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North Branch High School

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North Branch High School ranks 240 th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 68% of Michigan high schools

Summary

North Branch High School is a public high school serving 692 students in grades 9-12 in North Branch, Michigan, which is part of the North Branch Area Schools district. The school has seen fluctuating performance over the past few years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 158 to 396 out of Michigan high schools.

North Branch High School outperforms the state and district averages on several key metrics, including 11th grade SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing proficiency (57.3% vs. 55.4% statewide) and 11th grade SAT/Mathematics proficiency (29.2% vs. 27.5% statewide). However, the school lags behind for its special education student population, ranking 107 out of 125 Michigan high schools in 2024-2025. Additionally, North Branch High School has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.6% to 30.8% over the past few years.

While North Branch High School outperforms the state and district averages on some metrics, it is generally on par with or slightly behind the nearby schools in the Imlay City Community Schools and LakeVille Community School District. Addressing the school's challenges with inconsistent performance, special education struggles, and high chronic absenteeism could help North Branch High School improve its overall standing and better serve its diverse student population.

695

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,838

Per pupil spending ?

32.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6598 Brush St
North Branch, MI 48461-8842

(810) 688-3001

District: North Branch Area Schools

Feeder schools for North Branch High School:

Elementary:	North Branch Elementary School
Middle:	Ruth Fox Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.9%

Hispanic:

4.7%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

✓Above the Michigan median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg40%

Michigan avg40%

240^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

150^th of 613North Branch 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	63.5	240 of 739	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	254 of 743	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	331 of 735	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	158 of 531	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	31.7	396 of 561	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	352 of 666	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	482 of 824	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.4	290 of 835	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.5	434 of 852	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	72.4	222 of 832	73.3%	★★★★☆
2014	60.7	328 of 799	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.3	359 of 805	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.1	407 of 773	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.6	365 of 784	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.8	302 of 765	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.1	233 of 754	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.0	264 of 750	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.5	353 of 767	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.1	432 of 705	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	348 of 629	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.9	231 of 619	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	322 of 611	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.0	143 of 416	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.9	334 of 462	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	379 of 554	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	466 of 710	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	63.7	66 of 195	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	139 of 635	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	137 of 654	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	53.1	261 of 614	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.1	55 of 369	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	35.9	284 of 417	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	381 of 532	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	463 of 755	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	151 of 628	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.8	257 of 633	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	304 of 611	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	154 of 440	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.3	337 of 472	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.5	283 of 543	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	438 of 707	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	107 of 125	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	210 of 315	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	271 of 639	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	306 of 638	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	372 of 647	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.4	182 of 492	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.4	423 of 516	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	357 of 582	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	506 of 708	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)78th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2024)66th percentile~ school

White (2025)58th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing57%~ state avg

Science44%+10 vs state

Social Studies43%~ state avg

Mathematics29%~ state avg

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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
North Branch High School	Public	9-12	6598 Brush St	North Branch	48461	Lapeer County	North Branch Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 688-3001	695	29	24.2	32.1%	639 (91.9%)	6 (0.9%)	33 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	63.5	240^th of 739 public high schools	67.5%		61.4	254^th of 743 public high schools	65.8%	14			57.3	29.2						44.4		43.3	$11,838	$1,063	$10,775
Quest High School	Public	9-12	6655 Jefferson Rd	North Branch	48461	Lapeer County	North Branch Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 688-7581	42	2	21.0	76.2%	37 (88.1%)	2 (4.8%)	3 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$11,001	$658	$10,342
Marlette JrSr High School	Public	6-12	3051 Moore St	Marlette	48453	Sanilac County	Marlette Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 635-4935	371	20	18.6	56.6%	332 (89.5%)	4 (1.1%)	16 (4.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	34.4	477^th of 739 public high schools	35.5%		46.1	369^th of 743 public high schools	50.3%	108	72.1	34.9	48.1	15.4	40.7	24.5	33.3	20.8	44.2	26.9	37.2	32.7	$13,835	$2,196	$11,639
Brown City High School	Public	7-12	4400 Second St	Brown City	48416	Sanilac County	Brown City Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 346-4700	334	15	22.5	55.1%	301 (90.1%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.4%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	50.7	361^st of 739 public high schools	51.2%		17.7	617^th of 743 public high schools	17.0%	256	60.4	47.9	57.5	32.9		32.7		32.7	37.5	24.6	39.6	36.2	$14,823	$1,268	$13,555
Mayville Middle High School	Public	6-12	6250 Fulton St	Mayville	48744	Tuscola County	Mayville Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 843-6115	284	16	18.0	60.9%	259 (91.2%)	4 (1.4%)	14 (4.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	20	583^rd of 739 public high schools	21.1%		28.4	520^th of 743 public high schools	30.0%	63	48.5	42.4	38.3		20.0	35.9	17.5	20.5	39.4	18.8	33.3	20.8	$13,176	$2,579	$10,597
Kingston High School	Public	7-12	5790 State St	Kingston	48741	Tuscola County	Kingston Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 683-2294	262	13	19.5	44.3%	250 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	49.1	370^th of 739 public high schools	49.9%		49.3	343^rd of 743 public high schools	53.8%	27	72.5	45.1	52.5	30.0		46.9		28.1	52.0	37.5	44.0	27.5	$12,365	$1,116	$11,249
Lapeer High School	Public	10-12	933 S Saginaw St	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 667-2418	1,006	41	24.2	33.4%	903 (89.8%)	8 (0.8%)	56 (5.6%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.6%)	53.5	338^th of 739 public high schools	54.3%		57.1	289^th of 743 public high schools	61.1%	49			52.8	21.3						39.6		42.9	$14,529	$1,250	$13,279
LakeVille High School	Public	9-12	12455 Wilson Rd	Otisville	48463	Genesee County	LakeVille Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-4054	354	18	19.7	40.4%	325 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	35.4	474^th of 739 public high schools	35.9%		32.6	488^th of 743 public high schools	34.3%	14			50.6	17.2						27.9		29.4	$13,542	$1,002	$12,539
Imlay City High School	Public	9-12	1001 Norlin Dr	Imlay City	48444	Lapeer County	Imlay City Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 724-9810	554	22	25.1	54.3%	398 (71.8%)	5 (0.9%)	136 (24.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	43.5	421^st of 739 public high schools	43.0%		52.6	323^rd of 743 public high schools	56.5%	98			53.2	20.0						33.6		32.8	$14,110	$1,222	$12,888
Thumb Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	3225 John Conley Dr	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(810) 667-2045	10	0		40.0%	4 (40.0%)	5 (50.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about North Branch High School

Is North Branch High School a good school?

North Branch High School ranks 240^th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend North Branch High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 695 students attended North Branch High School.

What district is North Branch High School in?

North Branch Area Schools

What schools feed into North Branch High School?

North Branch High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : North Branch Elementary School
Middle : Ruth Fox Middle School

What is the racial makeup of North Branch High School?

Students at North Branch High School are 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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