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Best High Schools in Alpena, MI

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1,148

Students

Top rankedAlpena High School257^th of 739 Michigan high schools

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Summary:

The city of Alpena, Michigan is home to two high schools: Alpena High School and ACES Academy. These schools serve students in grades 9-12 and are part of the Alpena Public Schools district.

Alpena High School appears to be the larger and higher-performing of the two schools, with a significantly higher enrollment of 1,096 students compared to 71 students at ACES Academy. Alpena High School also has a higher statewide ranking, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, while ACES Academy has a 3-star rating in 2022-2023 and lower ratings in previous years. However, ACES Academy stands out for its very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (92.96%), indicating a high-need student population, compared to 54.93% at Alpena High School.

Both Alpena High School and ACES Academy had a 82.8% four-year graduation rate and a 7.6% dropout rate in 2023-2024. However, Alpena High School outperformed the Alpena Public Schools district and the state of Michigan in most test score categories, while ACES Academy had significantly lower M-Step Science proficiency rates. Additionally, Alpena High School had a higher per-student spending of $16,940 in 2023-2024, compared to $12,322 for ACES Academy.

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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 (2025)
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
ACES Academy	Public	7-12	3303 S Third Ave	Alpena	49707	Alpena County	Alpena Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 358-5170	57	7	8.0	75.4%	53 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.0%)								(n/a)					$16,539	$754	$15,785
Alpena High School	Public	8-12	3303 S Third Ave	Alpena	49707	Alpena County	Alpena Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 358-5200	1,091	60	18.0	58.3%	1,005 (92.1%)	5 (0.5%)	35 (3.2%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.6%)	61.9	257^th of 739 public high schools	65.2%		62.3	243^rd of 743 public high schools	67.3%	14	57.4	21.8	42.3	51.6	$17,188	$1,469	$15,719

Cities Near Alpena

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Herron	9.56 mi	1	258^th
Ossineke	12.28 mi	1	338^th
Posen	17.1 mi	2	268^th
Hillman	20.51 mi	2	382^nd
Harrisville	28.85 mi	2	364^th

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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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