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Mason County Central High School

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Mason County Central High School ranks 526 th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

526^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 29% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Mason County Central High School is a public high school in Scottville, Michigan, serving 398 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Mason County Central Schools district, which is ranked 467 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Mason County Central High School's statewide ranking has fluctuated, ranging from 161 out of 832 Michigan high schools (4-star rating) in 2014-2015 to 526 out of 739 (1-star rating) in the current 2024-2025 school year. The school's graduation rate has ranged from 81.7% to 93.9%, with the most recent rate being 82.8%. However, the school's dropout rate has been high, ranging from 3.4% to 8.1%, with the latest rate at 7.6%. Chronic absenteeism is also a significant concern, with rates between 24.2% and 30.9% over the past few years, currently at 29.5%.

Compared to nearby schools, Manistee Middle High School and Ludington High School have higher statewide rankings and better test scores than Mason County Central High School. The school's own performance has generally declined over the years, with lower proficiency rates in subjects like M-Step Science, M-Step Social Studies, and SAT Mathematics. Addressing these challenges and improving the school's overall academic performance should be a priority for the district and the community.

413

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,283

Per pupil spending ?

55.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 W Broadway Ave
Scottville, MI 49454-1019

(231) 757-4748

District: Mason County Central Schools

Feeder schools for Mason County Central High School:

Elementary:	Mason County Central Upper Elementary
	Scottville Elementary School
Middle:	Mason County Central Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.7%

Hispanic:

6.5%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 6th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 28% Michigan)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Michigan avg40%

526^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 52 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

467^th of 613Mason County Central 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	26.4	526 of 739	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	563 of 743	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	493 of 735	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.2	501 of 531	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	344 of 561	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	447 of 666	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	425 of 824	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.1	395 of 835	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.0	477 of 852	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	77.7	161 of 832	80.6%	★★★★☆
2014	54.3	395 of 799	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.5	271 of 805	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.1	392 of 773	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.4	341 of 784	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.4	448 of 765	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.3	378 of 754	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.6	330 of 750	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.4	205 of 767	73.3%	★★★★☆
2006	70.4	240 of 705	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	479 of 629	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	505 of 619	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	417 of 611	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	8.8	409 of 416	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	45.9	241 of 462	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	436 of 554	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	498 of 710	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	453 of 635	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	566 of 654	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	438 of 614	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.7	245 of 417	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.6	470 of 532	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	519 of 755	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	441 of 628	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.8	522 of 633	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	463 of 611	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	416 of 440	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	359 of 472	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	390 of 543	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.6	291 of 707	58.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	558 of 639	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	580 of 638	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	497 of 647	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	485 of 492	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	313 of 516	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	445 of 582	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	411 of 708	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing43%-13 vs state

Social Studies29%-13 vs state

Science26%-8 vs state

Mathematics8%-20 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
Mason County Central High School	Public	9-12	300 W Broadway Ave	Scottville	49454	Mason County	Mason County Central Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 757-4748	413	17	23.8	55.7%	362 (87.7%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	26.4	526^th of 739 public high schools	28.8%		24.1	563^rd of 743 public high schools	24.2%	37			42.6	7.9						26.5		28.6	$13,283	$1,688	$11,595
Gateway To Success Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	526 N Scottville Rd	Scottville	49454	Mason County	Gateway To Success Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 845-0922	124	10	12.9	77.4%	100 (80.6%)	7 (5.6%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.7%)	33.3	487^th of 739 public high schools	34.1%		39.1	433^rd of 743 public high schools	41.7%	54										28.6		28.6	$11,670	$1,716	$9,953
Academy of Science Math and Technology Early College High School	Public	11-12	2130 W Us Highway 10	Ludington	49431	Mason County	Mason County Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 843-5935	45	1	50.0	40.0%	31 (68.9%)	2 (4.4%)	9 (20.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)								(n/a)													$4,353	$1,325	$3,028
Mason County Eastern Junior HighHigh School	Public	7-12	18 S Main St	Custer	49405	Mason County	Mason County Eastern Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 757-3733	176	10	17.4	63.1%	157 (89.2%)	3 (1.7%)	8 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	58.6	287^th of 739 public high schools	61.2%		60.4	259^th of 743 public high schools	65.1%	28	60.0		47.1	23.5		23.5		20.6	50.0	44.4	50.0	50.0	$17,843	$2,889	$14,954
Ludington High School	Public	9-12	707 Anderson St	Ludington	49431	Mason County	Ludington Area School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 845-3880	687	33	20.5	32.5%	558 (81.2%)	8 (1.2%)	76 (11.1%)	13 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.8%)	74	161^st of 739 public high schools	78.2%		81.7	105^th of 743 public high schools	85.9%	56			63.5	33.3						40.9		59.7	$14,034	$676	$13,358
Hart High School	Public	9-12	300 Johnson St W	Hart	49420	Oceana County	Hart Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 873-5691	422	18	23.9	65.9%	253 (60.0%)	2 (0.5%)	159 (37.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	60.8	267^th of 739 public high schools	63.9%		42.3	406^th of 743 public high schools	45.4%	139			54.9	22.0						41.1		53.3	$15,195	$2,307	$12,888
Manistee Middle High School	Public	6-12	525 12th St	Manistee	49660	Manistee County	Manistee Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 723-2547	685	33	20.5	30.5%	585 (85.4%)	13 (1.9%)	31 (4.5%)	8 (1.2%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	63.7	238^th of 739 public high schools	67.8%		45.6	372^nd of 743 public high schools	49.9%	134	59.7	27.3	60.0	34.4	28.8	33.7	34.0	43.8	44.7	39.1	43.4	40.7	$15,390	$795	$14,596
Casman Alternative Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	7-12	225 9th St	Manistee	49660	Manistee County	Casman Alternative Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 723-4981	65	5	12.4	98.5%	52 (80.0%)	5 (7.7%)	4 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.2%)								(n/a)													$11,597	$1,591	$10,005
Oaks Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	1500 Caberfae Hwy	Manistee	49660	Manistee County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(231) 723-8272	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Mason County Central High School

How many students attend Mason County Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Mason County Central High School.

What is the racial makeup of Mason County Central High School?

Students at Mason County Central High School are 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Mason County Central High School?

Mason County Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Mason County Central Upper Elementary
Elementary : Scottville Elementary School
Middle : Mason County Central Middle School

Is Mason County Central High School a good school?

Mason County Central High School ranks 526^th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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