Summary:
Rogers City High School is the sole high school in the Rogers City Area Schools district, serving grades 6 through 12 with 252 students in a rural Michigan setting. This small school consistently earns a 4-star state rating, ranking in the 73rd to 83rd percentile statewide, with its best year in 2024-2025 when it placed 126th out of 739 Michigan high schools.
Parents should know that this school shows a striking split between upper and middle grades. The 11th grade shines: science proficiency hits 65.4% versus the state’s 35.2%, and social studies reaches 65.4% compared to 43.2% statewide. Tenth-grade ELA also beats the state by 9 points. However, 6th and 7th grade ELA and math proficiency lag badly—only 13.3% of 7th graders are proficient in either subject, roughly a third of the state average. This “middle school dip” may reflect different tests (M-Step vs. PSAT/SAT) or cohort differences, but it is the clearest area needing attention. The school’s graduation rate is strong at 90.2% (state: 84%), and chronic absenteeism is just 19.3% versus 27.9% statewide—a notable win given that 56% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch.
One caution: with only about 36 students per grade, year-to-year swings can be dramatic. For example, 11th-grade SAT reading/writing proficiency plunged from 69% to 42.3% in one year, while 8th-grade science jumped 13.5 points. These shifts likely reflect small cohorts rather than systemic change. Encouragingly, the school improved in 6th-grade math (+8.3 points) and 8th-grade science (+13.5 points) recently. Per-student spending of $15,358 is reasonable for a small rural district, and the school’s overall 4-star rating suggests solid value. For parents, this is a school with genuine strengths in upper-level science and social studies, a caring environment that keeps kids coming to class, but one where middle school math and reading support deserves a close look.
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