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Elk Rapids High School

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Elk Rapids High School ranks 89 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

89^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 89% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Elk Rapids High School is a public high school serving 360 students in grades 9-12 in the lakeside community of Elk Rapids, Michigan, and is part of the highly-rated Elk Rapids Schools district.

This school is a standout performer in its region. For the 2025-2026 school year, it ranks in the 89th percentile statewide, far outpacing nearby schools like Kalkaska High School (361st), Mancelona High School (232nd), and even the much larger Central High School in Traverse City (96th). Academically, the results are impressive: 73.2% of 11th graders are proficient in reading and writing, and 56.1% are proficient in math—more than double the state average in math. Science scores are also a notable strength, with 63.3% proficiency compared to the state's 35.2%. The school also boasts a 97.7% graduation rate and a dropout rate of just 1.1%, both dramatically better than state averages. Chronic absenteeism is low at 12.1%, less than half the state's 27.9%, which points to strong student engagement.

What makes this success even more meaningful is that it extends across all student groups. The school ranks in the 90th percentile for supporting students from low socio-economic backgrounds, showing it effectively educates every learner, not just those from privileged circumstances. While the school has seen a slight dip from its peak performance in 2022-2024 (when it ranked in the 98th percentile), it remains a top-tier institution. It also achieves these results efficiently, spending $14,960 per student—less than nearby Suttons Bay Senior High School ($28,060) and Bellaire MiddleHigh School ($24,581)—while delivering far superior outcomes. For parents seeking a school with high expectations, strong results, and a track record of student success, Elk Rapids High School is an excellent choice.

360

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,960

Per pupil spending ?

18.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

308 Meguzee Pt
Elk Rapids, MI 49629-9597

(231) 264-8108

District: Elk Rapids Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.4%

Hispanic:

3.9%

American Indian:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (60% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Michigan high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg59%

Michigan avg43%

89^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

77^th of 625Elk Rapids 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	84.0	89 of 800	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	93.5	40 of 739	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	18 of 743	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	14 of 735	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	30 of 531	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	82.0	73 of 561	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	50 of 666	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	29 of 824	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	89.0	65 of 835	92.2%	★★★★★
2016	89.9	57 of 852	93.3%	★★★★★
2015	92.3	40 of 832	95.2%	★★★★★
2014	85.6	85 of 799	89.4%	★★★★☆
2013	87.6	82 of 805	89.8%	★★★★☆
2012	88.2	73 of 773	90.6%	★★★★★
2011	81.9	108 of 784	86.2%	★★★★☆
2010	83.5	89 of 765	88.4%	★★★★☆
2009	81.4	118 of 754	84.4%	★★★★☆
2008	86.5	78 of 750	89.6%	★★★★☆
2007	87.7	58 of 767	92.4%	★★★★★
2006	73.7	204 of 705	71.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	94 of 686	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	93.5	32 of 629	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	12 of 619	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	8 of 611	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	16 of 416	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	34 of 462	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	57 of 554	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	94.3	26 of 710	96.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	80.3	71 of 719	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	92.9	28 of 635	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	6 of 654	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	37 of 614	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	2 of 369	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	34 of 417	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	18 of 532	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	17 of 755	97.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	81 of 693	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	89.7	48 of 628	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	33 of 633	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	25 of 611	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	43 of 440	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	57.1	167 of 472	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	92.0	39 of 543	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	27 of 707	96.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	95 of 671	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	92.0	39 of 639	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	30 of 638	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	21 of 647	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	47 of 492	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	77.9	82 of 516	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	61 of 582	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	93.4	34 of 708	95.2%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile~ school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)86th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts75%+16 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing73%+21 vs state

Science63%+28 vs state

Social Studies63%+20 vs state

Mathematics37%+5 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
Elk Rapids High School	Public	9-12	308 Meguzee Pt	Elk Rapids	49629	Antrim County	Elk Rapids Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 264-8108	360	18	20.3	18.9%	329 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	84	89^th of 800 public high schools	88.9%		93.5	40^th of 739 public high schools	94.6%	49		78.0	71.4		38.5	36.3	73.2	56.1						63.3		63.3	$14,960	$506	$14,454
Sunrise Academy	Public	9-12	308 Meguzee Pt	Elk Rapids	49629	Antrim County	Elk Rapids Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 264-8108	21	1	15.5	47.6%	17 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)																	$10,005	$360	$9,645
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
Central High School	Public	8-12	1150 Milliken Dr	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-6500	1,326	56	23.6	20.3%	1,191 (89.8%)	38 (2.9%)	41 (3.1%)	33 (2.5%)	22 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83	96^th of 800 public high schools	88.0%		70.9	178^th of 739 public high schools	75.9%	82		78.3	81.4		51.9	59.1	68.9	51.9						37.8		42.7	$13,463	$701	$12,763
Traverse City High School	Public	9-12	3962 3 Mile Rd N	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-5860	171	10	16.3	59.6%	139 (81.3%)	10 (5.8%)	11 (6.4%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	23.4	588^th of 800 public high schools	26.5%		30.6	503^rd of 739 public high schools	31.9%	85							36.4	406.1						22.9		22.9	$16,076	$701	$15,376
North EdCareer Technical	Public	11-12	880 Parsons Rd	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Northwest Education Services	No	No	No	No	(231) 922-6260	0	38	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Suttons Bay Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 S Elm St	Suttons Bay	49682	Leelanau County	Suttons Bay Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 271-8604	125	9	13.8	61.6%	56 (44.8%)	1 (0.8%)	29 (23.2%)	1 (0.8%)	24 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.2%)	41	441^st of 800 public high schools	44.9%		53.1	340^th of 739 public high schools	54.0%	101		47.4	53.6		15.8	28.6	31.0	431.0						26.7		50.0	$28,060	$990	$27,071
Kalkaska High School	Public	9-12	109 N Birch St	Kalkaska	49646	Kalkaska County	Kalkaska Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 258-9167	439	23	18.9	47.4%	399 (90.9%)	8 (1.8%)	19 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	50.5	361^st of 800 public high schools	54.9%		55.9	314^th of 739 public high schools	57.5%	47		69.9	58.1		38.6	34.4	37.7	24.5						27.9		35.6	$00	$00	$00
The Greenspire High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2200 Dendrinos Drive	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	The Greenspire School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 421-5905	176	10	17.6	39.8%	151 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	11 (6.3%)	53	335^th of 800 public high schools	58.1%		87.2	64^th of 739 public high schools	91.3%	271		63.6	53.3		18.2	20.0	66.7	13.9						47.2		52.8	$10,141	$279	$9,862
The Greenspire School	Public, Charter	6-12	1026 Red Dr	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	The Greenspire School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 421-5905	93	9	10.3	37.6%	77 (82.8%)	3 (3.2%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.8%)								(n/a)	66.7			20.0					24.2	23.3	21.2	16.7	43.3		50.0		$11,572	$280	$11,293

Frequently Asked Questions about Elk Rapids High School

What district is Elk Rapids High School in?

Elk Rapids Schools

What is the racial makeup of Elk Rapids High School?

Students at Elk Rapids High School are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Elk Rapids High School?

Elk Rapids High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lakeland Elementary School
Middle : Cherryland Middle School

Is Elk Rapids High School a good school?

Elk Rapids High School ranks 89^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Elk Rapids High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended Elk Rapids High School.

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2021–22 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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