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Cadillac Innovation High School

Public Grades 9-12

619^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 23% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Cadillac Innovation High School is a small alternative high school in Cadillac, MI, serving 164 students in grades 9-12 within the Cadillac Area Public Schools district.

This school faces significant challenges that parents should understand. The graduation rate is just 57.8%, far below the district's 82.9% and the state's 84.0% average. While this is an improvement from the 51.3% rate the previous year, it remains concerning. The dropout rate of 9.3% is nearly three times the district rate. Academically, test scores are roughly half (or less) of district averages across all subjects. For example, only 21.7% of 11th graders were proficient in SAT reading and writing, compared to 54.3% district-wide. Perhaps most striking is the student-to-teacher ratio of 33.3:1—nearly double that of Cadillac Senior High School (17.9:1), which sits just 0.16 miles away and is a 4-star school with a 91% graduation rate. This stark contrast suggests Innovation serves a fundamentally different, higher-need population, likely students at risk of dropping out or needing credit recovery. Chronic absenteeism affects 30.7% of students, higher than both district and state averages.

There is one bright spot: 9th graders scored 52.6% proficiency in PSAT English Language Arts, significantly better than the school's own 10th and 11th grade scores, possibly indicating a new literacy intervention is helping incoming freshmen. Compared to nearby alternative-context schools like Marion High School (77.7% graduation) and Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School (83.7% graduation), Cadillac Innovation lags considerably. While the school spends more per pupil ($14,066) than the district's main high school, the combination of an extremely high student-to-teacher ratio, high absenteeism, and a graduation rate below 60% indicates the "innovation" model is not yet yielding results for its students.

164

Students ?

33.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,066

Per pupil spending ?

71.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

532 Haynes St
Cadillac, MI 49601-1809

(231) 876-5900

District: Cadillac Area Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.8%

Hispanic:

4.9%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2014 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (24% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (58% vs 84%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg47%

Michigan avg43%

619^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Cadillac Area Public Schools

194^th of 625Cadillac Area 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	18.8	619 of 800	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	625 of 739	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	615 of 743	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	440 of 735	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.7	567 of 666	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	474 of 824	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	3.1	796 of 835	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.1	644 of 852	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	605 of 832	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.0	599 of 799	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	733 of 805	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.8	576 of 773	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.2	686 of 784	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.0	578 of 765	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.7	601 of 754	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.5	606 of 750	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.3	536 of 767	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	2.8	686 of 705	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	482 of 686	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.9	514 of 629	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	502 of 619	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	445 of 611	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	434 of 710	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	534 of 719	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	454 of 635	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	486 of 654	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	362 of 614	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	282 of 755	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	580 of 693	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.6	224 of 611	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	450 of 707	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	619 of 671	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.4	631 of 639	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	594 of 638	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	425 of 647	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	3.3	569 of 582	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	507 of 708	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)30th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%-16 vs state

Science22%-13 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing22%-30 vs state

Social Studies20%-23 vs state

Mathematics11%-22 vs state

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Cadillac Innovation High School	Public	9-12	532 Haynes St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 876-5900	164	5	33.3	71.3%	144 (87.8%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	7 (4.3%)	18.8	619^th of 800 public high schools	22.6%		14.8	625^th of 739 public high schools	15.4%	6		52.6	34.2		13.2	7.9	21.7	396.5						22.2		20.5	$14,066	$979	$13,088
Cadillac Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 Chestnut St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 876-5800	903	50	17.9	39.8%	826 (91.5%)	5 (0.6%)	33 (3.7%)	7 (0.8%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.5%)	75.8	140^th of 800 public high schools	82.5%		85.3	74^th of 739 public high schools	90.0%	66		66.8	74.6		45.2	37.8	62.9	34.9						47.7		50.0	$12,111	$859	$11,252
WexfordMissaukee Independent School District (Isd) Career Center	Public	9-12	9901 E 13th St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Wexford-Missaukee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(231) 876-2200	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Manton Consolidated High School	Public	9-12	105 5th St	Manton	49663	Wexford County	Manton Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 824-6411	289	18	15.9	37.7%	269 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	38.5	468^th of 800 public high schools	41.5%		26.3	527^th of 739 public high schools	28.7%	59		59.7	48.6		31.2	33.3	39.3	8.2						15.0		30.0	$13,949	$1,086	$12,863
McBain High School	Public	9-12	107 E Maple St	Mc Bain	49657	Missaukee County	McBain Rural Agricultural Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 825-2412	294	17	17.0	38.4%	260 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	65	221^st of 800 public high schools	72.4%		61.4	262^nd of 739 public high schools	64.5%	41		60.7	53.1		33.7	40.6	62.7	33.9						45.8		45.8	$14,952	$922	$14,029
Lake City High School	Public	9-12	251 Russell St	Lake City	49651	Missaukee County	Lake City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 839-6600	369	25	14.5	58.5%	332 (90.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	55.5	308^th of 800 public high schools	61.5%		44.5	410^th of 739 public high schools	44.5%	102		58.1	51.1		39.8	30.0	53.1	25.9						45.1		34.1	$14,748	$927	$13,822
Pine River Area High School	Public	8-12	17445 Pine River Rd	Leroy	49655	Osceola County	Pine River Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 829-3841	363	20	18.5	57.9%	330 (90.9%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.0%)	38.1	472^nd of 800 public high schools	41.0%		49	371^st of 739 public high schools	49.8%	101	75.0	60.3	52.5	22.1	19.0	23.7	44.3	11.4					32.4	28.6	50.0	35.7	$14,887	$939	$13,948
Marion High School	Public	6-12	2213 20 Mile Rd	Marion	49665	Osceola County	Marion Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 743-2836	192	14	13.3	70.3%	172 (89.6%)	4 (2.1%)	12 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	44.8	418^th of 800 public high schools	47.8%		59.1	281^st of 739 public high schools	62.0%	137	56.0	60.0	44.4	28.0	28.0	25.9	43.8	413.8	33.3	40.0	29.2	56.0	48.0	2081.1	40.0	41.2	$16,188	$1,245	$14,943
Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School	Public	6-12	581 S Clark St	Mesick	49668	Wexford County	Mesick Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 885-1201	276	16	17.3	48.9%	250 (90.6%)	8 (2.9%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	57.2	290^th of 800 public high schools	63.8%		52.9	341^st of 739 public high schools	53.9%	51	66.7	55.2	81.6	15.6	20.7	18.4	53.1	12.5	18.5	30.0	1567.9	15.0	42.2	50.0	64.4	71.9	$16,429	$936	$15,494

Frequently Asked Questions about Cadillac Innovation High School

What district is Cadillac Innovation High School in?

Cadillac Area Public Schools

How many students attend Cadillac Innovation High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 164 students attended Cadillac Innovation High School.

What is the racial makeup of Cadillac Innovation High School?

Students at Cadillac Innovation High School are 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

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Cadillac Innovation High School ranks in the bottom 22.6% of Michigan high schools.

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