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Chelsea High School

Q: Is Chelsea High School a good school?

Yes! Chelsea High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 33 rd of 800 Michigan high schools.

Q: How many students attend Chelsea High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 750 students attended Chelsea High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Chelsea High School?

Students at Chelsea High School are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Chelsea High School?

Chelsea High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : North Creek Elementary School Elementary : South Meadows Elementary School Middle : Beach Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 96% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Chelsea High School is a highly regarded public high school in Chelsea, MI, serving 750 students in grades 9-12 as part of the top-ranked Chelsea School District. This school has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past decade and consistently ranks in the 90th to 98th percentile statewide, with a best recent finish of 18th place in Michigan.

What truly sets Chelsea High School apart is its exceptional performance in mathematics. On the 2025-2026 SAT, 59.1% of 11th graders were proficient in math—more than double the state average of 26.5%. Even more impressive, 80% of 9th graders and 74.3% of 10th graders scored proficient on the PSAT math section, compared to state averages around 32%. This math prowess rivals or exceeds that of much larger Ann Arbor schools like Pioneer High School (62.8%) and Skyline High School (54.5%), despite Chelsea being a smaller school. The school also shines in science (51.1% proficient vs. state average) and social studies (59.2% proficient). Beyond test scores, Chelsea boasts a near-perfect graduation rate of 96.7% and a dropout rate of just 1.6%, far better than state averages. The school is also notably effective for all student groups, ranking #1 in Michigan for Hispanic students and 5th for Special Education students—a remarkable improvement from the 47th percentile just two years ago.

One area for potential improvement is chronic absenteeism, which sits at 27.0%—nearly identical to the state average but significantly higher than the district's overall rate of 16.7%. This is particularly notable when compared to Dexter High School, which has a similar socio-economic profile but a chronic absenteeism rate of only 10.0%. On the positive side, Chelsea achieves these outstanding results while spending $17,630 per student—less than nearby Ann Arbor schools and far less than Manchester Junior/Senior High School ($30,188)—demonstrating highly efficient use of resources and an excellent return on investment for families seeking a rigorous, well-rounded education in a smaller, personalized setting.

750

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,630

Per pupil spending ?

8.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

740 N Freer Rd
Chelsea, MI 48118-1176

(734) 433-2201

District: Chelsea School District

Feeder schools for Chelsea High School:

Elementary:	North Creek Elementary School
	South Meadows Elementary School
Middle:	Beach Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.0%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (71% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Michigan high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg71%

Michigan avg43%

33^rd of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd of 625Chelsea School District 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	93.6	33 of 800	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.1	27 of 739	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	29 of 743	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	18 of 735	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	53 of 531	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	45 of 561	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	44 of 666	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	27 of 824	96.7%	★★★★★
2017	94.6	29 of 835	96.5%	★★★★★
2016	96.8	11 of 852	98.7%	★★★★★
2015	96.2	22 of 832	97.4%	★★★★★
2014	95.5	22 of 799	97.2%	★★★★★
2013	94.5	34 of 805	95.8%	★★★★★
2012	94.5	29 of 773	96.2%	★★★★★
2011	90.4	30 of 784	96.2%	★★★★★
2010	92.2	14 of 765	98.2%	★★★★★
2009	87.7	69 of 754	90.8%	★★★★★
2008	90.1	43 of 750	94.3%	★★★★★
2007	90.9	24 of 767	96.9%	★★★★★
2006	88.2	56 of 705	92.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	96.3	10 of 686	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.8	18 of 629	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	18 of 619	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	17 of 611	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	45 of 416	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	50 of 462	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	32 of 554	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	27 of 710	96.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	99.4	1 of 259	99.6%	★★★★★
2025	93.5	12 of 203	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	15 of 190	92.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	90.1	22 of 719	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	88.1	50 of 635	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	39 of 654	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	21 of 614	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	49 of 369	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	155 of 417	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	98.4	9 of 532	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	19 of 755	97.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	87.3	59 of 693	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	92.0	34 of 628	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	45 of 633	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	16 of 611	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	50 of 440	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	89.8	39 of 472	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	51 of 543	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	20 of 707	97.2%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2022	50.0	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	88.2	11 of 179	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	91.6	13 of 127	89.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	5 of 220	97.7%	★★★★★
2025	68.9	32 of 125	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	42.3	69 of 130	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.2	42 of 116	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	37 of 315	88.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	89.5	47 of 671	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	92.5	33 of 639	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	42 of 638	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	25 of 647	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	67 of 492	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	87.1	58 of 516	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	55 of 582	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	27 of 708	96.2%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2026)100th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)99th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)91st percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-96 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts84%+25 vs state

Mathematics77%+45 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing72%+20 vs state

Social Studies59%+16 vs state

Science51%+16 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
Chelsea High School	Public	9-12	740 N Freer Rd	Chelsea	48118	Washtenaw County	Chelsea School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 433-2201	750	46	16.3	8.9%	660 (88.0%)	4 (0.5%)	47 (6.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	93.6	33^rd of 800 public high schools	95.9%		95.1	27^th of 739 public high schools	96.3%	6		87.7	80.6		80.0	74.3	72.2	59.1						51.1		59.2	$17,630	$765	$16,865
Dexter High School	Public	9-12	2200 N Parker Rd	Dexter	48130	Washtenaw County	Dexter Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 424-4240	1,053	77	13.6	9.5%	972 (92.3%)	10 (0.9%)	27 (2.6%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.2%)	92	45^th of 800 public high schools	94.4%		93	42^nd of 739 public high schools	94.3%	3		83.5	82.4		58.3	50.4	77.9	45.1						61.3		61.7	$16,566	$393	$16,173
Dexter Alternative School	Public	9-12	2704 Baker Rd	Dexter	48130	Washtenaw County	Dexter Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 424-4100	13	2	7.9	23.1%	12 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$27,082	$10,979	$16,103
The LINK A Pathway to Success	Public, Virtual, Magnet	9-12	2130 E M 36	Pinckney	48169	Livingston County	Pinckney Community Schools	No	Yes	Yes	No	(810) 225-5516	15	0		46.7%	15 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$19,242	$8,734	$10,508
Pinckney Community High School	Public	9-12	10255 Dexter Pinckney Rd	Pinckney	48169	Livingston County	Pinckney Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 225-5500	619	34	18.2	17.3%	558 (90.1%)	5 (0.8%)	25 (4.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	71.6	174^th of 800 public high schools	78.3%		70.9	179^th of 739 public high schools	75.8%	5		77.6	75.0		40.4	45.8	58.2	30.6						33.1		45.5	$13,601	$769	$12,832
Manchester JuniorSenior High School	Public	7-12	20500 Dutch Dr	Manchester	48158	Washtenaw County	Manchester Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 428-7333	287	20	14.2	21.3%	261 (90.9%)	3 (1.0%)	12 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	84.9	82^nd of 800 public high schools	89.8%		59.9	271^st of 739 public high schools	63.3%	189	81.8	81.4	73.3	52.3	65.1	37.8	62.2	37.8		51.1		43.8	67.4	60.0	84.1	62.2	$30,188	$656	$29,532
Young Adult Programs	Public	12	1819 S Wagner Rd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-8100	87	17	5.2	55.2%	40 (46.0%)	28 (32.2%)	7 (8.0%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.3%)								(n/a)
Grass Lake High School	Public	9-12	11500 Warrior Trl	Grass Lake	49240	Jackson County	Grass Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 867-5570	394	20	19.7	29.4%	359 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	55.8	303^rd of 800 public high schools	62.1%		64.3	231^st of 739 public high schools	68.7%	72		68.2	68.9		34.6	31.1	51.1	25.0						31.5		31.5	$13,662	$928	$12,734
Skyline High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2552 N Maple Rd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 994-6515	1,237	70	17.6	19.8%	723 (58.4%)	118 (9.5%)	107 (8.6%)	149 (12.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	137 (11.1%)	94.4	26^th of 800 public high schools	96.8%		97.4	12^th of 739 public high schools	98.4%	14		80.3	82.6		61.5	65.6	79.0	54.5						57.8		67.1	$19,868	$1,362	$18,506
Whitmore Lake High School	Public	6-12	7430 Whitmore Lake Rd	Whitmore Lake	48189	Washtenaw County	Whitmore Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 449-4461	271	21	12.7	34.3%	230 (84.9%)	6 (2.2%)	17 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	70.7	180^th of 800 public high schools	77.5%		82.3	96^th of 739 public high schools	87.0%	84	72.9	71.7	68.2	25.0	26.1	34.1	68.4	21.1	48.8	57.9	30.0	39.5	48.9	67.6	56.3	72.2	$21,633	$1,408	$20,225

Frequently Asked Questions about Chelsea High School

How many students attend Chelsea High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 750 students attended Chelsea High School.

What is the racial makeup of Chelsea High School?

Students at Chelsea High School are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Chelsea High School in?

Chelsea School District

Is Chelsea High School a good school?

Yes! Chelsea High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 33^rd of 800 Michigan high schools.

What schools feed into Chelsea High School?

Chelsea High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : North Creek Elementary School
Elementary : South Meadows Elementary School
Middle : Beach Middle School

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