Summary:
Perry, Michigan is served by a single high school, Perry Secondary Campus Home to Perry Middle Perry High School, which houses grades 7 through 12 for the Perry Public Schools district, enrolling 476 students in a small-town setting.
For parents, the most important takeaway is that this combined middle/high school shows clear strengths in English Language Arts and Science, while mathematics is its biggest challenge. In the most recent testing year, 9th graders scored 70.1% proficient in ELA (PSAT), nearly 10 points above the state average, and 11th graders posted a 43.8% proficiency rate in science (M-Step), outpacing the state by 8.6 points. However, math proficiency lags at every grade level, with the gap widening from 6.9 points below the state in 7th grade to 11.5 points below in 10th grade. The school also excels at keeping students engaged: its dropout rate is just 2.4% versus the state’s 7.1%, and chronic absenteeism sits at 17.2%—nearly 11 points below the state average—despite 31.3% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Graduation is solid at 86.4%, above the state’s 84.0%.
Performance has been volatile, with the school’s state ranking swinging from the 72nd percentile (2023–2024) down to the 43rd (2024–2025) and back up to the 61st (2025–2026). That said, there are encouraging signs of momentum: 11th-grade science proficiency jumped an impressive 14.9 percentage points year-over-year, and ELA skills appear to build steadily through middle school. Spending is moderate at $13,748 per student, suggesting reasonable value given the strong engagement metrics and above-average results in two core subjects. The persistent math weakness, however, is the clearest area for improvement, and social studies results also trail state averages slightly. Overall, this is a school with strong student support systems and notable academic bright spots, but one where math intervention should be a priority for families and administrators alike.
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