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Mt Pleasant Senior High School

Q: Is Mt Pleasant Senior High School a good school?

Mt Pleasant Senior High School ranks 178 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 78% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Mt Pleasant Senior High School is a large public high school in Mount Pleasant, MI, serving 1,066 students in grades 9-12 within the Mt. Pleasant City School District.

This school has built a strong reputation for academic consistency, ranking in the 78th percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year. What truly stands out is the dramatic improvement in student outcomes over the past few years. The graduation rate jumped from 79.1% in 2022-2023 to an impressive 93.0% in 2024-2025, while the dropout rate was cut by more than half during the same period. This puts the school well above both the district (81.8%) and state (84.0%) averages. Test scores are also notably strong, with 62.7% of 11th graders proficient in SAT Reading and Writing and 38.6% proficient in SAT Math—significantly higher than nearby St Louis High School (45.9% and 11.5%) and Alma Senior High School (53.5% and 20.2%). While Beal City High School outperforms in some subjects, Mt Pleasant offers more balanced results across all academic areas, especially considering it serves a more economically diverse student body.

The school shows exceptional results with its African American students, ranking in the 93rd percentile statewide (5 stars) in 2025-2026. However, performance for other subgroups has been less consistent—rankings for low-income students and special education students have fluctuated significantly year to year. Chronic absenteeism at 25.8% remains a concern, though it's slightly better than the state average. Within the district, Mt Pleasant is clearly the academic leader compared to alternative programs like Oasis and Isabella Day Treatment, which serve at-risk populations with much lower proficiency rates. For parents seeking a stable, above-average high school with a proven track record of recent improvement, Mt Pleasant Senior High is a solid choice.

1,066

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,309

Per pupil spending ?

33.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

1155 S Elizabeth St
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858-3221

(989) 775-2201

District: Mt. Pleasant City School District

Feeder schools for Mt Pleasant Senior High School:

Elementary:	Fancher School
	Ganiard School
	Mary McGuire School
	Pullen Elementary School
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	Vowles School
Middle:	Mt Pleasant Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

Two or more races:

9.2%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (50% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Michigan high schools

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg47%

Michigan avg43%

178^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Mt. Pleasant City School District

384^th of 625Mt. Pleasant City School District 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	70.9	178 of 800	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	71.4	175 of 739	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	163 of 743	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	136 of 735	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	141 of 531	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	125 of 561	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	252 of 666	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	226 of 824	72.6%	★★★★☆
2017	67.8	223 of 835	73.3%	★★★★☆
2016	76.5	162 of 852	81.0%	★★★★☆
2015	57.4	368 of 832	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.4	147 of 799	81.6%	★★★★☆
2013	74.4	185 of 805	77.0%	★★★★☆
2012	77.9	147 of 773	81.0%	★★★★☆
2011	80.0	143 of 784	81.8%	★★★★☆
2010	83.1	97 of 765	87.3%	★★★★☆
2009	80.8	125 of 754	83.4%	★★★★☆
2008	74.6	208 of 750	72.3%	★★★★☆
2007	76.6	161 of 767	79.0%	★★★★☆
2006	74.4	194 of 705	72.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	89.4	18 of 252	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	6 of 188	96.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	55.1	30 of 63	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	193 of 686	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	67.8	173 of 629	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	222 of 619	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	192 of 611	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	187 of 416	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	158 of 462	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	242 of 554	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	175 of 710	75.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	122 of 259	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.6	108 of 203	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	81.5	26 of 195	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	48.9	96 of 190	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	363 of 719	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	418 of 635	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.8	141 of 654	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	188 of 614	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	193 of 369	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	207 of 417	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	354 of 532	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.5	248 of 755	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	156 of 693	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	66.4	180 of 628	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	120 of 633	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	87 of 611	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	83 of 440	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	116 of 472	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.1	249 of 543	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	289 of 707	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	119 of 179	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.4	95 of 127	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	55 of 105	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.6	83 of 110	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	23 of 24	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	33 of 36	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	57 of 93	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★
2023	25.7	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.8	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	104 of 125	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	86.1	12 of 130	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	21.2	255 of 315	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	186 of 671	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	160 of 639	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	174 of 638	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	136 of 647	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	170 of 492	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.5	115 of 516	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	187 of 582	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	211 of 708	70.2%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)93rd percentile+15 vs school

Native American (2025)80th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile~ school

White (2026)72nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2023)52nd percentile-29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)34th percentile-44 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts67%+7 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing63%+11 vs state

Social Studies57%+14 vs state

Mathematics36%+4 vs state

Science36%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Saturday, February 25, 2017

Award winning arts, academics, athletics. Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright scholars, famous alumni and professional athletes. World class 16 acre campus. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, February 2, 2013

IMPRESSIVE CURRICULUM, OUTSTANDING FACILITIES, INNUMERABLE GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED ALUMNI INCLUDE RHODES AND MARSHALL SCHOLARS, EMMY WINNERS, GRAMMY WINNERS, MAJOR COLLEGE COACHES, PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES, AND ACADEMICIANS.

MPHS ENJOYS STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES AND A HIGHLY INVOLVED PARENT AND ALUMNI BASE. Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Mt Pleasant Senior High School	Public	9-12	1155 S Elizabeth St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 775-2201	1,066	68	15.7	33.6%	771 (72.3%)	38 (3.6%)	75 (7.0%)	20 (1.9%)	63 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (9.2%)	70.9	178^th of 800 public high schools	77.8%		71.4	175^th of 739 public high schools	76.3%	3		65.9	67.2		35.0	37.7	62.7	38.6						35.6		56.9	$17,309	$1,180	$16,130
Isabella Day Treatment	Public, Virtual	7-12	2007 E Preston St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	Yes	No	(989) 775-2290	6	0		—	6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$4,492	$1,548	$2,944
Oasis	Public, Virtual	6-12	3480 S Isabella Rd	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	Yes	No	(989) 775-2290	138	9	15.7	65.2%	74 (53.6%)	5 (3.6%)	14 (10.1%)	1 (0.7%)	30 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.1%)	9.2	711^th of 800 public high schools	11.1%					(n/a)			21.4			307.1	21.4	325.7					1773.5	14.3		2076.9	$18,476	$2,182	$16,294
Kinney School	Public	9-12	720 N Kinney Ave	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 775-2350	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Odyssey MiddleHigh School	Public	7-12	3441 S Wise Rd	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Shepherd Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 773-9473	69	4	18.6	88.4%	54 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	20.1	608^th of 800 public high schools	24.0%					(n/a)			25.0			351.9	30.0	370.5						15.0		35.0	$19,163	$889	$18,274
Shepherd High School	Public	9-12	301 S 4th St	Shepherd	48883	Isabella County	Shepherd Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 828-6601	519	22	23.4	35.8%	458 (88.2%)	8 (1.5%)	18 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.2%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.5%)	69.4	188^th of 800 public high schools	76.5%		66.9	207^th of 739 public high schools	72.0%	19		65.4	65.2		51.5	30.3	58.6	31.5						37.8		54.1	$11,737	$800	$10,937
Flextech High School Shepherd	Public, Charter	8-12	380 W Blanchard Rd	Shepherd	48883	Isabella County	Flextech High School Shepherd	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 206-3260	79	5	16.1	59.5%	68 (86.1%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.8%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)	73.4	155^th of 800 public high schools	80.6%		58.3	291^st of 739 public high schools	60.6%	136		53.3	53.9		363.3	396.2	504.7	414.0						60.0		73.3	$11,222	$544	$10,678
Beal City High School	Public	6-12	3117 Elias Rd	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Beal City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 644-3944	376	20	18.7	21.5%	345 (91.8%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	90.3	54^th of 800 public high schools	93.3%		65.2	224^th of 739 public high schools	69.7%	170	88.9	78.3	83.3	68.5	50.0	45.8	71.2	69.2	22.0	40.4	22.0	38.5	46.3	53.8	53.7	69.2	$12,949	$678	$12,271
St Louis High School	Public	9-12	113 E Saginaw St	Saint Louis	48880	Gratiot County	St. Louis Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 681-2500	244	16	15.0	59.8%	198 (81.1%)	2 (0.8%)	36 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	39.4	464^th of 800 public high schools	42.0%		63.8	237^th of 739 public high schools	67.9%	227		47.9	55.8		21.9	25.6	45.9	11.5						31.1		42.6	$15,423	$1,517	$13,906
Alma Senior High School	Public	9-12	1500 Pine Ave	Alma	48801	Gratiot County	Alma Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 463-3111	552	35	15.8	65.8%	468 (84.8%)	5 (0.9%)	66 (12.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	51.2	354^th of 800 public high schools	55.8%		35.7	472^nd of 739 public high schools	36.1%	118		67.6	59.8		26.9	26.8	53.5	20.2						28.3		41.1	$17,767	$732	$17,035

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt Pleasant Senior High School

What schools feed into Mt Pleasant Senior High School?

Mt Pleasant Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fancher School
Elementary : Ganiard School
Elementary : Mary McGuire School
Elementary : Pullen Elementary School
Elementary : Vowles School
Middle : Mt Pleasant Middle School

What district is Mt Pleasant Senior High School in?

Mt. Pleasant City School District

How many students attend Mt Pleasant Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,066 students attended Mt Pleasant Senior High School.

Is Mt Pleasant Senior High School a good school?

Mt Pleasant Senior High School ranks 178^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mt Pleasant Senior High School?

Students at Mt Pleasant Senior High School are 72% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 6% American Indian, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

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