Can I use Ogemaw County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Ogemaw County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Ogemaw County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Ogemaw County?

Start with the 5 listed public schools and 2 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Ogemaw County Schools & Education

Name: Ogemaw County, Michigan Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Ogemaw County, Michigan

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

10/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

73.6%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

73.6%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 82.5%

Per-Pupil Spending

$6,102

National avg $13,239

State avg $7,394

School Score

10/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 35/100

State Score Position

#81

of 83 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Ogemaw County

Measured School Summary

Ogemaw County faces educational challenges with a school score of 10/100 and a graduation rate of 73.6%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $6,102 per pupil, Ogemaw County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 73% below the Michigan average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 8.9 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 17% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Ogemaw County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

5 public schools and 2 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

10/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #81 of 83 Michigan counties with school score data.

Completion

73.6%

8.9 pts below the state average

Funding context

$6,102

$1,292 below the state average

School coverage

2 districts represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Ogemaw County has 5 public schools across 2 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Ogemaw County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Small-system county

Ogemaw County has a compact public-school footprint. A single school change, boundary rule, or district update can move the lived experience more than the county score suggests.

State position

#81

of 83 Michigan counties with school score data. The county score is 25 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

West Branch-Rose City Area Schools

Elementary to high school visible

1,871 students

Elementary 2Middle 1High 1Other 0

4 listed schools in this county slice.

Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County

High school only in this slice

118 students

Elementary 0Middle 0High 1Other 0

1 listed school in this county slice.

District reality check

West Branch-Rose City Area Schools is the largest listed district slice, with 4 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Ogemaw County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Ogemaw County district systems?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

Which charter, magnet, or virtual options require a lottery, application window, separate transportation plan, or address eligibility check?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Data Story

Ogemaw County Composite School Score Falls Below State Average

Education data brief for Ogemaw County, Michigan.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:School score

Ogemaw County reports a composite school score of 9.5, a figure significantly below the Michigan state average of 35.1 and the national median of 50.0. The county’s public education system serves 1,989 students across five schools, all of which are located in rural areas. West Branch-Rose City Area Schools is the largest district, enrolling 1,871 students across four facilities, including Ogemaw Heights High School. The county also features one charter school, the Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County, which serves 118 students. Per-pupil expenditure in Ogemaw is $6,102, which is lower than the Michigan average of $7,394 and less than half of the national average of $13,000. The graduation rate for the county is 73.6%, trailing the national average of 87.0%. See the NCES Common Core of Data for school-level records.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Ogemaw County

Reported Enrollment

1,989

5 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

20% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary2

Middle1

High2

Other0

2 School Districts in Ogemaw County

West Branch-Rose City Area Schools

4 schools

1,871 students

Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County

1 school

118 students

5 Public Schools in Ogemaw County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Ogemaw County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
Surline Elementary School	Record	West Branch-Rose City Area Schools	West Branch, 48661Rural: Remote	PK–4	Primary	601
Surline Middle School	Record	West Branch-Rose City Area Schools	West Branch, 48661Rural: Remote	5–8	Middle	582
Ogemaw Heights High School	Record	West Branch-Rose City Area Schools	West Branch, 48661Rural: Remote	9–12	High	573
Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County	Record	Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County	West Branch, 48661Rural: Remote	6–12	Charter	118
Rose City School	Record	West Branch-Rose City Area Schools	West Branch, 48661Rural: Remote	PK–6	Primary	115

Surline Elementary School

West Branch-Rose City Area Schools