Summary:
The Climax-Scotts Community Schools district in Michigan is home to two high schools: ClimaxScotts High School and ClimaxScotts Virtual Academy. While both schools share similar graduation and dropout rates, they differ in their school rankings, test scores, student demographics, and resource allocation.
ClimaxScotts High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 187th out of 735 schools in 2022-2023 to 480th out of 743 schools in 2023-2024. The school's 4-year graduation rate is 82.8%, but it also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%. Test scores at the high school are generally below the state averages, with some exceptions in 7th-grade math and 8th-grade PSAT English Language Arts.
In contrast, ClimaxScotts Virtual Academy shares the same 4-year graduation rate and dropout rate as the traditional high school, but it has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%. The virtual academy also has a much higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (76.06%) compared to the traditional high school (56.14%). Additionally, the virtual academy has a lower spending per student ($8,045) and a higher student-teacher ratio (37.9) than the traditional high school ($16,412 and 21.3, respectively).
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