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Mackinaw High School

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Mackinaw High School ranks 206 th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Virtual Grades 9-12

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 72% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Mackinaw High School is a public virtual high school serving grades 9-12 in the Saginaw Township Community Schools district. With 141 students, it is a relatively small school compared to some of the other high schools in the area. Mackinaw High School has had a mixed performance history, with its statewide ranking ranging from 206 to 740 over the past several years and its SchoolDigger star rating fluctuating between 1 and 4 stars.

Mackinaw High School has shown some strengths and weaknesses in student performance compared to the surrounding schools and the state averages. The school has higher proficiency rates than the district and state in M-Step/Social Studies and SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, but lower proficiency rates in M-Step/Science. Additionally, the school's performance varies among different student subgroups, with male students outperforming the state average, while female and white students have ranked lower. However, low socioeconomic status students at Mackinaw High School have shown significant improvement, ranking 72 out of 635 Michigan high schools in 2024-2025.

Mackinaw High School's performance is mixed compared to the nearby schools. While it outperformed the Saginaw School District of the City of schools in some areas, it lagged behind the higher-performing schools like Swan Valley High School and Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy. The nearby Heritage High School, which is in the same district as Mackinaw High School, had stronger performance in several metrics, including higher proficiency rates in M-Step/Science, M-Step/Social Studies, and SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing.

138

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,471

Per pupil spending ?

73.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2775 Shattuck Rd
Saginaw, MI 48603-3161

(989) 799-8470

District: Saginaw Township Community Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.4%

African American:

27.5%

Hispanic:

21.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2012 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 56 percentile points since 2012

✓Above the Michigan median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (29% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the Michigan average (38% vs 8%)

!High chronic absenteeism (94% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg43%

Michigan avg44%

206^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Saginaw Township Community Schools

282^nd of 613Saginaw Township 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
2025	66.9	206 of 739	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	25.8	548 of 743	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	457 of 735	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	586 of 824	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.2	549 of 835	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.1	587 of 852	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.2	417 of 832	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	11.3	685 of 799	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.0	659 of 805	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.8	653 of 773	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.6	673 of 784	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.9	642 of 765	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.3	584 of 754	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	7.5	682 of 750	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.0	704 of 767	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.3	630 of 705	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	8.9	607 of 710	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	72 of 635	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	34.8	433 of 654	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	248 of 614	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	11.6	642 of 755	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	154 of 628	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	24.4	494 of 633	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	66.1	171 of 611	72.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	6.9	633 of 708	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)89th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2018)15th percentile-14 vs school

White (2018)11th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing54%~ state avg

Social Studies52%+10 vs state

Science39%+4 vs state

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Schools Near Mackinaw High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)		M-Step Math (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	PSAT Mathematics 8th 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
Mackinaw High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	2775 Shattuck Rd	Saginaw	48603	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(989) 799-8470	138	6	23.0	73.9%	53 (38.4%)	38 (27.5%)	30 (21.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	14 (10.1%)	66.9	206^th of 739 public high schools	72.1%		25.8	548^th of 743 public high schools	26.2%	342		54.2							39.1		52.2	$14,471	$755	$13,716
Career Opportunities Center	Public	9-12	2102 Weiss St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(989) 399-6150	31	19	1.6	19.4%	23 (74.2%)	3 (9.7%)	4 (12.9%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$67,772	$10,154	$57,618
Omni High School	Public	9-12	479 Shattuck Rd	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	Carrollton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 753-3477	125	6	21.3	83.2%	60 (48.0%)	24 (19.2%)	38 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)								(n/a)											15.0	$11,325	$1,100	$10,224
Saginaw United High School	Public	9-12	1903 N Niagara St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-6300	981	53	18.5	83.8%	104 (10.6%)	736 (75.0%)	101 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	18 (1.8%)	19 (1.9%)	9.1	672^nd of 739 public high schools	9.1%		6.2	703^rd of 743 public high schools	5.4%	31		23.1							14.4		14.0	$18,786	$3,596	$15,190
Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	3115 Mackinaw St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 399-5500	374	24	15.5	45.2%	171 (45.7%)	107 (28.6%)	29 (7.8%)	57 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	97.9	8^th of 739 public high schools	98.9%		99.1	4^th of 743 public high schools	99.5%	4	72.1		54.3	70.3	90.0	68.8	80.0	73.8	78.3	85.7	76.1	$25,460	$4,763	$20,697
Carrollton High School	Public	9-12	1235 Mapleridge Rd	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	Carrollton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 753-3433	431	25	17.4	74.5%	170 (39.4%)	128 (29.7%)	114 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	28.9	512^th of 739 public high schools	30.7%		26.6	535^th of 743 public high schools	28.0%	23		51.6	9.5						20.8		29.2	$17,110	$3,301	$13,810
Saginaw Covenant Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	508 S Washington Ave	Saginaw	48607	Saginaw County	Saginaw Covenant Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 678-1330	221	7	32.5	94.1%	23 (10.4%)	150 (67.9%)	28 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.0%)								(n/a)												$7,705	$1,029	$6,675
Heritage High School	Public	9-12	3465 N Center Rd	Saginaw	48603	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 799-5790	1,313	67	19.5	38.2%	669 (51.0%)	277 (21.1%)	239 (18.2%)	53 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	71 (5.4%)	46.5	392^nd of 739 public high schools	47.0%		61.6	251^st of 743 public high schools	66.2%	141		57.0	17.3						31.4		39.7	$13,777	$1,689	$12,088
Swan Valley High School	Public	9-12	8400 Ohern Rd	Saginaw	48609	Saginaw County	Swan Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 921-2401	504	28	17.8	27.4%	378 (75.0%)	5 (1.0%)	93 (18.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	56.6	308^th of 739 public high schools	58.3%		57.9	283^rd of 743 public high schools	61.9%	25		64.8	31.3						28.9		39.1	$13,815	$366	$13,450
Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education	Public	9-12	8400 Ohern Rd	Saginaw	48609	Saginaw County	Swan Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 921-2471	29	0	96.6	89.7%	17 (58.6%)	3 (10.3%)	6 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.3%)								(n/a)												$4,964	$319	$4,645

Frequently Asked Questions about Mackinaw High School

What district is Mackinaw High School in?

Saginaw Township Community Schools

How many students attend Mackinaw High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 138 students attended Mackinaw High School.

Is Mackinaw High School a good school?

Mackinaw High School ranks 206^th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mackinaw High School?

Students at Mackinaw High School are 38% White, 28% African American, 22% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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