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Boyne City High School

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Boyne City High School ranks 151 st of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-12

151^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 81% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Boyne City High School, part of the highly rated Boyne City Public Schools district, serves 383 students in grades 8-12 in the small northern Michigan community of Boyne City, earning consistent 4-star ratings and ranking in the top 20% of Michigan high schools.

This school has a clear academic identity: it shines in humanities and literacy. In the most recent testing year, 70.7% of 11th graders were proficient in Social Studies and 72% were proficient in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing on the SAT—both far above state averages and competitive with top regional peers like Harbor Springs High School (75.4% EBRW) and Charlevoix Middle High School (74.6% Social Studies). However, math is a relative weakness: only 29.3% of 11th graders were proficient in SAT Math, a striking 42.7-point gap compared to EBRW, and lower than nearby Petoskey High School (45.8%) and Harbor Springs High School (44.6%). Parents should know that if their child needs strong math support, this may require extra attention.

What truly sets Boyne City apart is its support for students who face challenges. Low-income students at this school rank in the 91st percentile statewide (5-star rating), a remarkable improvement from the 61st percentile just two years earlier, showing the school is effective at closing achievement gaps. Special education students also perform well, ranking in the 87th percentile. The school maintains a strong graduation rate around 91-93%, well above the state average, and chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 29.7% to 13.5% over three years—though still higher than Harbor Springs High School's 5.5%. Notably, the district also operates MorganShaw School, an alternative program just down the road serving students who need a non-traditional path to graduation. With moderate per-student spending of $17,616 and a 14.7:1 student-teacher ratio, Boyne City achieves strong results efficiently compared to higher-funded peers like Harbor Springs High School ($26,564 per student).

383

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,616

Per pupil spending ?

22.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

1035 Boyne Ave
Boyne City, MI 49712-9110

(231) 439-8100

District: Boyne City Public Schools

Feeder schools for Boyne City High School:

Elementary:	Boyne City Elementary School
Middle:	Boyne City Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.4%

Two or more races:

5.2%

Hispanic:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (55% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Michigan high schools

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg53%

Michigan avg43%

151^st of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

96^th of 625Boyne 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	151 of 800	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	94 of 739	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	199 of 743	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	166 of 735	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	102 of 531	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	172 of 561	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.0	113 of 666	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	82 of 824	90.0%	★★★★★
2017	77.3	148 of 835	82.3%	★★★★☆
2016	75.9	170 of 852	80.0%	★★★★☆
2015	89.9	63 of 832	92.4%	★★★★★
2014	71.9	205 of 799	74.3%	★★★★☆
2013	75.2	175 of 805	78.3%	★★★★☆
2012	71.7	216 of 773	72.1%	★★★★☆
2011	79.6	147 of 784	81.3%	★★★★☆
2010	72.8	234 of 765	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	78.2	158 of 754	79.0%	★★★★☆
2008	82.1	121 of 750	83.9%	★★★★☆
2007	86.4	65 of 767	91.5%	★★★★★
2006	76.8	159 of 705	77.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	187 of 686	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	87.6	54 of 629	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	61.2	200 of 619	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	113 of 611	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	161 of 416	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	210 of 462	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.7	106 of 554	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	150 of 710	78.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	63 of 719	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	79.3	95 of 635	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	55.4	258 of 654	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	141 of 614	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	68 of 369	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	40.7	258 of 417	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	85.9	56 of 532	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	71 of 755	90.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	128 of 693	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	68.6	165 of 628	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	198 of 633	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	218 of 611	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	87.2	54 of 440	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	60.1	150 of 472	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.0	102 of 543	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	89.4	58 of 707	91.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	16 of 125	87.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	154 of 671	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.1	143 of 639	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	242 of 638	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	214 of 647	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.5	118 of 492	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.5	174 of 516	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.2	85 of 582	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	95 of 708	86.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

White (2026)77th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts74%+15 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing72%+20 vs state

Social Studies71%+27 vs state

Science59%+24 vs state

Mathematics31%~ 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
Boyne City High School	Public	8-12	1035 Boyne Ave	Boyne City	49712	Charlevoix County	Boyne City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 439-8100	383	26	14.7	22.2%	350 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	74	151^st of 800 public high schools	81.1%		82.3	94^th of 739 public high schools	87.3%	57		67.0	80.9		30.0	31.9	72.0	29.3						58.7		70.7	$17,616	$790	$16,826
MorganShaw School	Public, Virtual	9-12	321 S Park St	Boyne City	49712	Charlevoix County	Boyne City Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(231) 439-8140	32	1	61.5	56.3%	24 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (18.8%)								(n/a)																	$14,895	$749	$14,146
East Jordan Alternative High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	951 Mill St	East Jordan	49727	Charlevoix County	East Jordan Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(231) 536-0053	5	0		—	5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$19,023	$661	$18,362
East Jordan MiddleHigh School	Public	7-12	101 Maple St	East Jordan	49727	Charlevoix County	East Jordan Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 536-2259	322	26	12.3	40.4%	280 (87.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	47.9	388^th of 800 public high schools	51.5%		55.1	324^th of 739 public high schools	56.2%	64	58.2	61.0	53.8	34.5	31.7	26.9	63.0	26.1		31.7		30.6	23.6	17.4	25.5	32.6	$21,285	$752	$20,533
Petoskey High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1500 Hill St	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Public Schools of Petoskey	No	Yes	No	No	(231) 348-2160	862	50	17.3	18.4%	744 (86.3%)	4 (0.5%)	22 (2.6%)	11 (1.3%)	22 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.7%)	86.1	77^th of 800 public high schools	90.4%		80.3	107^th of 739 public high schools	85.5%	30		77.6	69.6		64.0	50.5	67.9	45.8						50.0		51.6	$18,282	$714	$17,568
CharEm Alternative Schools	Public	9-12	443 Bay St	Petoskey	49720	Emmet County	Charlevoix-Emmet Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(231) 547-9947	22	1	22.0	68.2%	19 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)								(n/a)
Charlevoix Middle High School	Public	7-12	5200 Marion Center Rd	Charlevoix	49720	Charlevoix County	Charlevoix Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 547-3200	387	26	14.8	40.6%	342 (88.4%)	7 (1.8%)	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.6%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	84.6	85^th of 800 public high schools	89.4%		76.8	141^st of 739 public high schools	80.9%	56	86.8	79.5	66.2	50.9	45.2	45.6	64.4	40.7		38.7		29.0	66.0	58.6	73.6	74.6	$20,672	$689	$19,983
Harbor Springs High School	Public	9-12	500 N Spring St	Harbor Springs	49740	Emmet County	Harbor Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 526-4800	260	18	14.2	13.8%	232 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	70.4	181^st of 800 public high schools	77.4%		67	204^th of 739 public high schools	72.4%	23		79.5	76.4		34.2	43.6	75.4	44.6						26.2		34.9	$26,564	$372	$26,193
Bellaire MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	205 Victory Ln	Bellaire	49615	Antrim County	Bellaire Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 533-8015	140	11	12.2	51.4%	129 (92.1%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	67.1	208^th of 800 public high schools	74.0%		52.2	346^th of 739 public high schools	53.2%	138	50.0	82.6	56.5	20.0	26.1	26.1	70.6	465.3	68.4	57.9	52.6	21.1	40.0	52.9	35.0	52.9	$24,581	$1,214	$23,368
Gaylord High SchoolVoc Bldg	Public	9-12	90 Livingston Blvd	Gaylord	49735	Otsego County	Gaylord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 731-0969	907	43	21.2	42.0%	841 (92.7%)	5 (0.6%)	17 (1.9%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.9%)	76.2	137^th of 800 public high schools	82.9%		55.9	315^th of 739 public high schools	57.4%	178		74.2	63.8		49.2	37.9	62.7	33.7						44.1		56.5	$13,523	$932	$12,592

Frequently Asked Questions about Boyne City High School

What schools feed into Boyne City High School?

Boyne City High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Boyne City Elementary School
Middle : Boyne City Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Boyne City High School?

Students at Boyne City High School are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Boyne City High School in?

Boyne City Public Schools

How many students attend Boyne City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Boyne City High School.

Is Boyne City High School a good school?

Boyne City High School ranks 151^st of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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