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High Schools in Avondale School District

At a glance

DistrictAvondale School District351^st of 613 Michigan districtsFull district overview →

Schools

1,394

Students

Top rankedAvondale High School409^th of 739 Michigan high schools

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Biggest riser

Avondale High School up 41 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Avondale School District in Michigan is home to three high schools: Avondale High School, Diploma and Careers Institute, and Meadows School. These schools serve students in grades 9-12 and provide a range of educational opportunities within the district.

Among the standout schools, Meadows School stands out with its extremely small size of just 12 students, the highest spending per student at $34,881, and the lowest student-teacher ratio of 3.7 to 1. In contrast, Diploma and Careers Institute, a public virtual high school, has a higher free and reduced lunch rate of 75.1% and lower test scores in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing compared to the district and state averages.

The data also reveals that Avondale School District as a whole is ranked 351 out of 613 districts in Michigan and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. Both Avondale High School and Diploma and Careers Institute had a 82.8% four-year graduation rate and a 7.6% dropout rate in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, Avondale High School had lower test scores in various subjects compared to state averages, suggesting a need for academic improvement within the district.

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Ranking:

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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
Avondale High School	Public	9-12	2800 Waukegan St	Auburn Hills	48326	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 537-6100	911	52	17.5	39.8%	342 (37.5%)	377 (41.4%)	129 (14.2%)	51 (5.6%)	6 (0.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44.6	409^th of 739 public high schools	44.7%		37.5	450^th of 743 public high schools	39.4%	41	52.4	24.1	31.9	33.0	$15,627	$1,013	$14,614
Avondale Learning Center	Public	12	220 S Squirrel Rd	Auburn Hills	48326	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 537-6440	8	3	2.5		4 (50.0%)	4 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$5,230	$564	$4,666
Diploma and Careers Institute	Public, Virtual	9-12	1435 W Auburn Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	Yes	No	(313) 575-3768	475	3	150.7	65.3%	256 (53.9%)	166 (34.9%)	32 (6.7%)	7 (1.5%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	38.0				$13,400	$817	$12,583

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Troy School District	1.71 mi	22	43^rd
Rochester Community School District	1.88 mi	22	38^th
Bloomfield Hills Schools	3.46 mi	11	18^th
Oakland Schools	3.91 mi	6
Utica Community Schools	4.79 mi	40	155^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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