High Schools in NICE Community School District

Summary:

The NICE Community School District in Michigan is home to a single high school, Westwood High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 245 out of 739 schools in 2024-2025 to 423 out of 743 schools in 2023-2024.

Westwood High School's four-year graduation rate of 82.8% is slightly below the state average, while its dropout rate of 7.6% is higher than the state average. The school's proficiency rates in subjects like M-Step/Social Studies and SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing are above the state averages, but its performance in SAT/Mathematics is below the state average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% is significantly higher than the state average.

Despite these challenges, Westwood High School serves a relatively high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 32.26%. The school's per-student spending of $15,110 is above the state average, which may be an effort to address the needs of this population. Overall, Westwood High School appears to have a mix of strengths and weaknesses, and the district's focus may be on improving attendance and academic performance in certain subject areas.

District Detail

300 S Westwood Dr
Ishpeming, MI 49849-2922

(906) 485-1021

SchoolDigger Rank:
180^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,104

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
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
Westwood High School	Public	8-12	300 S Westwood Dr	Ishpeming	49849	Marquette County	NICE Community School District	No	No	No	No	(906) 485-1023	383	23	16.7	25.6%	349 (91.1%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.9%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	63.1	245^th of 739 public high schools	66.8%		39.6	423^rd of 743 public high schools	43.1%	178	64.8	30.8	27.0	55.1	$15,110	$602	$14,508

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ishpeming Public School District No. 1	2.87 mi	4	422^nd
Negaunee Public Schools	5.48 mi	4	81^st
North Star Montessori Academy	13.84 mi	1
Republic-Michigamme Schools	14.29 mi	1
Marquette Area Public Schools	14.96 mi	7	79^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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