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Best High Schools in Gladwin, MI

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509

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Top rankedGladwin High School122^nd of 739 Michigan high schools

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Gladwin High School up 40 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

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

Gladwin High School appears to be the standout school in the area, consistently ranking highly in the state with a statewide ranking of 122 out of 739 Michigan high schools for the 2024-2025 school year and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the district and state averages in various academic measures, including M-Step/Science, M-Step/Social Studies, SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and SAT/Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 65% of Gladwin High School's 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, compared to 60% for the district and 55.4% for the state.

In contrast, Gladwin Community Alternative High School serves a smaller, more specialized student population, as evidenced by its lower enrollment of 15 students and higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (80%) compared to Gladwin High School (50.41%). The alternative high school also has a higher per-student spending ($15,461) and a lower student-teacher ratio (7:1) compared to Gladwin High School ($11,612 and 24.1:1, respectively), suggesting that the district is allocating resources efficiently to meet the specialized needs of its alternative high school students.

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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
Gladwin Community Alternative High School	Public	9-12	3982 W M 61	Gladwin	48624	Gladwin County	Gladwin Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 426-7341	23	0	7.0	78.3%	22 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$12,637	$723	$11,915
Gladwin High School	Public	9-12	1400 N Spring St	Gladwin	48624	Gladwin County	Gladwin Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 426-7341	486	20	24.1	40.1%	461 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	78.8	122^nd of 739 public high schools	83.5%		72.9	162^nd of 743 public high schools	78.2%	40	65.0	34.2	50.0	57.5	$12,359	$1,404	$10,955

Cities Near Gladwin

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Beaverton	11.11 mi	2	355^th
Clare	16.13 mi	8	202^nd
Harrison	17.44 mi	4	454^th
West Branch	19.78 mi	4	342^nd
Coleman	20.21 mi	2	362^nd

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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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