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Port Huron High School

Public Grades 9-12
592nd
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
    More...
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%
592nd 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 ?
2nd of 2High Schools in the Port Huron Area School District
450th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202518.0592 of 73919.9%★☆☆☆☆
202425.3550 of 74326.0%★☆☆☆☆
202315.6628 of 73514.6%★☆☆☆☆
202214.5500 of 5315.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.2451 of 56119.6%★☆☆☆☆
201921.9530 of 66620.4%★☆☆☆☆
201829.9552 of 82433.0%★★☆☆☆
201743.9433 of 83548.1%★★☆☆☆
201631.4555 of 85234.9%★★☆☆☆
201548.8442 of 83246.9%★★☆☆☆
201434.3538 of 79932.7%★★☆☆☆
201339.6505 of 80537.3%★★☆☆☆
201239.4507 of 77334.4%★★☆☆☆
201147.6506 of 78435.5%★★☆☆☆
201055.9431 of 76543.7%★★☆☆☆
200941.4515 of 75431.7%★★☆☆☆
200840.8518 of 75030.9%★★☆☆☆
200742.1518 of 76732.5%★★☆☆☆
200643.5476 of 70532.5%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202453.571 of 18862.2%★★★☆☆
201840.2132 of 25448.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202512.2551 of 62912.4%★☆☆☆☆
202420.9491 of 61920.7%★☆☆☆☆
202312.6541 of 61111.5%★☆☆☆☆
20228.9407 of 4162.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.2423 of 4628.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.3475 of 55414.3%★☆☆☆☆
201827.8505 of 71028.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202523.8160 of 20321.2%★☆☆☆☆
202422.2158 of 19519.0%★☆☆☆☆
20237.1183 of 1903.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201935.562 of 9736.1%★★☆☆☆
201814.7174 of 20113.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202522.0504 of 63520.6%★☆☆☆☆
202429.2475 of 65427.4%★☆☆☆☆
202315.5543 of 61411.6%★☆☆☆☆
202212.4352 of 3694.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.5382 of 4178.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.5447 of 53216.0%★☆☆☆☆
201820.4577 of 75523.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202516.6533 of 62815.1%★☆☆☆☆
202421.4515 of 63318.6%★☆☆☆☆
202311.1554 of 6119.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.2412 of 4406.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202128.3345 of 47226.9%★☆☆☆☆
201917.4472 of 54313.1%★☆☆☆☆
201822.7526 of 70725.6%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20244.1105 of 1050.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.0110 of 1100.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.535 of 362.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.081 of 9312.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
201835.6178 of 31543.5%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202517.4536 of 63916.1%★☆☆☆☆
202418.6545 of 63814.6%★☆☆☆☆
202314.6574 of 64711.3%★☆☆☆☆
20229.6479 of 4922.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.7417 of 51619.2%★☆☆☆☆
201916.6507 of 58212.9%★☆☆☆☆
201821.2543 of 70823.3%★☆☆☆☆
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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Port Huron High School ranks in the bottom 19.9% of Michigan high schools.

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

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


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