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Stephenson Area Public School

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Stephenson Area Public School ranks 583 rd of 1488 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

583^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Alternative Schools

Better than 61% of Michigan alternative schools

Summary

Stephenson Area Public School is an alternative public school located in Stephenson, Michigan, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 404 students. This school is part of the Stephenson Area Public Schools district and has consistently demonstrated strong academic performance, particularly in its high graduation rates and test scores.

Stephenson Area Public School's four-year graduation rates have been consistently high, ranging from 81.7% to 100% over the past few years, significantly outpacing the state average of around 80%. Additionally, the school's dropout rates have been relatively low, ranging from 0% to 8.1% in recent years, compared to the state average of around 10%. While the school has higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 30.8%, compared to the state average of around 20%, it generally outperforms the state average in M-Step and SAT/PSAT assessments across various grade levels and subject areas, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Menominee Independent School District (Isd) Special Education, CarneyNadeau Public School, and Uplift Michigan Academy, Stephenson Area Public School generally outperforms them in terms of graduation rates, test scores, and spending per student, indicating that it may be providing a more robust educational experience for its students. The school's increasing spending per student, from $11,003 in 2020-2021 to $15,649 in 2023-2024, suggests that the Stephenson Area Public Schools district is investing more resources in the school, which may contribute to its academic performance.

380

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,649

Per pupil spending ?

35.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

526 Division St
Stephenson, MI 49887

(906) 753-2222

District: Stephenson Area Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.2%

Hispanic:

3.7%

Asian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 72nd percentile in 2024 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

✓Above the Michigan median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 72nd-percentile peak (2024) to 52nd (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

583^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 2 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

418^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 15 pts since 2019

From top 32% (2019) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

355^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	583 of 1488	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	566 of 1486	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	608 of 1470	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	443 of 1344	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	472 of 1153	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	471 of 1338	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	417 of 1342	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	672 of 1321	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	451 of 1346	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	469 of 1381	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	307 of 1350	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	203 of 1099	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	169 of 749	77.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	467 of 1366	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	544 of 1347	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	469 of 1334	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.1	212 of 1139	81.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	608 of 1206	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	607 of 1204	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	679 of 1198	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	519 of 1102	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	507 of 1005	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	418 of 890	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	312 of 897	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.8	629 of 883	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.0	292 of 776	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	279 of 675	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	256 of 792	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	500 of 789	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.7	255 of 771	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	432 of 770	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	259 of 658	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	402 of 794	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	308 of 832	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	204 of 836	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	34.1	543 of 825	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.3	122 of 691	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	87.5	32 of 523	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	76.1	86 of 672	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	141 of 815	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	281 of 798	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	414 of 786	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	594 of 776	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.3	309 of 658	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	195 of 639	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	343 of 797	57.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	456 of 696	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	306 of 701	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.5	596 of 688	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.9	323 of 638	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	228 of 577	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	285 of 624	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	399 of 678	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	355 of 739	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	208 of 743	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	48.4	361 of 735	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	293 of 531	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	262 of 561	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	183 of 666	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	185 of 824	77.5%	★★★★☆
2017	71.2	194 of 835	76.8%	★★★★☆
2016	88.9	68 of 852	92.0%	★★★★★
2015	80.7	139 of 832	83.3%	★★★★☆
2014	74.3	169 of 799	78.8%	★★★★☆
2013	60.6	327 of 805	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.5	468 of 773	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.2	410 of 784	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.4	392 of 765	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.9	415 of 754	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.7	415 of 750	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.9	482 of 767	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.5	502 of 705	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	149 of 629	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	45.4	320 of 619	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	364 of 611	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	290 of 462	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	80.3	113 of 710	84.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	331 of 635	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	265 of 654	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	181 of 614	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	62 of 417	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	125 of 532	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	55.5	300 of 755	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	412 of 628	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	82.2	84 of 633	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	220 of 611	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	207 of 440	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	197 of 472	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	369 of 543	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.4	264 of 707	62.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	393 of 639	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.1	233 of 638	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	406 of 647	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	328 of 492	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	278 of 516	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	207 of 582	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	208 of 708	70.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)65th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-19 vs school

High school

Female (2025)76th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing53%~ state avg

English Language Arts45%+4 vs state

Math45%+9 vs state

Social Studies39%~ state avg

Science37%~ state avg

Mathematics37%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th 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
Uplift Michigan Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	W526 Division St	Stephenson	49887	Menominee County	Uplift Michigan Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(313) 335-3218	559	32	17.3	75.0%	320 (57.2%)	122 (21.8%)	57 (10.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.7%)								(n/a)	48.3		31.7			12.5	20.0	15.8	16.7	12.5						30.0	7.3	10.3	21.7	12.2	$11,312	$730	$10,582
Stephenson Area Public School	Public, Alternative	K-12	526 Division St	Stephenson	49887	Menominee County	Stephenson Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 753-2222	380	28	13.4	35.8%	358 (94.2%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)								(n/a)	60.0	37.1	52.9	23.5	62.5	43.8	48.4	18.8	51.9	78.1	53.1	29.0	21.9	40.7	48.4	29.4	35.3	32.3	44.1	41.2	$15,649	$1,733	$13,916
CarneyNadeau Public School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	151 N Us Highway 41	Carney	49812	Menominee County	Carney-Nadeau Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 398-3052	217	18	11.8	62.2%	204 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)								(n/a)	70.0	25.0	35.3			30.0		27.3	25.0	41.7	40.0		18.2	31.3		50.0	23.5		45.0	35.3	$14,479	$1,000	$13,479
Menominee Independent School District (Isd) Special Education	Public, Alternative	1-12	1201 41st Ave	Menominee	49858	Menominee County	Menominee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(906) 863-5665	6	5	1.2		6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Stephenson Area Public School

How many students attend Stephenson Area Public School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Stephenson Area Public School.

What is the racial makeup of Stephenson Area Public School?

Students at Stephenson Area Public School are 94% White, 4% Hispanic.

Is Stephenson Area Public School a good school?

Stephenson Area Public School ranks 583^rd of 1488 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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