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Ionia High School

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Ionia High School ranks 356 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

356^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 56% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Ionia High School, part of the Ionia Public Schools district in Ionia, MI, serves 774 students in grades 9-12 and has shown a steady upward trend in its state ranking, moving from the 33rd percentile in 2021-2022 to the 55th percentile in 2025-2026.

One of the most impressive aspects of Ionia High School is its graduation rate. In 2024-2025, 92.1% of students graduated, which is significantly higher than the state average of 84.0% and also beats nearby Belding High School (90.1%) and Portland High School (89.5%). The dropout rate of 4.4% is also well below the state average of 7.1%. This is particularly noteworthy given that nearly half of the student body (47%) qualifies for free or reduced lunch. The school appears especially effective at supporting economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 69th percentile statewide for this subgroup—higher than the school's overall rank. In contrast, Douglas R Welch High School, the other school in the same district, has a 40.7% graduation rate and 85% chronic absenteeism, highlighting vastly different outcomes within the same district.

Academically, Ionia High School shows a clear strength in science, with 41.6% of 11th graders proficient on the M-Step, above the state average of 35.2% and higher than Saranac JrSr High School (43.6% is higher, but Belding at 28.6% is lower). However, math is a persistent challenge—only 22.2% of 11th graders were proficient on the SAT Math section, below the state average of 26.5%. Chronic absenteeism, while improved from a high of 46% in 2021-2022, remains at 27.1%, nearly matching the state average. Despite this, the school's high graduation rate suggests students who miss school are still finding ways to complete their coursework. Compared to higher-performing neighbors like PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School, which has a much lower poverty rate, Ionia's strong graduation rate and science scores are especially impressive given its economic challenges.

774

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,333

Per pupil spending ?

47.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 E Tuttle Rd
Ionia, MI 48846-8605

(616) 527-0600

District: Ionia Public Schools

Feeder schools for Ionia High School:

Elementary:	AA Rather School
	Emerson School
	Jefferson School
	RB Boyce Elementary School
	More...
	Twin Rivers Elementary School
Middle:	Ionia Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.0%

Hispanic:

12.5%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 33rd percentile in 2022 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 56th (2026) from a 33rd-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Michigan median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg38%

Michigan avg43%

356^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Ionia Public Schools

415^th of 625Ionia 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	51.1	356 of 800	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.9	360 of 739	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	341 of 743	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	385 of 735	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	358 of 531	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	374 of 561	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	357 of 666	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.1	207 of 824	74.9%	★★★★☆
2017	57.5	309 of 835	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.4	287 of 852	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.0	421 of 832	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.3	364 of 799	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.1	424 of 805	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.9	374 of 773	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.9	395 of 784	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.0	416 of 765	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.7	347 of 754	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.5	271 of 750	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.4	455 of 767	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.2	340 of 705	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	298 of 686	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.3	342 of 629	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	259 of 619	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.3	429 of 611	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	318 of 416	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	396 of 462	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	336 of 554	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	304 of 710	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	143 of 259	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.4	165 of 203	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	116 of 195	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.4	57 of 190	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	52.0	29 of 64	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	90.4	19 of 201	90.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	225 of 719	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.4	352 of 635	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	284 of 654	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	260 of 614	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.1	289 of 369	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	296 of 417	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.9	182 of 532	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	174 of 755	77.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	397 of 693	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.8	329 of 628	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	410 of 633	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	274 of 611	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	321 of 440	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	292 of 472	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	324 of 543	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.9	120 of 707	83.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	131 of 179	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	35.6	179 of 315	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	384 of 671	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.8	338 of 639	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	378 of 638	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	409 of 647	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	359 of 492	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	388 of 516	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	391 of 582	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.0	255 of 708	64.0%	★★★☆☆

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)69th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2018)43rd percentile-32 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-13 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)27th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts52%-7 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing51%~ state avg

Science42%+6 vs state

Social Studies41%~ state avg

Mathematics31%~ state avg

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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
Douglas R Welch High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	250 E Tuttle Rd	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(616) 527-3530	73	2	31.0	67.1%	57 (78.1%)	3 (4.1%)	12 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	11.7	692^nd of 800 public high schools	13.5%		22.2	566^th of 739 public high schools	23.4%	126														16.0		16.0	$10,110	$1,169	$8,941
Ionia High School	Public	9-12	250 E Tuttle Rd	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 527-0600	774	40	19.1	47.2%	635 (82.0%)	5 (0.6%)	97 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.5%)	51.1	356^th of 800 public high schools	55.5%		50.9	360^th of 739 public high schools	51.3%	4		54.6	48.5		35.7	26.7	50.9	22.2						41.6		41.0	$13,333	$1,170	$12,163
Ionia County Career Center	Public	9-12	250 E Tuttle Rd	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 489-2152	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	1727 W Bluewater Hwy	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(616) 527-2510	9	0		33.3%	2 (22.2%)	6 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	1576 W Bluewater Hwy	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(616) 527-6331	3	0			0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Handlon Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	1728 W Bluewater Hwy	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(616) 527-3100	2	0			2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Saranac JrSr High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	150 Pleasant St	Saranac	48881	Ionia County	Saranac Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 642-1100	406	21	19.7	32.8%	362 (89.2%)	6 (1.5%)	26 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	63.1	238^th of 800 public high schools	70.3%		76.4	146^th of 739 public high schools	80.2%	92	77.3	56.4	76.7	36.0	40.0	45.0	40.0	20.0		31.1		30.0	44.0	43.6	53.3	49.1	$13,091	$445	$12,646
Portland High School	Public	9-12	1100 Ionia Rd	Portland	48875	Ionia County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 647-2981	665	35	18.8	28.7%	619 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	53.8	326^th of 800 public high schools	59.3%		59.3	279^th of 739 public high schools	62.2%	47		74.0	61.7		34.1	22.1	47.0	19.5						45.9		35.1	$13,426	$759	$12,667
PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	5101 S Clintonia Rd	Westphalia	48894	Clinton County	Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 587-5100	504	24	20.7	16.3%	475 (94.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	78.1	128^th of 800 public high schools	84.0%		96.1	19^th of 739 public high schools	97.4%	109	93.1	70.3	83.1	63.9	54.9	55.4	62.2	35.1	52.8	46.4	52.8	56.5	72.2	36.5	80.6	43.2	$12,129	$338	$11,791
Belding High School	Public	9-12	850 Hall St	Belding	48809	Ionia County	Belding Area School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 794-4900	511	26	19.4	59.5%	440 (86.1%)	5 (1.0%)	50 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	36.6	484^th of 800 public high schools	39.5%		32.8	489^th of 739 public high schools	33.8%	5		50.0	53.5		21.8	32.3	34.1	11.0						28.6		28.6	$14,102	$926	$13,175

Frequently Asked Questions about Ionia High School

Is Ionia High School a good school?

Ionia High School ranks 356^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Ionia High School?

Ionia High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : AA Rather School
Elementary : Emerson School
Elementary : Jefferson School
Elementary : RB Boyce Elementary School
Elementary : Twin Rivers Elementary School
Middle : Ionia Middle School

How many students attend Ionia High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 774 students attended Ionia High School.

What is the racial makeup of Ionia High School?

Students at Ionia High School are 82% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Ionia High School in?

Ionia Public Schools

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2025–26 M-Step, PSAT & SAT test scoresNewSep 4, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataJan 6, 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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