High Schools in Kalkaska Public Schools

Summary:

Kalkaska Public Schools is a school district in Michigan that contains only one high school, Kalkaska High School. This high school serves grades 9-12 and has faced some challenges in recent years, including a declining statewide ranking and below-average performance on certain standardized tests.

Kalkaska High School's statewide ranking has dropped from 233 out of 735 Michigan high schools in 2022-2023 to 314 out of 739 in 2024-2025, despite maintaining a consistent 3-star performance rating. The school's four-year graduation rate of 82.8% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 7.6% is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% is significantly higher than the state average, which may be contributing to its academic struggles.

While Kalkaska High School performs well on some state assessments, such as M-Step/Science and M-Step/Social Studies, it lags behind the state average on the SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and SAT/Mathematics assessments. The school's relatively high percentage of students from low-income families, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 52.15%, may present additional challenges in supporting student success and addressing any equity gaps. The school's higher per-student spending of $13,501 could be an indication of the resources needed to support these students.

District Detail

315 S Coral St
Kalkaska, MI 49646-8345

(231) 258-9109

SchoolDigger Rank:
340^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,333

Primary Schools: 2
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
Kalkaska High School	Public	9-12	109 N Birch St	Kalkaska	49646	Kalkaska County	Kalkaska Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 258-9167	439	23	18.9	47.4%	399 (90.9%)	8 (1.8%)	19 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	55.9	314^th of 739 public high schools	57.5%		61.6	250^th of 743 public high schools	66.4%	64	48.9	25.0	44.8	42.5	$13,501	$897	$12,604

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Excelsior Township S/D #1	6.22 mi	1
Forest Area Community Schools	7.86 mi	4	516^th
Elk Rapids Schools	10.54 mi	5	47^th
Mill Creek Academy	10.54 mi	1
Woodland School	12.33 mi	1	102^nd

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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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