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Saugatuck High School

Public Grades 9-12

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 90% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Saugatuck High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Saugatuck, Michigan, with a total enrollment of 258 students. This high-performing school is part of the Saugatuck Public Schools district, which is ranked 30th out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Saugatuck High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Michigan, with a statewide ranking between 45th and 145th out of over 700 high schools in recent years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with 11th-grade proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages in subjects like M-Step Science, M-Step Social Studies, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and SAT Mathematics. Saugatuck High School also has a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 81.7% to 94.5% in recent years, which is higher than the state average, and a relatively low dropout rate, ranging from 3.6% to 8.7%.

Compared to nearby schools like Zeeland East High School, West Ottawa High School Campus, and Holland High School, Saugatuck High School's 11th-grade proficiency rates in key subjects are significantly higher. While the school may want to address its fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates, it is clear that Saugatuck High School is providing an excellent education for its diverse student population, with particularly strong performance for female, male, and white student subgroups, as well as for low-socioeconomic status students.

267

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,539

Per pupil spending ?

22.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 Elizabeth St
Saugatuck, MI 49453-9734

(269) 857-2133

District: Saugatuck Public Schools

Feeder schools for Saugatuck High School:

Elementary:	Douglas Elementary School
Middle:	Saugatuck Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.0%

Hispanic:

10.1%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (60% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Michigan high schools

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

Michigan avg40%

72^nd of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 10%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 613Saugatuck Public 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	85.6	72 of 739	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	75.3	145 of 743	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.7	45 of 735	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	68 of 531	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	77 of 561	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	53 of 666	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	69 of 824	91.6%	★★★★★
2017	87.6	72 of 835	91.4%	★★★★★
2016	88.6	72 of 852	91.5%	★★★★★
2015	86.7	84 of 832	89.9%	★★★★★
2014	90.8	50 of 799	93.7%	★★★★★
2013	79.0	139 of 805	82.7%	★★★★☆
2012	90.4	57 of 773	92.6%	★★★★★
2011	79.4	150 of 784	80.9%	★★★★☆
2010	83.4	91 of 765	88.1%	★★★★☆
2009	90.6	42 of 754	94.4%	★★★★★
2008	84.7	96 of 750	87.2%	★★★★☆
2007	70.6	245 of 767	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.7	236 of 705	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	114 of 629	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	69 of 619	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	54 of 611	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	75.7	79 of 462	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	91.3	42 of 710	94.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	14 of 635	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	59.1	231 of 654	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	98.1	8 of 614	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	76.9	81 of 369	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	131 of 417	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.3	30 of 532	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	40 of 755	94.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	46 of 628	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	52.6	274 of 633	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	89.0	52 of 611	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	76.7	92 of 440	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	80 of 472	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	107 of 543	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	95 of 707	86.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	61 of 639	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	74.4	123 of 638	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	52 of 647	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	43 of 492	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	79.2	80 of 516	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	58 of 582	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	73 of 708	89.7%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing75%+19 vs state

Social Studies73%+31 vs state

Science59%+24 vs state

Mathematics32%+5 vs state

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Schools Near Saugatuck High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	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 English Language Arts 8th Grade	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
Saugatuck High School	Public	9-12	401 Elizabeth St	Saugatuck	49453	Allegan County	Saugatuck Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 857-2133	267	16	16.4	22.8%	235 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	85.6	72^nd of 739 public high schools	90.3%		75.3	145^th of 743 public high schools	80.5%	73			74.6	32.2						58.6		72.9	$19,539	$755	$18,784
Fennville Public High School	Public	9-12	4 Memorial Dr	Fennville	49408	Allegan County	Fennville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 722-3450	383	20	19.5	75.2%	171 (44.6%)	5 (1.3%)	197 (51.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	25.5	538^th of 739 public high schools	27.2%		21.4	591^st of 743 public high schools	20.5%	53			43.0	11.4						20.3		30.4	$14,837	$1,895	$12,942
Fennville Alternative High School	Public	9-12	5 Memorial Dr	Fennville	49408	Allegan County	Fennville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 722-3580	35	2	18.4	85.7%	22 (62.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.7%)								(n/a)													$13,175	$4,527	$8,648
Holland High School	Public	9-12	600 Van Raalte Ave	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 494-5082	967	58	16.7	56.9%	320 (33.1%)	87 (9.0%)	471 (48.7%)	40 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.8%)	43.8	419^th of 739 public high schools	43.3%		39.6	424^th of 743 public high schools	42.9%	5			45.8	17.7						33.7		42.8	$20,330	$1,723	$18,607
Hamilton High School	Public	9-12	4911 136th Ave	Hamilton	49419	Allegan County	Hamilton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 751-5185	793	44	18.1	20.7%	685 (86.4%)	5 (0.6%)	71 (9.0%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	66.9	209^th of 739 public high schools	71.7%		63.6	227^th of 743 public high schools	69.4%	18			63.0	31.8						37.5		49.0	$13,411	$1,004	$12,407
Holland Virtual Technical High School	Public	6-12	600 Van Raalte Ave	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 494-5051	48	1	48.0	89.6%	10 (20.8%)	6 (12.5%)	32 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.5	517^th of 739 public high schools	30.0%					(n/a)			36.8							26.3			$14,488	$910	$13,578
Black River Public School MiddleHigh	Public, Charter	6-12	491 Columbia Ave	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Black River Public School	Yes	No	No	No	(616) 355-0055	569	39	14.7	19.5%	338 (59.4%)	12 (2.1%)	137 (24.1%)	30 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.0%)	94.1	33^rd of 739 public high schools	95.5%		94.4	33^rd of 743 public high schools	95.6%		86.7	45.3	83.8	53.8	62.0	71.1	30.4	51.3	61.3	59.3	60.0	60.8	$15,894	$1,859	$14,035
Dunes Alternative High School	Public	9-12	3600 152nd Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1100	81	2	36.0	61.7%	22 (27.2%)	8 (9.9%)	45 (55.6%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)								(n/a)													$19,117	$619	$18,498
Lighthouse Academy Juvenile Justice Institute	Public, Charter	6-12	12263 James St	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	Lighthouse Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 393-4450	14	3	5.3	78.6%	7 (50.0%)	3 (21.4%)	2 (14.3%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)													$31,368	$12,084	$19,284
West Ottawa High School Campus	Public	9-12	3685 Butternut Dr	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1100	2,187	111	19.6	54.0%	833 (38.1%)	63 (2.9%)	997 (45.6%)	162 (7.4%)	9 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (5.6%)	69	189^th of 739 public high schools	74.4%		69.4	180^th of 743 public high schools	75.8%	9			56.7	31.1						46.4		50.6	$14,690	$1,743	$12,947

Frequently Asked Questions about Saugatuck High School

Is Saugatuck High School a good school?

Yes. Saugatuck High School ranks in the top 9.7% of Michigan high schools.

How many students attend Saugatuck High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended Saugatuck High School.

What district is Saugatuck High School in?

Saugatuck Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Saugatuck High School?

Students at Saugatuck High School are 88% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Saugatuck High School?

Saugatuck High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Douglas Elementary School
Middle : Saugatuck Middle School

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