Enrollment
271
Combined
STATE 281
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONTONAGON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262655006301
Ontonagon Area School
701 PARKER AVE, ONTONAGON, MI 49953 · (906) 813-0614 · Ontonagon County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Michigan public K-12 schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
16 FTE teachers
STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
161 students
STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 16 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 29% smaller than its 8th grade class (21).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.2%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Michigan's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ontonagon Area School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontonagon Area School this school | 271 | 59.4% | 60.5% |
| North Huron School KINDE | 295 | 56.6% | 44.4% |
| Lake LindenHubbell Schools LAKE LINDEN | 327 | 57.8% | 56.2% |
| Ellsworth Community School ELLSWORTH | 228 | 56.1% | N/A |
| CarneyNadeau Public School CARNEY | 217 | 62.2% | N/A |
| Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School DOLLAR BAY | 317 | 55.8% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ontonagon Area School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #5 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #3 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #37 of 200 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #47 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.9% | #35 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.4% | #57 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #32 of 41 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
271
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 271 | 16.4 | 16.6:1 | 59% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 250 | 14.8 | 16.9:1 | 57% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 16.3 | 16.9:1 | 54% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 16 | 16.8:1 | 53% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 14.3 | 21.0:1 | 55% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 17 | 18.5:1 | 50% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 291 | 16 | 18.2:1 | 42% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 319 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 31% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ontonagon Area School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (300 to 271); teachers up 14% (14.3 to 16.4).
About Ontonagon Area School
Ontonagon Area School is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels in Michigan, with an address in ONTONAGON. It is open to students in kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 271 students.
Ontonagon Area School falls under Ontonagon Area School District.
Of every 100 students at Ontonagon Area School, about 89 are White. The remaining students are 5% Native American, 3% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put Ontonagon County at about 93% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.
Ontonagon Area School lists 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.6 students per teacher. Across combined schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 17.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 59% of the student body. That is 10 points below the 69% average for public schools in Ontonagon County.
On the allk12 Grade, Ontonagon Area School lands at A, ahead of 90% of Michigan public K-12 schools.
Ontonagon Area School outperforms its prediction by 20.6 points. The model expects 40.0% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Michigan; the school's rate is 60.5%.
Census data for Ontonagon County show the median household earns about $54,398 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Ontonagon County number 3, with about 493 students.
Elm River Township School is about 18.3 miles from Ontonagon Area School, the shortest distance to any other public school.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 271, close to the 268 recorded in 2020-21.
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Ontonagon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,850
Census ACS
Median income
$54,398
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
493 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Elm River Township School18.3 mi · 8
- EwenTrout Creek Consolidated School22.9 mi · 170
- GogebicOntonagon ISD Special Education23.2 mi · 52
- Jeffers High School32.0 mi · 270
- EB Holman Elementary School33.6 mi · 183
- South Range Elementary School33.7 mi · 204
Frequently asked questions
About Ontonagon Area SchoolHow many students attend Ontonagon Area School?
Ontonagon Area School enrolls approximately 271 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Ontonagon Area School serve?
Ontonagon Area School serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Ontonagon Area School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Ontonagon Area School.
What is the student diversity at Ontonagon Area School?
Student demographics at Ontonagon Area School are roughly 89% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Ontonagon Area School in?
Ontonagon Area School is part of Ontonagon Area School District.
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