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Kingsley Area High School

Public Grades 9-12

50^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 93% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Kingsley Area High School is a public high school serving 407 students in grades 9-12 in Kingsley, Michigan. The school is part of the Kingsley Area Schools district, which is ranked 67 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kingsley Area High School consistently ranks among the top 100-200 high schools in Michigan, with strong academic performance. Its students outperform the state average on standardized tests, with 64.8% proficient or better in M-Step/Science, 65.9% in M-Step/Social Studies, 75.3% in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and 40.4% in SAT/Mathematics. The school also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 81.7% to 91.8%, and a relatively low dropout rate of 3.1% to 8.1%. Kingsley Area High School performs well across different student subgroups, including female, male, white, and low socioeconomic status students.

Compared to nearby schools, Kingsley Area High School outperforms Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School and Manton Consolidated High School on most academic metrics. However, the school lags behind the higher-performing West Senior High and Central High School in the Traverse City area. Additionally, Kingsley Area High School faces challenges with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate and a significant population of students from low-income backgrounds, with 38.82% to 42.2% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

401

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,446

Per pupil spending ?

37.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7475 Kingsley Rd
Kingsley, MI 49649-9410

(231) 263-5262

District: Kingsley Area Schools

Feeder schools for Kingsley Area High School:

Elementary:	Kingsley Area Elementary School
Middle:	Kingsley Area Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.5%

Hispanic:

2.2%

African American:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (62% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Michigan high schools

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg62%

Michigan avg40%

50^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

67^th of 613Kingsley Area 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
2025	90.3	50 of 739	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	66.4	201 of 743	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	100 of 735	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	43.6	333 of 531	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	357 of 561	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.7	160 of 666	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	305 of 824	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.7	246 of 835	70.5%	★★★★☆
2016	66.7	257 of 852	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	78.9	148 of 832	82.2%	★★★★☆
2014	87.8	70 of 799	91.2%	★★★★★
2013	80.4	128 of 805	84.1%	★★★★☆
2012	83.3	105 of 773	86.4%	★★★★☆
2011	80.5	132 of 784	83.2%	★★★★☆
2010	69.6	290 of 765	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.8	275 of 754	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.5	209 of 750	72.1%	★★★★☆
2007	73.0	213 of 767	72.2%	★★★★☆
2006	76.5	162 of 705	77.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	63 of 629	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	62.4	192 of 619	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.9	106 of 611	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	46.6	248 of 416	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	258 of 462	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.2	154 of 554	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	52.6	321 of 710	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	49 of 635	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	72.3	132 of 654	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	123 of 614	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	179 of 369	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	93 of 417	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	192 of 532	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.0	182 of 755	75.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	43 of 628	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	62.1	203 of 633	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.1	80 of 611	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	31.0	337 of 440	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	348 of 472	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.9	159 of 543	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	271 of 707	61.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	59 of 639	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	56.5	238 of 638	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.8	105 of 647	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	33.2	363 of 492	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	392 of 516	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.0	162 of 582	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	49.9	355 of 708	49.9%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing75%+20 vs state

Social Studies66%+24 vs state

Science65%+30 vs state

Mathematics40%+13 vs state

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Schools Near Kingsley Area High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)		M-Step Math (2025)		M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th 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
Kingsley Area High School	Public	9-12	7475 Kingsley Rd	Kingsley	49649	Grand Traverse County	Kingsley Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 263-5262	401	26	15.6	37.7%	379 (94.5%)	7 (1.7%)	9 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	90.3	50^th of 739 public high schools	93.2%		66.4	201^st of 743 public high schools	72.9%	151			75.3	40.4						64.8		65.9	$13,446	$1,077	$12,369
Forest Area High School	Public	9-12	7661 Shippy Rd SW	Fife Lake	49633	Kalkaska County	Forest Area Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 369-2884	156	10	15.1	44.9%	150 (96.2%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	24.6	544^th of 739 public high schools	26.4%		48.3	354^th of 743 public high schools	52.4%	190			34.6							26.9		23.1	$13,029	$1,167	$11,862
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%)	30.6	503^rd of 739 public high schools	31.9%		8.8	675^th of 743 public high schools	9.2%	172			37.8							24.2		33.3	$19,494	$1,520	$17,974
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)
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%)	87.2	64^th of 739 public high schools	91.3%		82.5	98^th of 743 public high schools	86.8%	34			70.3	37.8						58.3		69.4	$9,372	$2,733	$6,639
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)	60.5	7.9			29.6	24.1	29.6	27.6	38.5		48.7		$15,175	$1,688	$13,487
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%)	70.9	178^th of 739 public high schools	75.9%		77.1	136^th of 743 public high schools	81.7%	42			80.2	51.1						33.0		36.4	$13,659	$1,499	$12,160
Manton Consolidated High School	Public	9-12	105 5th St	Manton	49663	Wexford County	Manton Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 824-6411	289	18	15.9	37.7%	269 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	26.3	527^th of 739 public high schools	28.7%		43.2	399^th of 743 public high schools	46.3%	128			41.2	17.6						16.4		31.3	$13,276	$1,234	$12,041
West Senior High	Public	9-12	5376 N Long Lake Rd	Traverse City	49685	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-7502	1,384	56	24.6	21.2%	1,245 (90.0%)	27 (2.0%)	50 (3.6%)	22 (1.6%)	35 (2.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84.5	77^th of 739 public high schools	89.6%		76.4	140^th of 743 public high schools	81.2%	63			75.3	50.9						52.9		45.2	$13,292	$1,513	$11,779
Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School	Public	6-12	581 S Clark St	Mesick	49668	Wexford County	Mesick Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 885-1201	276	16	17.3	48.9%	250 (90.6%)	8 (2.9%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	52.9	341^st of 739 public high schools	53.9%		30.1	511^th of 743 public high schools	31.2%	170	35.5		54.8	12.9	22.2	32.6	16.7	21.7	33.3	41.9	36.7	45.2	$15,274	$1,591	$13,683

Frequently Asked Questions about Kingsley Area High School

Is Kingsley Area High School a good school?

Yes. Kingsley Area High School ranks in the top 6.8% of Michigan high schools.

What schools feed into Kingsley Area High School?

Kingsley Area High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kingsley Area Elementary School
Middle : Kingsley Area Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Kingsley Area High School?

Students at Kingsley Area High School are 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Kingsley Area High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Kingsley Area High School.

What district is Kingsley Area High School in?

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