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Port Huron Northern High School

Q: Is Port Huron Northern High School a good school?

Port Huron Northern High School ranks 365 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 54% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Port Huron Northern High School serves 1,089 students in grades 9-12 in Port Huron, Michigan, and is part of the Port Huron Area School District.

Port Huron Northern stands out as the stronger of the district's two traditional high schools, consistently outperforming Port Huron High School across nearly every academic measure. The school boasts a 94.8% graduation rate—more than 11 percentage points higher than Port Huron High and over 16 points above the district average—and its dropout rate of 2.6% is dramatically lower than the district's 12.8%. In reading and writing, Northern students achieve 56.6% proficiency on the SAT, compared to 43.4% at Port Huron High. The school also earns high marks for its work with African American students, ranking in the 90th percentile statewide for this group. While about 39-46% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, Northern's performance with economically disadvantaged learners is notably strong, ranking in the 57th percentile. The school also spends less per student ($14,125) than Port Huron High ($16,109) while achieving better results, suggesting efficient resource use.

However, Northern faces clear challenges. Mathematics remains a persistent weakness, with only 21.7% of students proficient on the SAT Math section—below the state average of 26.5% and trailing nearby Marysville High School (29.9%) and St Clair High School (28.8%). Science scores also fluctuate and consistently trail state averages. Chronic absenteeism, while improving from 43% to 31.9% over three years, remains above the state rate of 27.9%. When compared to surrounding districts, Northern occupies a middle position—it outperforms alternative and virtual options like Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy and the Virtual Learning Academy of St Clair County, but trails higher-performing neighbors like Marysville and St. Clair. The presence of the highly-ranked Blue Water Middle College Academy in the community may draw some top students away, partially explaining these gaps. Overall, Northern offers solid academics, strong graduation outcomes, and particularly effective support for African American and low-income students, though families should be aware of the math and attendance challenges.

1,089

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,125

Per pupil spending ?

39.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1799 Krafft Rd
Port Huron, MI 48060-8606

(810) 984-2671

District: Port Huron Area School District

Feeder schools for Port Huron Northern High School:

Elementary:	Edison Elementary School
	Garfield Elementary School
	H D Crull Elementary School
	Keewahdin Elementary School
Middle:	Fort Gratiot Middle School
	Holland Woods Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.3%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 41st percentile in 2025 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 54th (2026) from a 41st-percentile low (2025)

✓Above the Michigan median (54th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg32%

Michigan avg43%

365^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Port Huron Area School District

463^rd of 625Port Huron Area 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	50.3	365 of 800	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.9	437 of 739	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	365 of 743	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	402 of 735	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	300 of 531	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	280 of 561	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	356 of 666	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	344 of 824	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.7	233 of 835	72.1%	★★★★☆
2016	58.3	339 of 852	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.5	203 of 832	75.6%	★★★★☆
2014	59.3	343 of 799	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.2	260 of 805	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.8	228 of 773	70.5%	★★★★☆
2011	67.9	314 of 784	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.2	214 of 765	72.0%	★★★★☆
2009	72.5	228 of 754	69.8%	★★★★☆
2008	73.7	217 of 750	71.1%	★★★★☆
2007	69.8	255 of 767	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.0	221 of 705	68.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	84.1	26 of 252	89.7%	★★★★★
2018	45.5	110 of 254	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	366 of 686	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.3	417 of 629	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	299 of 619	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	354 of 611	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	262 of 416	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	268 of 462	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	296 of 554	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	350 of 710	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	144 of 259	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	123 of 195	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	77 of 190	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.4	132 of 201	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	309 of 719	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.1	377 of 635	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	382 of 654	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	492 of 614	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.6	236 of 369	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	265 of 417	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	392 of 532	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	414 of 755	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	354 of 693	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	392 of 628	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	407 of 633	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	400 of 611	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	271 of 440	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.6	182 of 472	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	353 of 543	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	317 of 707	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	107 of 179	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.3	112 of 127	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	77 of 105	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	83 of 220	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.6	88 of 116	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	77.1	27 of 315	91.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	391 of 671	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.2	445 of 639	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	387 of 638	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	414 of 647	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	280 of 492	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	274 of 516	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	392 of 582	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	368 of 708	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)90th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)40th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%~ state avg

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing57%+5 vs state

Social Studies42%~ state avg

Science29%-6 vs state

Mathematics27%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

I gave Northern an above avg ranking simply because it is. State test results back this position. They have adequate choices for AP courses. In fact...I can say...having had 2 children go through Northern, assuming your child takes advantage of higher level courses. they should not be limited on their college choices. It is not uncommon to hear of kids going to Northwestern, Harvard, Michigan and other tier one academic colleges. Overall teachers are above avg, of course there's one or two exceptions. Finally...in my opinion...I find it odd when i hear of parents deciding to "school of choice" to local districts. Northern ACT scores are slightly higher than avg as are local districts. Sorry...but we do not have Cranbrook or Birmingham Public School level options....which would merit a school of choice decision. 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 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
Port Huron Northern High School	Public	9-12	1799 Krafft Rd	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-2671	1,089	53	20.7	39.5%	929 (85.3%)	26 (2.4%)	63 (5.8%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	59 (5.4%)	50.3	365^th of 800 public high schools	54.4%		40.9	437^th of 739 public high schools	40.9%	72		62.1	56.2		29.8	23.7	56.6	21.7						28.9		41.8	$14,125	$1,223	$12,901
Port Huron Schools Adult Learning Center	Public	6-12	2720 Riverside Dr	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 455-0029	10	2	5.0	70.0%	3 (30.0%)	3 (30.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)								(n/a)																	$40,648	$7,475	$33,172
Blue Water Middle College Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	323 Erie St	Port Huron	48061	St. Clair County	Blue Water Middle College	Yes	No	No	No	(810) 989-5800	205	17	11.8	22.0%	187 (91.2%)	2 (1.0%)	6 (2.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	87.5	69^th of 800 public high schools	91.4%					(n/a)							76.5	416.5						50.0		57.1	$9,154	$00	$9,154
Virtual Learning Academyof St Clair County	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	3403 Lapeer Rd	Port Huron	48040	St. Clair County	Virtual Learning Academy of St. Clair County	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(810) 364-1362	187	6	31.1	71.7%	160 (85.6%)	12 (6.4%)	10 (5.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	17.1	630^th of 800 public high schools	21.3%		25.1	540^th of 739 public high schools	26.9%	90		27.3	38.7		339.1	9.7	31.0	359.3						18.2		22.7	$7,384	$724	$6,660
Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy	Public	10-12	1109 20th St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 242-4558	141	4	31.9	81.6%	96 (68.1%)	19 (13.5%)	13 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.2%)	3	792^nd of 800 public high schools	1.0%					(n/a)			13.6			339.5	344.0	317.7						2068.6		6.7	$10,429	$626	$9,803
Port Huron High School	Public	9-12	2215 Court St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-2611	988	54	18.3	63.5%	630 (63.8%)	142 (14.4%)	89 (9.0%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	117 (11.8%)	23.6	585^th of 800 public high schools	26.9%		18	592^nd of 739 public high schools	19.9%	7		43.3	28.8		17.4	11.8	43.4	19.6						16.3		29.0	$16,109	$1,783	$14,325
St Clair County Intervention Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1170 Michigan Rd	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	St. Clair County Intervention Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 731-5300	34	5	6.3	97.1%	17 (50.0%)	7 (20.6%)	3 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (14.7%)								(n/a)																	$25,222	$6,506	$18,716
Technical Education Center	Public	11-12	499 Range Rd	Marysville	48040	St. Clair County	St. Clair County Regional Educational Service Agency	No	No	No	No	(810) 364-8990	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Marysville High School	Public	9-12	555 E Huron Blvd	Marysville	48040	St. Clair County	Marysville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 364-7161	806	34	23.6	34.1%	756 (93.8%)	6 (0.7%)	19 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.9%)	70.3	183^rd of 800 public high schools	77.1%		74.2	159^th of 739 public high schools	78.5%	24		74.3	66.5		45.0	34.0	62.4	29.9						41.2		45.4	$12,469	$601	$11,868
St Clair High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2200 Clinton Ave	Saint Clair	48079	St. Clair County	East China School District	No	Yes	No	No	(810) 676-1700	715	38	18.8	22.1%	673 (94.1%)	11 (1.5%)	10 (1.4%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	64.9	223^rd of 800 public high schools	72.1%		54.9	325^th of 739 public high schools	56.0%	102		70.9	67.3		38.4	39.3	54.7	28.8						31.5		47.3	$11,519	$1,346	$10,174

Frequently Asked Questions about Port Huron Northern High School

Is Port Huron Northern High School a good school?

Port Huron Northern High School ranks 365^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Port Huron Northern High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,089 students attended Port Huron Northern High School.

What schools feed into Port Huron Northern High School?

Port Huron Northern High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Edison Elementary School
Elementary : Garfield Elementary School
Elementary : H D Crull Elementary School
Elementary : Keewahdin Elementary School
Middle : Fort Gratiot Middle School
Middle : Holland Woods Middle School

What district is Port Huron Northern High School in?

Port Huron Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Port Huron Northern High School?

Students at Port Huron Northern High School are 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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