High Schools in Shepherd Public Schools

Summary:

The Shepherd Public Schools district in Michigan is home to two high schools: Shepherd High School and Odyssey MiddleHigh School. Based on the available data, Shepherd High School appears to be the standout school in the district, consistently ranking in the top 30% of Michigan high schools over the past few years and outperforming the district and state averages in most subject areas.

Shepherd High School has a higher statewide ranking of 207 out of 739 schools, compared to Odyssey MiddleHigh School's ranking of 420 out of 743 schools. Additionally, Shepherd High School has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 43.48%, while Odyssey MiddleHigh School has a much higher rate of 87.14%. Despite the differences in performance and student demographics, both schools have similar four-year graduation rates of around 82.8% and dropout rates of around 7.6%.

The data also reveals that Odyssey MiddleHigh School has a higher per-student spending of $17,066, compared to $11,793 at Shepherd High School. However, this higher spending does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes, as Odyssey MiddleHigh School lags behind the district and state averages in M-Step Science and M-Step Social Studies. The student-teacher ratio at Shepherd High School is also higher at 22.8, while Odyssey MiddleHigh School has a lower ratio of 13.4.

District Detail

258 W Wright Ave
Shepherd, MI 48883-2502

(989) 828-5520

SchoolDigger Rank:
152^nd of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 1,746

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
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
Odyssey MiddleHigh School	Public	7-12	3441 S Wise Rd	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Shepherd Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 773-9473	69	4	18.6	88.4%	54 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)								(n/a)					$17,066	$927	$16,139
Shepherd High School	Public	9-12	301 S 4th St	Shepherd	48883	Isabella County	Shepherd Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 828-6601	519	22	23.4	35.8%	458 (88.2%)	8 (1.5%)	18 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.2%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.5%)	66.9	207^th of 739 public high schools	72.0%		64.8	215^th of 743 public high schools	71.1%	8	61.5	26.6	45.0	48.6	$11,793	$1,250	$10,543

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Renaissance Public School Academy	5.04 mi	1	327^th
Mt. Pleasant City School District	5.1 mi	10	296^th
Flextech High School Shepherd	11.06 mi	1	216^th
Coleman Community Schools	11.89 mi	2	372^nd
Bullock Creek School District	11.93 mi	6	76^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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