Summary:
The Howell Public Schools district in Michigan is home to two high schools: Howell High School and Innovation Academy. Based on the available data, Howell High School emerges as the stronger-performing school in the district, with consistently higher rankings, test scores, and graduation rates compared to Innovation Academy.
Howell High School ranked 157 out of 743 Michigan high schools in the 2023-2024 school year, while Innovation Academy ranked 597. Both schools had an 82.8% four-year graduation rate and a 7.6% dropout rate. However, Howell High School outperformed Innovation Academy and the state averages in M-Step and SAT test scores. Additionally, Howell High School had a lower free/reduced lunch rate of 23.87% compared to Innovation Academy's 52.17%, indicating a more economically diverse student population.
The data also reveals differences in resource allocation, with Howell High School having a higher per-student spending of $13,522 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 19.9, compared to Innovation Academy's $10,195 per-student spending and 23 student-teacher ratio. These factors may contribute to the performance gap between the two schools. Notably, both schools faced similar challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates of 29.5%, suggesting a need for district-wide strategies to address student engagement and attendance.
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