High Schools in Baldwin Community Schools

Summary:

Baldwin Community Schools in Michigan has only one high school, Baldwin Senior High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school's performance has been consistently below average, ranking in the bottom third of Michigan high schools over the past several years.

Baldwin Senior High School has a 4-year graduation rate of 82.8%, slightly below the state average, and a concerning dropout rate of 7.6%. The school also struggles with very high chronic absenteeism at 29.5%, significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly below the state averages in all subjects, including Math, Science, Social Studies, and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing.

Despite spending $27,842 per student, which is higher than the state average, and having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 6.9, the school's performance continues to decline. This suggests that the additional funding and smaller class sizes have not translated into improved educational outcomes for the students, who come from a predominantly economically disadvantaged background, with 96.09% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

District Detail

525 4th St
Baldwin, MI 49304-9518

(231) 745-4791

SchoolDigger Rank:
536^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 442

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 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
Baldwin Senior High School	Public	9-12	525 4th St	Baldwin	49304	Lake County	Baldwin Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 745-4683	110	18	6.2	97.3%	70 (63.6%)	17 (15.5%)	9 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.8%)	17.1	603^rd of 739 public high schools	18.4%					(n/a)	34.2	18.9	18.9	$27,842	$2,087	$25,755

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Big Jackson School District	12.75 mi	1
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Walkerville Public Schools	17.89 mi	2
Mason County Eastern Schools	18.52 mi	2	361^st
Gateway To Success Academy	18.73 mi	2	430^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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