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High Schools in Portland Public Schools

At a glance

DistrictPortland Public Schools251^st of 613 Michigan districtsFull district overview →

School

665

Students

Top rankedPortland High School279^th of 739 Michigan high schools

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Portland High School up 158 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Portland Public Schools has only one high school, Portland High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 279 out of 739 Michigan high schools in 2024-2025 to 468 out of 735 in 2022-2023. While the school's proficiency rates on some assessments, such as M-Step/Science and M-Step/Social Studies, are above the state averages, its proficiency rate on the SAT/Mathematics assessment is below the state average.

Portland High 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. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which is an area of concern. Demographically, the school's free and reduced-price lunch rate of 26.16% is lower than the state average, and its per-student spending of $13,208 is slightly above the state average.

Overall, Portland Public Schools has one high school that has shown mixed performance, with some academic strengths but also areas that need improvement, such as attendance and graduation rates. The school's demographic and financial factors suggest it may serve a more affluent student population compared to the state average.

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Ranking:

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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 (2025)
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
Portland High School	Public	9-12	1100 Ionia Rd	Portland	48875	Ionia County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 647-2981	665	35	18.8	28.7%	619 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	59.3	279^th of 739 public high schools	62.2%		38.6	437^th of 743 public high schools	41.2%	158	60.1	23.4	41.8	42.4	$13,426	$759	$12,667

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools	5.94 mi	2	35^th
Berlin Township S/D #3	7.98 mi	1
Ionia Public Schools	8.32 mi	8	375^th
Ionia Independent School District (Isd)	9.16 mi	2
Lakewood Public Schools	9.43 mi	7

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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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