Best High Schools in Alma, MI

Summary:

The city of Alma, Michigan is home to two high schools: Alma Senior High School and Gratiot Continuous Learning Center. While Alma Senior High School is a larger school with 549 students, Gratiot Continuous Learning Center has a much smaller enrollment of only 26 students. Alma Senior High School is ranked 472 out of 739 Michigan high schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, while Gratiot Continuous Learning Center does not have a statewide ranking or rating.

Academically, Alma Senior High School underperforms the state average, with only 13.5% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science and 23.3% in SAT/Mathematics. However, the school's performance in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing is slightly better, with 52.6% of 11th-grade students proficient or better. Gratiot Continuous Learning Center, on the other hand, has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 76.92%, compared to 62.84% at Alma Senior High School.

Both schools have similar four-year graduation rates of 82.8% and dropout rates of 7.6% in the 2023-2024 school year. However, Alma Senior High School spends significantly more per student ($16,547) compared to Gratiot Continuous Learning Center ($7,713). This difference in spending may be reflected in the schools' educational resources and programs, though further investigation would be needed to fully understand the factors contributing to the observed trends.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alma Senior High School	Public	9-12	1500 Pine Ave	Alma	48801	Gratiot County	Alma Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 463-3111	552	35	15.8	65.8%	468 (84.8%)	5 (0.9%)	66 (12.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	35.7	472^nd of 739 public high schools	36.1%		40.9	414^th of 743 public high schools	44.3%	58	52.6	23.3	13.5	33.3	$16,547	$750	$15,797
Gratiot Continuous Learning Center	Public	9-12	525 N State St	Alma	48801	Gratiot County	Ashley Community Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(989) 847-4000	41	4	11.7	78.0%	26 (63.4%)	4 (9.8%)	10 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$7,713	$1,020	$6,694

Cities Near Alma

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saint Louis	3.2 mi	6	339^th
Ithaca	6.21 mi	3	145^th
Breckenridge	9.85 mi	2	252^nd
Shepherd	10.13 mi	5	164^th
Vestaburg	12.3 mi	4	461^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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