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Davison High School

Q: Is Davison High School a good school?

Davison High School ranks 209 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

209^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 74% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Davison High School is a large public high school in Davison, MI, serving 1,623 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Davison Community Schools district.

Davison High School stands out for its exceptional graduation rate of 96.8%, far exceeding the state average of 84.0%, and its dropout rate of just 2.3% compared to the state's 7.1%. Academically, the school outperforms state averages in nearly every subject—58.1% of 11th graders were proficient in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing versus 52.1% statewide, and science proficiency reached 41.7% compared to 35.2% statewide. What makes this particularly impressive is that 45.66% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet the school ranks in the 70th percentile for this subgroup. A useful comparison is Goodrich High School, located just 7.57 miles away, which serves a much wealthier population (14.85% free/reduced lunch) but achieves nearly identical overall rankings and test scores—demonstrating the significant value Davison adds for its students. This contrasts sharply with nearby schools like Flex High Burton (9.0% graduation rate) and Accelerated Learning Academy (34.9%).

However, there are areas of concern. Mathematics remains a relative weakness, with SAT Math proficiency at 27%—barely above the state's 26.5%—lagging behind the school's strong reading and science scores. Chronic absenteeism has been steadily climbing from 19.6% in 2022-2023 to 23.0% in 2024-2025, though still better than the state average of 27.9%. Additionally, while the school excels with economically disadvantaged students, performance for Special Education students ranks in the 36th percentile, and results for Multi-racial students have been volatile, swinging from the 63rd to 14th percentile and back. Within the district, Davison Alternative Education tells a different story with a 62.7% graduation rate and 55.4% chronic absenteeism, suggesting the district's main high school is highly effective with its general population while at-risk students in the alternative program face greater challenges.

1,623

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,156

Per pupil spending ?

45.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1250 N Oak Rd
Davison, MI 48423-9156

(810) 591-3539

District: Davison Community Schools

Feeder schools for Davison High School:

Elementary:	Central Elementary School
	Gates Elementary School
	Hill Elementary School
	Siple Elementary School
	More...
	Thomson Elementary School
Middle:	Davison Middle School
	Hahn Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.2%

Hispanic:

7.0%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (48% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the Michigan median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg46%

Michigan avg43%

209^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Davison Community Schools

193^rd of 625Davison Community 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	66.9	209 of 800	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	64.9	225 of 739	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	203 of 743	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	159 of 735	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	230 of 531	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	192 of 561	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.8	102 of 666	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	156 of 824	81.1%	★★★★☆
2017	80.1	127 of 835	84.8%	★★★★☆
2016	81.6	120 of 852	85.9%	★★★★☆
2015	75.8	183 of 832	78.0%	★★★★☆
2014	87.5	73 of 799	90.9%	★★★★★
2013	88.2	76 of 805	90.6%	★★★★★
2012	88.9	66 of 773	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	87.2	56 of 784	92.9%	★★★★★
2010	83.9	86 of 765	88.8%	★★★★☆
2009	83.7	103 of 754	86.3%	★★★★☆
2008	87.4	68 of 750	90.9%	★★★★★
2007	89.0	45 of 767	94.1%	★★★★★
2006	85.6	72 of 705	89.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	121 of 252	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	84 of 188	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	90.5	13 of 170	92.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	216 of 686	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.9	193 of 629	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	248 of 619	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	138 of 611	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	49.8	233 of 416	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.3	177 of 462	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.0	89 of 554	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	144 of 710	79.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	95 of 259	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.9	71 of 203	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.0	34 of 195	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	39 of 190	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	47.6	93 of 201	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	213 of 719	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	64.1	199 of 635	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	191 of 654	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	117 of 614	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	196 of 369	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.1	182 of 417	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.3	80 of 532	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	110 of 755	85.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	178 of 693	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	54.7	273 of 628	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	182 of 633	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	163 of 611	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	190 of 440	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	198 of 472	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.7	99 of 543	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	171 of 707	75.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	67 of 179	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	19.1	109 of 127	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	63 of 105	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.3	42 of 110	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.9	17 of 24	29.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	141 of 220	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.5	118 of 130	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	91 of 116	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	52 of 61	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	276 of 315	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	223 of 671	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.8	231 of 639	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	199 of 638	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	180 of 647	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	203 of 492	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	194 of 516	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.8	93 of 582	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	146 of 708	79.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)69th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)63rd percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)52nd percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts69%+10 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing58%+6 vs state

Social Studies53%+10 vs state

Science42%+6 vs state

Mathematics33%~ state avg

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Saturday, January 25, 2020

This school is a nightmare, kids have no respect for each other and teachers don’t care about bullying. Close Quote

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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 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
Davison Alternative Education	Public	9-12	1250 N Oak Rd	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-1022	140	23	6.0	75.7%	102 (72.9%)	13 (9.3%)	10 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.3%)	7.2	740^th of 800 public high schools	7.5%		7.7	679^th of 739 public high schools	8.1%	61		36.4	20.8		351.8	347.9	16.7	358.6				9.4		9.4	$19,068	$1,550	$17,519
Davison High School	Public	9-12	1250 N Oak Rd	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-3539	1,623	94	17.3	45.7%	1,318 (81.2%)	72 (4.4%)	113 (7.0%)	13 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	101 (6.2%)	66.9	209^th of 800 public high schools	73.9%		64.9	225^th of 739 public high schools	69.6%	16		68.3	70.7		31.5	35.6	58.1	27.0				41.7		52.8	$14,156	$956	$13,200
Bentley Senior High School	Public	9-12	1150 N Belsay Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-9046	227	13	17.5	60.4%	152 (67.0%)	42 (18.5%)	23 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	23	590^th of 800 public high schools	26.3%		25.1	542^nd of 739 public high schools	26.7%	48		49.0	42.9		18.4	369.8	23.8	396.9				16.7		23.8	$15,990	$1,660	$14,330
Bentley High School BOLD Academy	Public	9-12	1150 N Belsay Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-9046	25	0	83.3	76.0%	18 (72.0%)	4 (16.0%)	2 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)															$5,187	$896	$4,291
Kearsley High School	Public	9-12	4302 Underhill Dr	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-5313	836	46	18.2	69.6%	549 (65.7%)	129 (15.4%)	83 (9.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.4%)	30.6	535^th of 800 public high schools	33.1%		71.5	174^th of 739 public high schools	76.5%	361		47.5	40.9		13.0	18.3	41.7	12.2				26.1		45.2	$15,573	$1,266	$14,307
Kearsley Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	4302 Underhill Dr	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	Yes	No	(810) 591-5308	83	9	9.7	72.3%	57 (68.7%)	15 (18.1%)	7 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)								(n/a)							358.4	312.4				2058.8		2075.3	$8,658	$1,030	$7,629
Madison Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3266 S Genesee Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Madison Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 875-9050	276	44	6.3	92.4%	37 (13.4%)	210 (76.1%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.5%)	8.1	725^th of 800 public high schools	9.4%		14.9	624^th of 739 public high schools	15.6%	101		29.2	30.9		5.6	4.9	16.0	369.4				6.0		14.0	$00	$00	$00
Atherton Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	3354 S Genesee Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Atherton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-9184	323	19	16.7	94.1%	131 (40.6%)	113 (35.0%)	35 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.3%)	14.7	656^th of 800 public high schools	18.0%		15.1	620^th of 739 public high schools	16.1%	36	37.3	22.2	19.1	5.9	345.3	347.9	25.8	385.8	17.5	7.7	23.1	16.1	27.5	38.7	$15,888	$1,631	$14,257
Flex High Burton	Public, Charter	9-12	1245 S Center Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Flex High School of Michigan	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 652-8273	236	9	27.7	70.8%	103 (43.6%)	91 (38.6%)	17 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.7%)	14.5	661^st of 800 public high schools	17.4%					(n/a)		35.9	29.2		331.8	342.1									$63,706	$3,518	$60,189
Accelerated Learning Academy	Public	7-12	1420 W 12th St	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 760-1805	126	6	21.7	88.9%	9 (7.1%)	109 (86.5%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)								(n/a)		280.0	319.3		245.8	302.9	331.7	271.7				2063.7		2071.8	$29,254	$10,441	$18,813

Frequently Asked Questions about Davison High School

What schools feed into Davison High School?

Davison High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central Elementary School
Elementary : Gates Elementary School
Elementary : Hill Elementary School
Elementary : Siple Elementary School
Elementary : Thomson Elementary School
Middle : Davison Middle School
Middle : Hahn Intermediate School

What district is Davison High School in?

Davison Community Schools

Is Davison High School a good school?

Davison High School ranks 209^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Davison High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,623 students attended Davison High School.

What is the racial makeup of Davison High School?

Students at Davison High School are 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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