High Schools in Pellston Public Schools

Pellston Public Schools is a small school district in northern Michigan that serves the community of Pellston. The district has only one high school, Pellston MiddleHigh School, which serves grades 6-12. The school has faced several challenges in recent years, including declining performance, academic struggles, and high chronic absenteeism rates.

Pellston MiddleHigh School has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 431 and 508 out of 739-743 Michigan high schools over the past three school years, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 82.8%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate was 7.6%, higher than the state average. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are generally lower than the state averages, particularly in Mathematics and Science.

Additionally, Pellston MiddleHigh School has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 58.59% for the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $17,074, higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio was 12.6, lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may be facing socioeconomic challenges that could impact student learning and achievement, and the school may need to re-evaluate how it allocates its resources to better support student success.