Summary:
The Menominee Area Public Schools district in Michigan has only one high school, Menominee High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has been declining in recent years, with a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 513 and 582 out of 735-743 Michigan high schools over the past three school years, and a rating of 1-2 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars.
Academically, Menominee High School faces significant challenges. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments, particularly in science, social studies, and mathematics, are significantly lower than the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates on the SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and SAT/Mathematics assessments for 11th-grade students were 49.5% and 12.9%, respectively, compared to state averages of 55.4% and 27.5%. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 82.8%, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate for the same year was 7.6%, which is higher than the state average.
Demographic and financial factors may also play a role in the school's performance. Menominee High School has a relatively high percentage of students (44.51%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. Despite the higher per-student spending of $17,152 for the 2023-2024 school year, which is above the state average, the school's academic outcomes suggest that the resources may not be effectively allocated to improve student achievement.
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