Summary:
St. Ignace Area Schools is served by a single high school, LaSalle High School, which enrolls 117 students in grades 9-12 in a small, rural Michigan community.
LaSalle High School has shown dramatic improvement, jumping from the 38th percentile in Michigan’s state rankings in 2024-2025 to the 67th percentile in 2025-2026. This leap was driven by strong gains in 11th-grade social studies (up 19 points to 50% proficiency), evidence-based reading and writing (up 11 points to 59%), and science (up 9.5 points to 36%). The school now exceeds state averages in English language arts at both 9th and 10th grade, social studies, and SAT reading/writing. However, math remains a clear weakness: proficiency in SAT math is just 22.7%, below the state average of 26.5%, and 9th-grade PSAT math lags by 6 points. This subject-area gap is the school’s most pressing academic challenge.
Beyond test scores, LaSalle High School posts a graduation rate of 87.1%, above the state’s 84%, but its dropout rate of 10.2% is notably higher than the state’s 7.1%. Chronic absenteeism is a bright spot at 18.5%, far better than the state’s 27.9%. With 54.7% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school serves a predominantly low-income population yet still achieves above-average results in most subjects. The small class sizes (14.2:1 student-teacher ratio) likely support engagement, though per-student spending of $21,560 is high, reflecting the fixed costs of a small rural school. For parents, this is a school with strong humanities instruction and improving overall performance, but one where targeted math support is essential for student success.
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