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Mancelona High School

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Mancelona High School ranks 532 nd of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

532^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 28% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Mancelona High School is a public high school located in Mancelona, Michigan, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 252. The school is part of the Mancelona Public Schools district, which is ranked 350 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mancelona High School's performance has been inconsistent across various metrics, with the school's statewide ranking and rating fluctuating significantly over the years. The school's performance for specific student groups, such as special education students, has been particularly low, ranking in the bottom 1% of Michigan high schools. Mancelona High School's test scores in various subjects have also been consistently below the state averages, and the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 68.82% to 73.43%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

In comparison, nearby schools like Elk Rapids High School and Bellaire MiddleHigh School have performed significantly better than Mancelona High School on various metrics, while other nearby schools show more mixed or lower performance. These differences may be attributed to factors such as resource allocation, student population, and the unique challenges faced by each school community.

243

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,218

Per pupil spending ?

73.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9300 W Limits St
Mancelona, MI 49659-8707

(231) 587-8551

District: Mancelona Public Schools

Feeder schools for Mancelona High School:

Elementary:	Mancelona Elementary School
Middle:	Mancelona Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.8%

Hispanic:

4.1%

African American:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓87% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (26% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Michigan avg40%

532^nd of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

350^th of 613Mancelona 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	532 of 739	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	64.1	224 of 743	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	51.1	340 of 735	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	368 of 531	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	453 of 561	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	419 of 666	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	544 of 824	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.1	455 of 835	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.7	529 of 852	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.3	529 of 832	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.6	392 of 799	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	40.7	499 of 805	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.7	475 of 773	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.8	465 of 784	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.4	413 of 765	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.3	446 of 754	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.5	424 of 750	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.3	522 of 767	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.1	567 of 705	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	493 of 629	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.4	240 of 619	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	323 of 611	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	308 of 416	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	350 of 554	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.1	566 of 710	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	421 of 635	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	80.7	82 of 654	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	139 of 614	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	43.1	245 of 369	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	227 of 417	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	329 of 532	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	467 of 755	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	487 of 628	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.0	205 of 633	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	323 of 611	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	356 of 440	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	332 of 472	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	420 of 543	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	431 of 707	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	8.3	312 of 315	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	537 of 639	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.4	284 of 638	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	333 of 647	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	372 of 492	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	463 of 516	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	459 of 582	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	558 of 708	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2018)1st percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing37%-18 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

Social Studies19%-23 vs state

Mathematics14%-14 vs state

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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
Mancelona High School	Public	9-12	9300 W Limits St	Mancelona	49659	Antrim County	Mancelona Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 587-8551	243	15	16.3	73.7%	228 (93.8%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	25.9	532^nd of 739 public high schools	28.0%		64.1	224^th of 743 public high schools	69.9%	308			37.3	13.6						32.8		19.0	$16,218	$1,948	$14,269
Bellaire MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	204 W Forrest Home Ave	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%)	52.2	346^th of 739 public high schools	53.2%		64.4	216^th of 743 public high schools	70.9%	130	72.7	22.7	50.0		55.6	25.0	22.2	25.0	45.5	31.3	50.0	43.8	$23,513	$1,315	$22,197
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%)	55.9	314^th of 739 public high schools	57.5%		61.6	250^th of 743 public high schools	66.4%	64			48.9	25.0						44.8		42.5	$13,501	$897	$12,604
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%)	93.5	40^th of 739 public high schools	94.6%		96.4	18^th of 743 public high schools	97.6%	22			72.0	47.6						72.0		72.8	$00	$00	$00
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)													$00	$00	$00
East Jordan Alternative High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	951 Mill St	East Jordan	49727	Charlevoix County	East Jordan Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(231) 536-0053	5	0			5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$9,720	$761	$8,959
East Jordan MiddleHigh School	Public	7-12	101 Maple St	East Jordan	49727	Charlevoix County	East Jordan Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 536-2259	322	26	12.3	40.4%	280 (87.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	55.1	324^th of 739 public high schools	56.2%		64.9	214^th of 743 public high schools	71.2%	110	71.1	37.8	60.5	25.6		36.5		32.7	45.5	23.8	36.4	52.4	$19,459	$1,334	$18,125
Shawono Center	Public	6-12	10 N Howes Lake Rd	Grayling	49738	Crawford County	Michigan Department of Human Services	No	No	No	No	(517) 335-3541	19	0		52.6%	8 (42.1%)	7 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (21.1%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Mancelona High School

What is the racial makeup of Mancelona High School?

Students at Mancelona High School are 94% White, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Mancelona High School in?

Mancelona Public Schools

How many students attend Mancelona High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 243 students attended Mancelona High School.

Is Mancelona High School a good school?

Mancelona High School ranks 532^nd of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Mancelona High School?

Mancelona High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Mancelona Elementary School
Middle : Mancelona Middle School

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