About Powell Township Schools
Powell Township Schools is a public school system serving Marquette County, Michigan, based in Big Bay. It serves 46 students across 1 schools spanning PreK–8, and is classified as a rural: remote district. By enrollment it is the #858 largest of Michigan’s 880 school systems.
Size and structure
Powell Township Schools enrolls 46 students in 1 schools — an average of about 46 students per school. It serves grades PreK–8 and ranks #858 of 880 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Powell Township Schools, from the NCES Common Core of Data (46 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Powell Township Schools employs about 6 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 7.5:1 — below the Michigan average of about 16.5:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 14.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How Michigan funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Powell Township Schools are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
Michigan reports accountability through MI School Data, hosting the federally required MI School Index (0–100 across ESSA components such as proficiency, growth, graduation, English-learner progress and chronic absenteeism) and a Parent Dashboard. Look up Powell Township Schools on the MI School Data Parent Dashboard.
Accreditation status
Michigan has no state accreditation requirement; the Michigan Department of Education directs districts to Cognia, the de facto K-12 accreditor used across the state. Look up Powell Township Schools in the free Cognia registry.
Powell Township Schools vs. Michigan
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Look up Powell Township Schools’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):