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Port Huron High School

Q: Is Port Huron High School a good school?

Port Huron High School ranks in the bottom 19.9% of Michigan high schools.

Q: How many students attend Port Huron High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 988 students attended Port Huron High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Port Huron High School?

Students at Port Huron High School are 64% White, 14% African American, 12% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

Q: What schools feed into Port Huron High School?

Port Huron High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Cleveland Elementary Elementary : Indian Woods Elementary School Elementary : Michigamme Elementary School Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary School Elementary : Woodrow Wilson Elementary Middle : Central Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

592^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 20% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Port Huron High School is a public high school serving 1,058 students in grades 9-12 in Port Huron, Michigan, which is part of the Port Huron Area School District. The school has consistently underperformed on standardized tests, with only 17.1% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to the state average of 34.9%. Similarly, in SAT/Mathematics, only 14.3% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 27.5%. The school's four-year graduation rate has hovered around 80% in recent years, lower than the state average, and it has experienced dropout rates ranging from 7.6% to 17.5%.

Port Huron High School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 29.5% to 45.0% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, a large proportion of the student population, 68.81% in 2023-2024, comes from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Interestingly, the school's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups, with the school ranking relatively high (71st out of 188 Michigan high schools) for its African American students but much lower for its Hispanic (160th out of 203) and multi-racial (105th out of 105) students.

Compared to its neighboring school, Port Huron Northern High School, Port Huron High School performs significantly worse on various academic metrics. For example, in 2024-2025, 22.3% of 11th-grade students at Port Huron Northern High School were proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to only 17.1% at Port Huron High School. Despite spending significantly more per student ($16,200 in 2023-2024) than the state average, the academic outcomes at Port Huron High School do not reflect this higher investment.

988

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,200

Per pupil spending ?

63.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2215 Court St
Port Huron, MI 48060-4937

(810) 984-2611

District: Port Huron Area School District

Feeder schools for Port Huron High School:

Elementary:	Cleveland Elementary
	Indian Woods Elementary School
	Michigamme Elementary School
	Roosevelt Elementary School
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	Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Middle:	Central Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.8%

African American:

14.4%

Two or more races:

11.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2022 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2025) from a 6th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg26%

Michigan avg40%

592^nd of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Port Huron Area School District

450^th of 613Port 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
2025	18.0	592 of 739	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	550 of 743	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	628 of 735	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	500 of 531	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	451 of 561	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	530 of 666	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	552 of 824	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.9	433 of 835	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.4	555 of 852	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.8	442 of 832	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.3	538 of 799	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.6	505 of 805	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.4	507 of 773	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.6	506 of 784	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.9	431 of 765	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.4	515 of 754	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.8	518 of 750	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.1	518 of 767	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.5	476 of 705	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	53.5	71 of 188	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	132 of 254	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	551 of 629	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	491 of 619	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	541 of 611	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	407 of 416	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	423 of 462	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	475 of 554	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	505 of 710	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	160 of 203	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	158 of 195	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	183 of 190	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	62 of 97	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.7	174 of 201	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	504 of 635	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	475 of 654	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	543 of 614	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	352 of 369	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	382 of 417	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	447 of 532	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	577 of 755	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	533 of 628	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	515 of 633	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	554 of 611	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	412 of 440	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	345 of 472	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	472 of 543	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	526 of 707	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	4.1	105 of 105	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	110 of 110	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	35 of 36	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	81 of 93	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	35.6	178 of 315	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	536 of 639	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	545 of 638	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	574 of 647	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	479 of 492	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	417 of 516	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	507 of 582	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	543 of 708	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)62nd percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2018)43rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)<1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing38%-17 vs state

Social Studies18%-24 vs state

Science17%-18 vs state

Mathematics14%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	18	592^nd of 739 public high schools	19.9%		25.3	550^th of 743 public high schools	26.0%	42	38.2	14.3	17.1	17.6	$16,200	$2,882	$13,318
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%)								(n/a)			8.5		$12,168	$866	$11,301
Port Huron Schools Adult Learning Center	Public	6-12	55 15th St	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)					$71,407	$18,194	$53,213
Virtual Learning Academyof St Clair County	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	3403 Lapeer Rd	Port Huron	48060	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%)	25.1	540^th of 739 public high schools	26.9%		47.1	359^th of 743 public high schools	51.7%	181	46.9		13.3	24.1	$10,543	$1,665	$8,878
Blue Water Middle College Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	323 Erie St	Port Huron	48060	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%)								(n/a)					$9,235	$84	$9,151
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)					$14,186	$2,352	$11,834
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%)	40.9	437^th of 739 public high schools	40.9%		46.5	365^th of 743 public high schools	50.9%	72	59.4	20.3	22.3	34.0	$14,454	$2,546	$11,908
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%)	74.2	159^th of 739 public high schools	78.5%		68.6	187^th of 743 public high schools	74.8%	28	62.7	35.7	48.6	47.6	$13,375	$1,474	$11,902
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)
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%)	54.9	325^th of 739 public high schools	56.0%		64.1	221^st of 743 public high schools	70.3%	104	63.7	26.8	26.3	44.6	$11,212	$1,234	$9,979

Frequently Asked Questions about Port Huron High School

How many students attend Port Huron High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 988 students attended Port Huron High School.

What is the racial makeup of Port Huron High School?

Students at Port Huron High School are 64% White, 14% African American, 12% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

What district is Port Huron High School in?

Port Huron Area School District

Is Port Huron High School a good school?

Port Huron High School ranks in the bottom 19.9% of Michigan high schools.

What schools feed into Port Huron High School?

Port Huron High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cleveland Elementary
Elementary : Indian Woods Elementary School
Elementary : Michigamme Elementary School
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary School
Elementary : Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Middle : Central Middle School

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