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Starkweather Academy Fiegel

Public Grades 10-12

638^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 20% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Starkweather Academy Fiegel is a small alternative high school in Plymouth, MI, serving 194 students in grades 10-12 as part of the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools district.

This school is fundamentally different from the large traditional high schools nearby. It functions as a credit-recovery and re-engagement program for students who have struggled in conventional settings. The most telling metric is chronic absenteeism: nearly 80% of students are chronically absent, compared to about 19% district-wide. Graduation rates, while improved dramatically from 25% in 2021-2022 to 60.6% now, still trail the 94-97% rates at Canton High School, Salem High School, and Plymouth High School. Test scores are also significantly lower—for example, only 31% of 11th graders were proficient in SAT reading/writing versus 74% district-wide. However, compared to other alternative programs like Blended Learning Academies Credit Recovery High School (which has a 30% graduation rate), Starkweather is performing relatively well.

What makes this school noteworthy is the investment behind it. Per-student spending is $24,461—roughly 60% higher than at nearby traditional high schools—and the student-teacher ratio is a favorable 13:1. This reflects a deliberate strategy to provide intensive support. The dropout rate has plummeted from 26.9% to just 5.1% in three years, and science proficiency nearly doubled recently. About 44% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, more than double the rate at Plymouth High School. For parents considering this school, understand that it is not comparable to the district's flagship high schools—it is a specialized setting designed to help students who need a second chance get back on track toward a diploma, with clear signs of recent progress.

194

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,461

Per pupil spending ?

43.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

39750 Joy Rd
Plymouth, MI 48170

(734) 416-4901

District: Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.4%

African American:

22.7%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2019 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2026) from a 6th-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (61% vs 84%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg64%

Michigan avg41%

638^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

106^th of 625Plymouth-Canton Community 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
2026	16.6	638 of 800	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	627 of 739	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	628 of 743	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	668 of 735	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	625 of 666	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	700 of 824	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	573 of 835	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	11.0	708 of 852	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	685 of 832	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.3	576 of 799	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	611 of 805	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.7	495 of 773	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.4	558 of 784	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.5	566 of 765	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.6	575 of 767	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	8.1	247 of 254	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	585 of 686	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	553 of 629	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	531 of 619	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	524 of 611	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	579 of 710	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	606 of 719	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	559 of 614	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	638 of 755	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	604 of 693	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	529 of 628	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	591 of 633	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	579 of 611	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	509 of 543	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	640 of 707	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	587 of 671	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	557 of 639	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	574 of 638	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	624 of 647	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.3	581 of 582	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	616 of 708	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)16th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2018)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing31%-21 vs state

English Language Arts24%-34 vs state

Social Studies24%-20 vs state

Science20%-16 vs state

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by a student
Friday, May 20, 2011

I have to say, even though lots of people give this school a bad rep, it's a great school with very caring and understanding teachers. I have to say, it's not perfect for everyone, but honestly, it's a small school where everyone knows each other and everyone is quite kind to each other. This school being smaller in enrollment then the average elementry school for this district, most kids from this district can honestly find this school a refreshing change from the large informal Plymouth-Canton school district. 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/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 7th 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
Starkweather Academy Fiegel	Public	10-12	39750 Joy Rd	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-4901	194	15	13.1	43.8%	125 (64.4%)	44 (22.7%)	7 (3.6%)	4 (2.1%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	16.6	638^th of 800 public high schools	20.3%		14.6	627^th of 739 public high schools	15.2%	11			24.4			318.8	31.3	385.6				19.6		23.5	$24,461	$1,392	$23,069
Livonia Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	8985 Newburgh Rd	Livonia	48150	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2816	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Churchill High School	Public	7-12	8900 Newburgh Rd	Livonia	48150	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2650	1,227	66	18.7	26.7%	823 (67.1%)	176 (14.3%)	73 (5.9%)	76 (6.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (6.1%)	86.7	74^th of 800 public high schools	90.8%		76.4	145^th of 739 public high schools	80.4%	71		72.8	74.8		52.7	48.1	62.9	44.9				54.3		66.9	$18,415	$841	$17,574
Garfield Community School	Public	12	10218 Arthur St	Livonia	48150	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2810	62	24	2.6	32.3%	35 (56.5%)	16 (25.8%)	5 (8.1%)	6 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$52,399	$301	$52,098
Canton High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	8415 N Canton Center Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 416-7545	1,899	92	20.5	19.9%	1,145 (60.3%)	212 (11.2%)	92 (4.8%)	376 (19.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (3.7%)	93.3	35^th of 800 public high schools	95.6%		92.5	44^th of 739 public high schools	94.0%	9		80.4	79.8		59.7	57.1	75.2	52.8				58.6		67.3	$14,367	$1,034	$13,333
John Glenn High School	Public	8-12	36105 Marquette St	Westland	48185	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 419-2323	1,368	63	21.5	50.1%	605 (44.2%)	558 (40.8%)	103 (7.5%)	43 (3.1%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	48 (3.5%)	23.2	589^th of 800 public high schools	26.4%		17.6	596^th of 739 public high schools	19.4%	7		51.9	44.2		10.4	14.5	30.9	10.4				21.5		27.1	$17,918	$2,102	$15,816
Salem High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	46181 Joy Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 416-2800	1,871	93	20.0	19.3%	1,097 (58.6%)	206 (11.0%)	92 (4.9%)	380 (20.3%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	88 (4.7%)	92.9	41^st of 800 public high schools	94.9%		94.8	30^th of 739 public high schools	95.9%	11		78.4	81.8		60.7	54.4	74.7	52.5				57.8		67.2	$14,684	$1,226	$13,457
Plymouth High School	Public	6-12	8400 N Beck Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 582-5500	1,816	97	18.7	17.3%	1,112 (61.2%)	184 (10.1%)	98 (5.4%)	328 (18.1%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.4%)	82 (4.5%)	93.8	31^st of 800 public high schools	96.1%		93.9	34^th of 739 public high schools	95.4%	3		78.9	82.5		60.0	52.9	77.2	56.8				60.0		71.4	$15,283	$1,259	$14,024
Franklin High School	Public	9-12	31000 Joy Rd	Livonia	48150	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2655	1,272	65	19.5	29.8%	941 (74.0%)	148 (11.6%)	96 (7.5%)	20 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (5.0%)	53.1	332^nd of 800 public high schools	58.5%		50.1	364^th of 739 public high schools	50.7%	32		61.8	60.6		27.4	23.3	50.4	22.0				38.3		47.2	$15,759	$621	$15,139
Canton Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	7-12	46610 Cherry Hill Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Canton Preparatory High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 404-6776	612	35	17.6	43.8%	177 (28.9%)	235 (38.4%)	52 (8.5%)	71 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (12.6%)	72.2	167^th of 800 public high schools	79.1%		74	163^rd of 739 public high schools	77.9%	4	80.0	59.3	70.8	41.7	33.3	40.3	70.9	31.1	71.4	64.3	49.2	48.0	56.9	57.8	$12,220	$572	$11,648

Frequently Asked Questions about Starkweather Academy Fiegel

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Starkweather Academy Fiegel ranks in the bottom 20.3% of Michigan high schools.

How many students attend Starkweather Academy Fiegel?

In the 2024-25 school year, 194 students attended Starkweather Academy Fiegel.

What district is Starkweather Academy Fiegel in?

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Starkweather Academy Fiegel?

Students at Starkweather Academy Fiegel are 64% White, 23% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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