High Schools in Standish-Sterling Community Schools

Summary:

The Standish-Sterling Community Schools district in Michigan has one high school, StandishSterling Central JrSr High School, which serves students in grades 7-12. The school has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, going from 277th out of 735 Michigan high schools in 2022-2023 to 171st out of 739 in 2024-2025, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the school's four-year graduation rate of 82.8% for the 2023-2024 school year is slightly below the state average, its proficiency rates on the PSAT for 8th-grade students are higher than the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school's proficiency rates on the M-Step and SAT exams are generally lower than the state averages, with the exception of science and social studies proficiency. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (58.27% in 2023-2024), indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

The school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $13,596, which is slightly higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio is 20.3, which is also slightly higher than the state average. The school faces challenges in areas such as academic proficiency, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism, which may be influenced by the demographics and financial resources of the school and district.

District Detail

3789 Wyatt Rd
Standish, MI 48658-9120

(989) 846-3670

SchoolDigger Rank:
120^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,482

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)	M-Step Math (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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
StandishSterling Central JrSr High School	Public	7-12	2401 Grove Street Rd	Standish	48658	Arenac County	Standish-Sterling Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 846-3660	660	34	19.5	52.1%	630 (95.5%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	72.5	171^st of 739 public high schools	76.9%		62.7	238^th of 743 public high schools	68.0%	67	65.3	30.5	63.5	23.1	36.0	29.8	46.8	52.9	53.2	58.7	$13,596	$1,289	$12,306

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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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