Summary:
Alcona Community Schools operates a single high school, Alcona Community High School, serving grades 9-12. The school's performance has been inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 302 out of 739 schools in 2024-2025 and 535 out of 735 schools in 2022-2023. Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 3 stars out of 5 to 1 star out of 5 over the past few years.
Academically, Alcona Community High School struggles, with proficiency rates on state assessments generally below the state average across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's English Language Arts and Math proficiency rates for 6th and 7th grades were significantly lower than the state averages. The school's SAT performance for 11th-grade students was also below the state averages in both Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and Mathematics. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average.
Despite the school's challenges, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12:1 and per-student spending that is higher than the state average. However, the school serves a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 65% in the 2023-2024 school year. The combination of underperformance and high poverty suggests that the Alcona Community Schools district may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to support student success at Alcona Community High School.
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