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Deckerville Community High School

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Deckerville Community High School ranks 421 st of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

421^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 47% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Deckerville Community High School is a small, rural public school in Deckerville, MI, serving 219 students in grades 7 through 12 as part of the Deckerville Community School District.

The most striking thing about Deckerville is its commitment to seeing students through to graduation. With a 93.3% graduation rate and a dropout rate of just 3.3%—both significantly better than state averages—the school clearly prioritizes student retention and support. This is especially notable because its academic test scores are more modest. For example, SAT math proficiency (16.3%) trails the state average (26.5%), while reading and writing scores (46.5%) are closer to the state mark (52.1%). Interestingly, Deckerville spends considerably more per student ($20,585) than nearby schools like Ubly Community JrSr High School ($13,272) or Sandusky JuniorSenior High School ($14,867), even though those schools post higher test scores. This suggests Deckerville is investing heavily in keeping kids on track rather than purely accelerating academics—a strategic choice that pays off in graduation outcomes.

Academically, the school shows a clear split: English language arts is a relative strength, with 7th-grade proficiency above the state average, while math is a persistent challenge from middle school through high school. One bright spot is 8th-grade science, where students have outperformed the state average for two consecutive years. The school also faces an internal attendance puzzle—chronic absenteeism at the secondary level (23.5% in 2023-2024) is much higher than the district-wide rate (11.2%), suggesting attendance issues are concentrated in the older grades. Compared to the struggling CarsonvillePort Sanilac Learning Center, which graduates only half its students, Deckerville looks robust and stable. For parents, this is a school that successfully gets students to the finish line, with strong support systems, even if test scores don't always tell that story.

219

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,585

Per pupil spending ?

44.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

2633 Black River St
Deckerville, MI 48427-9437

(810) 376-3875

District: Deckerville Community School District

Feeder schools for Deckerville Community High School:

Elementary:

Deckerville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.3%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Asian:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (37% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Michigan avg43%

Middle school

448^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 50%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

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High school

421^st of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

259^th of 625Deckerville Community 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	448 of 896	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	362 of 890	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	280 of 897	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	383 of 883	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.5	590 of 776	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	480 of 675	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	409 of 792	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	543 of 838	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.2	469 of 821	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.3	447 of 894	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.0	246 of 919	73.2%	★★★★☆
2014	81.0	127 of 921	86.2%	★★★★☆
2013	73.9	190 of 919	79.3%	★★★★☆
2012	54.0	421 of 900	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.2	364 of 858	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.0	449 of 851	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.3	530 of 847	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.3	474 of 839	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.3	401 of 823	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.9	313 of 806	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	488 of 789	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.4	283 of 789	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	189 of 771	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	48.5	346 of 770	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	215 of 658	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	474 of 794	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	480 of 834	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.6	415 of 832	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	337 of 836	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	500 of 825	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.4	219 of 672	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	463 of 815	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	367 of 813	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.1	410 of 798	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	368 of 786	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	415 of 776	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	527 of 658	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.6	262 of 540	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	360 of 639	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	520 of 797	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	458 of 687	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.7	380 of 696	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	321 of 701	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	408 of 688	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.9	573 of 638	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	463 of 577	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	385 of 624	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	536 of 678	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	421 of 800	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.0	501 of 739	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	430 of 743	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	413 of 735	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.4	209 of 531	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	13.8	514 of 561	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	434 of 666	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.1	245 of 824	70.3%	★★★★☆
2017	70.1	202 of 835	75.8%	★★★★☆
2016	74.0	193 of 852	77.3%	★★★★☆
2015	68.8	260 of 832	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.2	305 of 799	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.0	498 of 805	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.9	459 of 773	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.5	389 of 784	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.5	322 of 765	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.2	420 of 754	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	75.8	191 of 750	74.5%	★★★★☆
2007	68.7	267 of 767	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.4	419 of 705	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	290 of 686	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.0	354 of 629	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.2	528 of 611	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	403 of 462	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	332 of 554	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.5	251 of 710	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	444 of 719	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	361 of 614	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.4	150 of 369	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	14.0	388 of 417	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.9	254 of 532	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	330 of 755	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	438 of 693	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.7	519 of 628	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	470 of 633	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	371 of 611	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	452 of 543	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.8	233 of 707	67.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	446 of 671	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.7	497 of 639	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	504 of 638	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	391 of 647	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	268 of 492	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	8.0	502 of 516	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	433 of 582	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	70.6	173 of 708	75.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2026)55th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile-17 vs school

High school

Female (2026)58th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts61%~ state avg

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing46%-6 vs state

Science32%-5 vs state

Social Studies31%-16 vs state

Mathematics30%-3 vs state

Math21%-12 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/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
Deckerville Community High School	Public	7-12	2633 Black River St	Deckerville	48427	Sanilac County	Deckerville Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 376-3875	219	14	15.7	44.7%	200 (91.3%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (6.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	44.4	421^st of 800 public high schools	47.4%		31	501^st of 739 public high schools	32.2%	80	64.7	61.5	56.7	23.5	38.5	26.7	46.5	16.3		44.2		20.9	38.2	27.9	35.3	27.9	$20,585	$1,388	$19,197
CarsonvillePort Sanilac Learning Center	Public, Virtual	6-12	100 N Goetze Rd	Carsonville	48419	Sanilac County	Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District	No	No	Yes	No	(810) 657-9393	53	0	112.7	79.2%	50 (94.3%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)																	$8,012	$1,244	$6,768
CarsonvillePort Sanilac High School	Public	6-12	100 N Goetze Rd	Carsonville	48419	Sanilac County	Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 657-9394	187	9	20.2	58.8%	173 (92.5%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	67.3	205^th of 800 public high schools	74.4%		84.3	79^th of 739 public high schools	89.3%	126	66.7	53.3	61.9	29.2	40.0	33.3	60.9	26.1	60.0	21.2	40.0	15.2	54.2	52.2	62.5	65.2	$16,261	$1,649	$14,613
Sandusky JuniorSenior High School	Public	7-12	191 E Pinetree Ln	Sandusky	48471	Sanilac County	Sandusky Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 648-3401	460	24	19.2	53.3%	431 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	49.2	377^th of 800 public high schools	52.9%		40.7	438^th of 739 public high schools	40.7%	61	61.7	58.7	58.9	28.4	36.0	23.3	58.1	27.0		33.9		32.3	27.2	20.3	35.8	33.8	$14,867	$1,110	$13,757
Sanilac Career Center	Public	9-12	175 E Aitken Rd	Peck	48466	Sanilac County	Sanilac Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(810) 648-4700	0	13	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ubly Community JrSr High School	Public	6-12	2020 Union St	Ubly	48475	Huron County	Ubly Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 658-8554	305	16	19.2	38.7%	298 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	71.9	171^st of 800 public high schools	78.6%		57.1	298^th of 739 public high schools	59.7%	127	82.2	84.4	67.9	55.6	60.0	41.5	63.6	30.3	55.6	43.2	44.4	40.9	33.3	12.1	68.9	45.5	$13,272	$1,012	$12,260
Pioneer High School	Public	6-12	15 S Howard Ave	Croswell	48422	Sanilac County	Croswell-Lexington Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 679-1300	78	5	14.9	82.1%	68 (87.2%)	1 (1.3%)	8 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	37.1	479^th of 800 public high schools	40.1%					(n/a)		36.4	53.3		343.6	353.3	400.9	344.5						2074.4		2074.5	$4,352	$801	$3,551
Peck JrSr High School	Public	6-12	222 E Lapeer St	Peck	48466	Sanilac County	Peck Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 378-5501	202	12	16.8	65.3%	184 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	51.3	353^rd of 800 public high schools	55.9%		55.4	322^nd of 739 public high schools	56.4%	31	44.8	65.2	26.3	17.2	30.4	386.3	43.8	25.0	53.6	26.7	39.3	23.3	41.4	39.4	37.0	48.5	$14,037	$1,593	$12,444
CroswellLexington High School	Public	9-12	5461 Peck Rd	Croswell	48422	Sanilac County	Croswell-Lexington Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 679-1500	523	21	24.9	43.2%	467 (89.3%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	61.2	253^rd of 800 public high schools	68.4%		65.9	219^th of 739 public high schools	70.4%	34		69.1	65.5		37.3	28.4	60.5	19.3						41.2		42.5	$15,590	$788	$14,802

Frequently Asked Questions about Deckerville Community High School

What is the racial makeup of Deckerville Community High School?

Students at Deckerville Community High School are 91% White, 7% Hispanic.

How many students attend Deckerville Community High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 219 students attended Deckerville Community High School.

What district is Deckerville Community High School in?

Deckerville Community School District

What schools feed into Deckerville Community High School?

Deckerville Community High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Deckerville Elementary School

Is Deckerville Community High School a good school?

Deckerville Community High School ranks 421^st of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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