3%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.59
% American Indian
6%
1%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
2%
9%
% Black
3%
22%
% White
86%
60%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,736 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,616. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,075 is less than the state median of $17,794. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,736
$18,616
Spending / Student
$14,075
$17,794
Best Forest Area Community Schools Public Preschools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Fife Lake Elementary School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
108 Pierce St
Fife Lake, MI 49633
(231) 879-3362
Fife Lake, MI 49633
(231) 879-3362
Gr: PK-3 | 144 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
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