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Michigan City High School

Public Grades 9-12

344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 17% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Michigan City High School is a public high school serving grades 9–12 in the lakeside city of Michigan City, Indiana, with 1,506 students, and it belongs to Michigan City Area Schools, a district ranked 277th of 374 Indiana districts (26th percentile, 1 star). The school itself ranks 344th of 415 Indiana high schools in 2025–2026 (17th percentile, 1 star), and it has remained in the bottom quartile for years, with percentile rankings between 9 and 24. About 68.26% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, chronic absenteeism was 46.1%, and the 2024–2025 graduation rate was 85.0%.

Compared with nearby high schools such as Portage High School, Valparaiso High School, Chesterton Senior High School, New Prairie High School, Washington Township Middle/High School, South Central Junior-Senior High School, and Westville High School, Michigan City High is an outlier on most measures. Its 68.26% free/reduced-lunch rate far exceeds the nearby range of 24.26%–40.55%, and its 46.1% chronic absenteeism is nearly three times the state rate and more than four times Washington Township's 10.4%. Test proficiency is low: SAT ERW was 28.74% (nearby range 45.65%–74.24%; state 51.9%), SAT Math was 9.38% (nearby range 7.25%–48.35%; state 25.6%), and Biology was 22.45%. The school spends more per student ($16,187) than any nearby comparison school ($9,990–$12,579), and its student-teacher ratio of 15.8 is better than most nearby schools.

There are encouraging signs. ILEARN Biology proficiency has risen each of the last four years, from 7.58% in 2022–2023 to 22.45% in 2025–2026, and the graduation rate climbed from 76.9% in 2020–2021 to 85.0% in 2024–2025, narrowing the gap with the state from 8.5 points to 4.7 points. Still, 85.0% is the lowest among nearby schools, and SAT Math has dropped from 18.06% to 9.38%. The school's effectiveness rankings also vary widely by student group: it ranks near the bottom for students with disabilities and low-income students while performing relatively better for other groups, suggesting improvement efforts may need to be targeted rather than uniform.

1,506

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,187

Per pupil spending ?

68.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8466 W Pahs Rd
Michigan City, IN 46360

(219) 873-2044

District: Michigan City Area Schools

Feeder schools for Michigan City High School:

Elementary:	Coolspring Elementary School
	Edgewood Elementary School
	Joy Elementary School
	Knapp Elementary School
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	Lake Hills Elementary School
	Marsh Elementary School
	Pine Elementary School
	Springfield Elementary School
Middle:	Barker Middle School
	Martin T Krueger Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.1%

African American:

35.4%

Hispanic:

13.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (20% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg21%

Indiana avg39%

344^th of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

277^th of 374Michigan City Area Schools among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	344 of 415	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	349 of 429	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	329 of 432	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	320 of 398	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	329 of 409	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	354 of 388	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	332 of 389	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	347 of 385	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.6	311 of 380	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.9	301 of 394	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.0	330 of 400	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.8	261 of 379	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	17.2	319 of 353	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.5	324 of 373	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.5	327 of 364	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.0	309 of 362	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.5	312 of 364	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.5	329 of 360	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.1	327 of 354	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.8	321 of 349	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.5	326 of 349	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	120 of 133	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	119 of 132	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	118 of 132	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	81 of 125	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	89 of 125	28.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	70 of 119	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.4	24 of 94	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	329 of 395	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	332 of 387	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	317 of 392	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	312 of 388	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	101 of 194	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	107 of 181	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	127 of 184	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	60 of 166	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	49 of 164	70.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	333 of 390	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	323 of 377	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	332 of 377	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	308 of 379	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	345 of 397	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	332 of 386	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	314 of 392	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	325 of 383	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	103 of 112	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	91 of 111	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	70 of 102	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.8	98 of 104	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	81 of 94	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	268 of 292	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	204 of 298	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	209 of 289	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	251 of 285	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	309 of 387	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	310 of 377	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	272 of 381	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	257 of 375	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	287 of 378	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+23 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing29%-23 vs state

Biology22%

Mathematics9%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)				ILEARN Math (2026)				ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Biology (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Michigan City High School	Public	9-12	8466 W Pahs Rd	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2044	1,506	95	15.8	68.3%	604 (40.1%)	533 (35.4%)	208 (13.8%)	7 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	149 (9.9%)	17.8	344^th of 415 public high schools	17.1%		19.2	349^th of 429 public high schools	18.6%	5	28.7	9.4											22.5	$16,187	$2,560	$13,627
A K Smith Area Career Center	Public	6-12	817 Lafayette St	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 873-2120	1	15	.0		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Westville High School	Public	7-12	207 E Valparaiso St	Westville	46391	LaPorte County	MSD of New Durham Township	No	No	No	No	(219) 785-2531	409	29	14.1	37.7%	356 (87.0%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	62.2	117^th of 415 public high schools	71.8%		80.2	42^nd of 429 public high schools	90.2%	75	57.6	16.7		38.8	53.1	46.6		29.9	27.2	28.4			59.4	$10,726	$120	$10,606
Chesterton Senior High School	Public	9-12	2125 S 11th St	Chesterton	46304	Porter County	Duneland School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(219) 983-3730	1,937	112	17.2	24.3%	1,505 (77.7%)	52 (2.7%)	285 (14.7%)	21 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (3.6%)	85	30^th of 415 public high schools	92.8%		79.3	48^th of 429 public high schools	88.8%	18	74.2	43.1											49.5	$12,381	$144	$12,237
South Central Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	9808 S 600 W	Union Mills	46382	LaPorte County	South Central Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 767-2266	463	28	16.8	32.8%	402 (86.8%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	51.7	186^th of 415 public high schools	55.2%		56.7	161^st of 429 public high schools	62.5%	25	47.8	7.3		52.5	44.6	48.7		42.5	32.4	37.7			63.6	$12,129	$270	$11,859
Washington Township Middle/High School	Public	6-12	381 E Sr 2	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	East Porter County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 464-3598	456	33	14.0	29.2%	378 (82.9%)	3 (0.7%)	58 (12.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	88.7	20^th of 415 public high schools	95.2%		88.2	19^th of 429 public high schools	95.6%	1	65.2	43.5	62.5	65.2	77.5	68.9	44.6	47.8	59.2	51.0	55.4	55.4	72.5	$10,520	$109	$10,411
New Prairie High School	Public	9-12	5333 N Cougar Rd	New Carlisle	46552	St. Joseph County	New Prairie United School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 654-7271	945	51	18.4	34.6%	805 (85.2%)	6 (0.6%)	98 (10.4%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.1%)	76.4	59^th of 415 public high schools	85.8%		69.7	83^rd of 429 public high schools	80.7%	24	67.2	25.4											62.6	$11,360	$882	$10,478
Valparaiso High School	Public	9-12	2727 N Campbell St	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County	Valparaiso Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 531-3070	2,089	113	18.4	30.3%	1,521 (72.8%)	100 (4.8%)	324 (15.5%)	50 (2.4%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	92 (4.4%)	83.9	34^th of 415 public high schools	91.8%		84.8	30^th of 429 public high schools	93.0%	4	73.4	48.4											46.7	$9,990	$237	$9,753
Portage High School	Public	9-12	6450 US Hwy 6	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 764-6026	2,163	123	17.5	40.5%	1,049 (48.5%)	397 (18.4%)	598 (27.6%)	21 (1.0%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (4.3%)	37.9	265^th of 415 public high schools	36.1%		34.1	291^st of 429 public high schools	32.2%	26	45.7	18.3											22.7	$12,579	$1,194	$11,385
PACE Virtual Academy	Public	6-12	6450 US Highway 6	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(219) 762-6511	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	9.8	381^st of 415 public high schools	8.2%					(n/a)	20.3	3.4			0.0	9.5			0.0	4.8			18.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Michigan City High School

Is Michigan City High School a good school?

Michigan City High School ranks in the bottom 17.1% of Indiana high schools.

What schools feed into Michigan City High School?

Michigan City High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Coolspring Elementary School
Elementary : Edgewood Elementary School
Elementary : Joy Elementary School
Elementary : Knapp Elementary School
Elementary : Lake Hills Elementary School
Elementary : Marsh Elementary School
Elementary : Pine Elementary School
Elementary : Springfield Elementary School
Middle : Barker Middle School
Middle : Martin T Krueger Middle School

What district is Michigan City High School in?

Michigan City Area Schools

How many students attend Michigan City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,506 students attended Michigan City High School.

What is the racial makeup of Michigan City High School?

Students at Michigan City High School are 40% White, 35% African American, 14% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

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