High Schools in St. Johns Public Schools

Summary:

The St. Johns Public Schools district in Michigan is home to two high schools: St Johns High School and STRIVE Academy. Based on the available data, St Johns High School appears to be the stronger-performing school in the district, with higher academic achievement, better resource allocation, and a more affluent student population.

St Johns High School consistently ranks in the top half of Michigan high schools, with a statewide ranking of 139 out of 739 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school outperforms the district and state averages in all tested subjects, including M-Step Science, M-Step Social Studies, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and SAT Mathematics. In contrast, STRIVE Academy, a public virtual high school, has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan high schools, raising questions about the effectiveness of virtual education in this context.

Additionally, St Johns High School has a significantly lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (25.99%) compared to STRIVE Academy (72.34%), indicating that St Johns High School serves a more affluent student population. The higher spending per student at St Johns High School ($14,025) compared to STRIVE Academy ($11,699) may also contribute to the school's better performance, although STRIVE Academy has a lower student-teacher ratio of 14.2, compared to 18.3 at St Johns High School.

District Detail

501 W Sickles St
Saint Johns, MI 48879-2173

(989) 227-4050

SchoolDigger Rank:
100^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,458

Primary Schools: 4
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
STRIVE Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	1013 S Us Highway 27	Saint Johns	48879	Clinton County	St. Johns Public Schools	No	No	Yes	Yes	(989) 227-0170	38	0	380.0	65.8%	27 (71.1%)	1 (2.6%)	8 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)								(n/a)					$11,699	$664	$11,035
St Johns High School	Public	9-12	501 W Sickles St	Saint Johns	48879	Clinton County	St. Johns Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 227-4100	790	43	18.2	21.1%	691 (87.5%)	11 (1.4%)	52 (6.6%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.5%)	76.9	139^th of 739 public high schools	81.2%		61.7	248^th of 743 public high schools	66.6%	109	69.4	31.8	47.7	54.4	$14,025	$736	$13,289

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Clinton County Regional Educational Service Agency	2.61 mi	1
Michigan International Prep School	8.61 mi	1
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools	8.65 mi	5	202^nd
Fowler Public Schools	10.03 mi	2	31^st
DeWitt Public Schools	10.1 mi	6	28^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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