High Schools in Alma Public Schools

Summary:

The Alma Public Schools district in Michigan has only one high school, Alma Senior High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance, as measured by its ranking and proficiency rates, is generally lower than the state averages in Michigan, suggesting that the school may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

Alma Senior High School is ranked 472 out of 739 Michigan high schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger. The school's 4-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 82.8%, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate for the same year was 7.6%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 29.5%, significantly higher than the state average.

Academically, Alma Senior High School's proficiency rates on the M-Step/Science, M-Step/Social Studies, SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and SAT/Mathematics assessments for 11th-grade students were all lower than the state averages. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 62.84% for the 2023-2024 school year, indicating that it serves a population with significant economic challenges. Despite these challenges, the school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $16,547, which is higher than the state average, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.5 for the same year.

District Detail

1500 Pine Ave
Alma, MI 48801-1275

(989) 463-3111

SchoolDigger Rank:
346^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,815

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 (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	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
Alma Senior High School	Public	9-12	1500 Pine Ave	Alma	48801	Gratiot County	Alma Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 463-3111	552	35	15.8	65.8%	468 (84.8%)	5 (0.9%)	66 (12.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	35.7	472^nd of 739 public high schools	36.1%		40.9	414^th of 743 public high schools	44.3%	58	52.6	23.3	13.5	33.3	$16,547	$750	$15,797

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gratiot-Isabella Regional Educational Service District	0.16 mi	2
Ashley Community Schools	0.91 mi	4
St. Louis Public Schools	2.18 mi	4	344^th
Michigan Department of Corrections	3.3 mi	25
Ithaca Public Schools	6.88 mi	3	145^th

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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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