Summary:
Pontiac High School is a public high school serving 935 students in grades 9-12 in Pontiac, Michigan, which is part of the Pontiac City School District. The school has a diverse student body, with a racial makeup of 45.13% African American, 46.74% Hispanic, and smaller percentages of White, Asian, Native American, and multiracial students.
Pontiac High School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in Michigan, with only 18.7% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science, 10.9% in M-Step/Social Studies, 19.8% in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and 5.3% in SAT/Mathematics. The school also struggles with low graduation rates, ranging from 57% to 74% over the past few years, and high dropout rates, which have increased from 10.1% in 2018-2019 to 27.7% in 2022-2023. Pontiac High School has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 31.9% to 72.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.
When compared to nearby schools, such as Rochester Adams High School, which ranks 10th out of 735 Michigan high schools, Pontiac High School stands out as an underperforming institution. Additionally, Pontiac High School shares a campus with the Tier III Intervention Academy, a small high school with even worse academic and attendance metrics, including a 0% graduation rate and a 34.7% dropout rate in 2022-2023. Despite a significant increase in spending per student, from $13,441 in 2019-2020 to $24,425 in 2022-2023, Pontiac High School has not seen meaningful improvements in its academic outcomes or other key metrics.
Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Pontiac City School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
678th of 735 Michigan High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,425
Feeder schools for Pontiac High School:
Student/teacher ratio: 18.7
Number of students: 935
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
46.7%
African American:
45.1%
White:
3.1%
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Asian:
2.8%
Two or more races:
2.1%
American Indian:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 75%
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