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McBain High School

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McBain High School ranks 221 st of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

221^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 72% of Michigan high schools

Summary

McBain High School in Mc Bain, MI, is a rural public high school serving 294 students in grades 9-12 as part of the McBain Rural Agricultural Schools district, which holds a 4-star rating.

McBain High School is a standout performer in its region, earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 72nd percentile statewide—a significant jump from just a few years ago. The school's graduation rate is exceptional at 98.5%, far exceeding the state average of 84.0%, and it reported a 0.0% dropout rate. Academically, McBain shines brightest in mathematics, where 33.9% of 11th graders scored proficient on the SAT, well above the state average of 26.5% and dramatically higher than nearby Pine River Area High School (11.4%) and Manton Consolidated High School (8.2%). Science proficiency is also strong at 45.8%, beating the state average of 35.2%. Perhaps most impressive is the school's effectiveness with economically disadvantaged students—those qualifying for free or reduced lunch (38.4% of the student body) rank in the 76th percentile statewide, showing the school successfully supports all learners.

What makes McBain particularly noteworthy is how it compares to Cadillac Senior High School, located just 11 miles away. Despite having roughly one-third the enrollment (294 vs. 903 students) and similar economic demographics, McBain nearly matches Cadillac in math (33.9% vs. 34.9%) and science (45.8% vs. 47.7%) proficiency. McBain also dramatically outperforms Lake City High School (77.9% graduation rate) and Marion High School (77.7% graduation rate). The school spends $14,952 per student, which is less than Marion yet delivers far better results. One area to watch is chronic absenteeism at 24.0%, notably higher than the district's 12.5% rate, though still below the state average. Overall, McBain delivers big-school results with a small-school feel.

294

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,952

Per pupil spending ?

38.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

107 E Maple St
Mc Bain, MI 49657-9672

(231) 825-2412

District: McBain Rural Agricultural Schools

Feeder schools for McBain High School:

Elementary:	McBain Elementary School
Middle:	McBain Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.4%

Hispanic:

9.2%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (72nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Michigan avg43%

221^st of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

148^th of 625McBain Rural Agricultural 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2019	74.3	159 of 792	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	289 of 838	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.7	320 of 821	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.0	503 of 894	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	221 of 800	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	61.4	262 of 739	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	240 of 743	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	303 of 735	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.0	105 of 531	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	44.6	294 of 561	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	334 of 666	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	359 of 824	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.8	244 of 835	70.8%	★★★★☆
2016	51.6	399 of 852	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	34.9	548 of 832	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	70.8	214 of 799	73.2%	★★★★☆
2013	62.1	316 of 805	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.5	253 of 773	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.3	294 of 784	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.8	442 of 765	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	67.8	298 of 754	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.0	277 of 750	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.6	391 of 767	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.6	360 of 705	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	215 of 686	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.8	269 of 629	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	158 of 619	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	212 of 611	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.3	108 of 416	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	52.5	198 of 462	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	340 of 554	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	342 of 710	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	169 of 719	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	66.3	186 of 635	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	273 of 654	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.5	81 of 614	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	50 of 369	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	52.0	240 of 532	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	343 of 755	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	208 of 693	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	56.0	266 of 628	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	314 of 633	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	380 of 611	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.7	115 of 440	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	35.4	311 of 472	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	290 of 543	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	346 of 707	51.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	245 of 671	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	292 of 639	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	259 of 638	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	334 of 647	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.7	107 of 492	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	39.8	303 of 516	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	354 of 582	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	370 of 708	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile~ school

Female (2026)69th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing63%+11 vs state

English Language Arts58%~ state avg

Science46%+11 vs state

Social Studies46%+3 vs state

Mathematics37%+4 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/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
McBain High School	Public	9-12	107 E Maple St	Mc Bain	49657	Missaukee County	McBain Rural Agricultural Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 825-2412	294	17	17.0	38.4%	260 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	65	221^st of 800 public high schools	72.4%		61.4	262^nd of 739 public high schools	64.5%	41		60.7	53.1		33.7	40.6	62.7	33.9						45.8		45.8	$14,952	$922	$14,029
Marion High School	Public	6-12	2213 20 Mile Rd	Marion	49665	Osceola County	Marion Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 743-2836	192	14	13.3	70.3%	172 (89.6%)	4 (2.1%)	12 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	44.8	418^th of 800 public high schools	47.8%		59.1	281^st of 739 public high schools	62.0%	137	56.0	60.0	44.4	28.0	28.0	25.9	43.8	413.8	33.3	40.0	29.2	56.0	48.0	2081.1	40.0	41.2	$16,188	$1,245	$14,943
WexfordMissaukee Independent School District (Isd) Career Center	Public	9-12	9901 E 13th St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Wexford-Missaukee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(231) 876-2200	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lake City High School	Public	9-12	251 Russell St	Lake City	49651	Missaukee County	Lake City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 839-6600	369	25	14.5	58.5%	332 (90.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	55.5	308^th of 800 public high schools	61.5%		44.5	410^th of 739 public high schools	44.5%	102		58.1	51.1		39.8	30.0	53.1	25.9						45.1		34.1	$14,748	$927	$13,822
Cadillac Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 Chestnut St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 876-5800	903	50	17.9	39.8%	826 (91.5%)	5 (0.6%)	33 (3.7%)	7 (0.8%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.5%)	75.8	140^th of 800 public high schools	82.5%		85.3	74^th of 739 public high schools	90.0%	66		66.8	74.6		45.2	37.8	62.9	34.9						47.7		50.0	$12,111	$859	$11,252
Cadillac Innovation High School	Public	9-12	532 Haynes St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 876-5900	164	5	33.3	71.3%	144 (87.8%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	7 (4.3%)	18.8	619^th of 800 public high schools	22.6%		14.8	625^th of 739 public high schools	15.4%	6		52.6	34.2		13.2	7.9	21.7	396.5						22.2		20.5	$14,066	$979	$13,088
Pine River Area High School	Public	8-12	17445 Pine River Rd	Leroy	49655	Osceola County	Pine River Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 829-3841	363	20	18.5	57.9%	330 (90.9%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.0%)	38.1	472^nd of 800 public high schools	41.0%		49	371^st of 739 public high schools	49.8%	101	75.0	60.3	52.5	22.1	19.0	23.7	44.3	11.4					32.4	28.6	50.0	35.7	$14,887	$939	$13,948
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%)	38.5	468^th of 800 public high schools	41.5%		26.3	527^th of 739 public high schools	28.7%	59		59.7	48.6		31.2	33.3	39.3	8.2						15.0		30.0	$13,949	$1,086	$12,863
Youth Opportunities Osceola Youth Center	Public	5-12	3030 Long Ln	Evart	49631	Osceola County	Mecosta-Osceola Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(231) 796-3543	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Youth Opportunities River Oak	Public	6-12	8835 Oak Rd	Evart	49631	Osceola County	Mecosta-Osceola Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(231) 796-3543	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about McBain High School

How many students attend McBain High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended McBain High School.

What is the racial makeup of McBain High School?

Students at McBain High School are 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is McBain High School in?

McBain Rural Agricultural Schools

What schools feed into McBain High School?

McBain High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : McBain Elementary School
Middle : McBain Middle School

Is McBain High School a good school?

McBain High School ranks 221^st of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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