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Beal City High School

Public Grades 6-12

54^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 93% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Beal City High School in Mount Pleasant, MI, serves 376 students in grades 6 through 12 and is part of the Beal City Public Schools district, which ranks in the 80th percentile statewide.

This school is a standout performer in its region. For the 2025-2026 school year, Beal City High School earned a 5-star rating and ranked 54th out of 800 Michigan high schools (93rd percentile). That puts it well ahead of nearby traditional schools like Mt Pleasant Senior High School (ranked 178th) and Farwell High School (ranked 298th). The academic results are impressive across the board: 71.2% of 11th graders are proficient in reading and writing, and 69.2% are proficient in math on the SAT—nearly 2.7 times the state average for math. The school also boasts a 98% graduation rate, far exceeding the state average of 84%, and a chronic absenteeism rate of just 16.2% compared to the state's 27.9%. Even more notable, Beal City achieves these results while spending less per student ($12,949) than neighboring districts that post lower scores, such as Chippewa Hills High School ($14,888 per student) and Mt Pleasant Senior High School ($17,309).

One of the most encouraging findings is the school's effectiveness with students from lower-income households. In 2022-2023, economically disadvantaged students at Beal City ranked 3rd out of 614 schools statewide, showing the school is skilled at closing achievement gaps. The school also demonstrates steady academic growth as students advance—6th grade math starts below the state average, but by 7th grade it surpasses it, and the trajectory continues upward through high school. While there is some year-to-year fluctuation in rankings (the school dropped to 224th in 2024-2025 before rebounding to 54th), the long-term pattern is clear: Beal City consistently lands in the top 100-120 schools in Michigan. For parents seeking a school with strong academics, high attendance, and efficient use of resources, Beal City High School is an excellent option worth serious consideration.

376

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,949

Per pupil spending ?

21.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

3117 Elias Rd
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858-8774

(989) 644-3944

District: Beal City Public Schools

Feeder schools for Beal City High School:

Elementary:

Beal City Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.8%

American Indian:

3.2%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (57% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Michigan high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

Michigan avg42%

Middle school

240^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

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High school

54^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

127^th of 625Beal City Public Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	240 of 896	73.2%	★★★★☆
2025	68.0	231 of 890	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	272 of 897	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.2	175 of 883	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	235 of 776	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	244 of 675	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	304 of 792	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	293 of 838	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.6	270 of 821	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.4	256 of 894	71.4%	★★★★☆
2015	74.8	180 of 919	80.4%	★★★★☆
2014	64.4	301 of 921	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.7	502 of 919	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.0	493 of 900	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	70.1	265 of 858	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.4	242 of 851	71.6%	★★★★☆
2009	73.4	213 of 847	74.9%	★★★★☆
2008	88.2	24 of 839	97.1%	★★★★★
2007	77.2	162 of 823	80.3%	★★★★☆
2006	71.2	243 of 806	69.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	227 of 789	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	62.0	232 of 789	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	51.4	307 of 771	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.7	121 of 770	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	173 of 657	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.7	134 of 521	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	233 of 658	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	202 of 794	74.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	107 of 834	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	62.6	242 of 832	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	161 of 836	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	190 of 825	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	41.3	415 of 691	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.6	72 of 672	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	292 of 815	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	227 of 813	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	66.1	212 of 798	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	56.9	277 of 786	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	220 of 776	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	244 of 658	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	229 of 540	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	254 of 639	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	338 of 797	57.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	231 of 687	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.1	239 of 696	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	301 of 701	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	190 of 688	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	213 of 638	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	216 of 577	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	248 of 624	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	270 of 678	60.2%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	90.3	54 of 800	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	65.2	224 of 739	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.8	119 of 743	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	55 of 735	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	69.4	168 of 531	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.2	101 of 561	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.5	48 of 666	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	54 of 824	93.4%	★★★★★
2017	71.9	191 of 835	77.1%	★★★★☆
2016	66.4	262 of 852	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	78.7	150 of 832	82.0%	★★★★☆
2014	82.7	107 of 799	86.6%	★★★★☆
2013	76.7	163 of 805	79.8%	★★★★☆
2012	84.3	99 of 773	87.2%	★★★★☆
2011	87.4	52 of 784	93.4%	★★★★★
2010	79.4	137 of 765	82.1%	★★★★☆
2009	83.6	105 of 754	86.1%	★★★★☆
2008	89.0	60 of 750	92.0%	★★★★★
2007	89.6	40 of 767	94.8%	★★★★★
2006	93.3	13 of 705	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	77 of 686	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	69.3	160 of 629	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	162 of 619	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	65 of 611	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.6	48 of 416	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	118 of 462	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	74 of 554	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	91.7	40 of 710	94.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	98 of 719	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	99.7	3 of 614	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	12 of 755	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	91.0	44 of 693	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	48.4	316 of 628	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	83.4	77 of 633	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	49 of 611	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	46.6	252 of 440	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	81.0	66 of 472	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	49 of 543	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	72 of 707	89.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	86.8	64 of 671	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	65.4	190 of 639	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	139 of 638	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	72 of 647	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	91 of 492	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	132 of 516	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	92.4	36 of 582	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	74 of 708	89.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)71st percentile~ school

White (2026)66th percentile-7 vs school

High school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)90th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)89th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts83%+22 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing71%+19 vs state

Social Studies61%+14 vs state

Mathematics55%+22 vs state

Science50%+13 vs state

Math31%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)		M-Step Math (2026)		M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th 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
Beal City High School	Public	6-12	3117 Elias Rd	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Beal City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 644-3944	376	20	18.7	21.5%	345 (91.8%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	90.3	54^th of 800 public high schools	93.3%		65.2	224^th of 739 public high schools	69.7%	170	88.9	78.3	83.3	68.5	50.0	45.8	71.2	69.2	22.0	40.4	22.0	38.5	46.3	53.8	53.7	69.2	$12,949	$678	$12,271
Kinney School	Public	9-12	720 N Kinney Ave	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 775-2350	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mt Pleasant Senior High School	Public	9-12	1155 S Elizabeth St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 775-2201	1,066	68	15.7	33.6%	771 (72.3%)	38 (3.6%)	75 (7.0%)	20 (1.9%)	63 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (9.2%)	70.9	178^th of 800 public high schools	77.8%		71.4	175^th of 739 public high schools	76.3%	3		65.9	67.2		35.0	37.7	62.7	38.6						35.6		56.9	$17,309	$1,180	$16,130
Isabella Day Treatment	Public, Virtual	7-12	2007 E Preston St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	Yes	No	(989) 775-2290	6	0		—	6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$4,492	$1,548	$2,944
Oasis	Public, Virtual	6-12	3480 S Isabella Rd	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	Yes	No	(989) 775-2290	138	9	15.7	65.2%	74 (53.6%)	5 (3.6%)	14 (10.1%)	1 (0.7%)	30 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.1%)	9.2	711^th of 800 public high schools	11.1%					(n/a)			21.4			307.1	21.4	325.7					1773.5	14.3		2076.9	$18,476	$2,182	$16,294
Flextech High School Shepherd	Public, Charter	8-12	380 W Blanchard Rd	Shepherd	48883	Isabella County	Flextech High School Shepherd	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 206-3260	79	5	16.1	59.5%	68 (86.1%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.8%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)	73.4	155^th of 800 public high schools	80.6%		58.3	291^st of 739 public high schools	60.6%	136		53.3	53.9		363.3	396.2	504.7	414.0						60.0		73.3	$11,223	$544	$10,678
Farwell High School	Public, Magnet	8-12	480 E Ohio St	Farwell	48622	Clare County	Farwell Area Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 588-9913	344	17	20.7	67.7%	312 (90.7%)	4 (1.2%)	14 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	56.4	298^th of 800 public high schools	62.8%		55.8	318^th of 739 public high schools	57.0%	20	55.7	53.6	58.2	21.3	27.5	40.0	49.0	441.2					23.0	31.4	32.8	56.9	$15,062	$1,124	$13,937
Chippewa Hills High School	Public	7-12	3226 Arthur Rd	Remus	49340	Mecosta County	Chippewa Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 967-2100	463	24	19.1	44.1%	397 (85.7%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.5%)	46.1	407^th of 800 public high schools	49.1%		47.2	384^th of 739 public high schools	48.0%	23		65.3	64.4		19.0	28.0	46.1	9.0						32.6		36.0	$14,888	$1,113	$13,774
Clare Pioneer High School	Public	9-12	670 Ann Arbor Trl	Clare	48617	Clare County	Clare Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 386-3067	45	4	11.7	80.0%	41 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)								(n/a)																	$19,719	$924	$18,794
Mosaic School	Public	7-12	3102 Arthur Rd	Remus	49340	Mecosta County	Chippewa Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 967-8150	89	3	29.6	84.3%	76 (85.4%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.0%)								(n/a)		44.4			340.0												$13,828	$221	$13,608

Frequently Asked Questions about Beal City High School

Is Beal City High School a good school?

Yes. Beal City High School ranks in the top 6.8% of Michigan high schools.

How many students attend Beal City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Beal City High School.

What schools feed into Beal City High School?

Beal City High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beal City Elementary School

What district is Beal City High School in?

Beal City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Beal City High School?

Students at Beal City High School are 92% White, 3% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 M-Step, PSAT & SAT test scoresSep 4, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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