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Vestaburg Community High School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-12

580^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 22% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Vestaburg Community High School is a public magnet high school serving grades 7-12 in Vestaburg, Michigan, with 246 students. The school is part of the Vestaburg Community Schools district, which is ranked 479 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vestaburg Community High School consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 7.84% to 44.8% across various subjects and grade levels, significantly lower than the state averages of 26.7% to 65.3%. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 47.3% and 96.1%, with the most recent rate being 81.7%, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, the school's dropout rate ranges from 8.1% to 25.6%, higher than the state average. Vestaburg Community High School also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 54.2%, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Early College at Montcalm Community College, which is 13.81 miles away and consistently outperforms Vestaburg on standardized tests, Vestaburg Community High School generally performs worse academically. The school's performance has also declined over the years, as evidenced by its decreasing statewide ranking, from 276 out of 561 Michigan high schools in 2020-2021 to 580 out of 739 in 2024-2025. Despite the school's low academic performance, its per-student spending has increased from $13,559 in 2021-2022 to $16,456 in 2023-2024, but this has not translated into improved student outcomes.

307

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,456

Per pupil spending ?

45.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7100 Avenue B
Vestaburg, MI 48891-9502

(989) 268-5343

District: Vestaburg Community Schools

Feeder schools for Vestaburg Community High School:

Elementary:

Vestaburg Community Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.6%

Hispanic:

5.9%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg22%

Michigan avg41%

Middle school

659^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

580^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Vestaburg Community Schools

479^th of 613Vestaburg 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	659 of 890	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	680 of 897	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	587 of 883	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.2	236 of 776	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	376 of 675	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	622 of 792	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.8	458 of 838	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.7	388 of 821	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.4	507 of 894	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.7	587 of 919	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.0	643 of 921	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.0	706 of 919	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.5	568 of 900	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	671 of 789	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	552 of 771	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.5	324 of 770	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	390 of 658	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	418 of 794	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	711 of 832	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	678 of 836	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	433 of 825	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.4	140 of 691	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	183 of 523	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	437 of 815	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	545 of 798	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	609 of 786	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	657 of 776	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	377 of 658	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	437 of 797	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	640 of 696	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	637 of 701	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	581 of 688	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.9	281 of 638	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.6	422 of 577	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	547 of 624	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	407 of 678	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	580 of 739	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	625 of 743	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	504 of 735	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	276 of 561	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.7	525 of 666	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	587 of 824	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.3	486 of 835	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.9	521 of 852	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.3	506 of 832	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.8	541 of 799	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.9	512 of 805	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.1	434 of 773	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.9	454 of 784	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	68.0	312 of 765	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.4	319 of 754	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.1	350 of 750	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.2	360 of 767	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.2	306 of 705	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	468 of 629	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	407 of 619	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	485 of 611	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	361 of 554	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	527 of 710	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	47.8	303 of 614	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	443 of 755	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	20.2	504 of 611	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	546 of 707	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	561 of 639	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	609 of 638	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	537 of 647	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.0	222 of 516	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	13.2	524 of 582	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	584 of 708	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-18 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)51st percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2023)18th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing32%-23 vs state

Science28%-10 vs state

Social Studies26%-19 vs state

Math16%-16 vs state

English Language Arts15%-24 vs state

Mathematics8%-22 vs state

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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
Success Virtual Learning Centers of Michigan	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	7188 Avenue B	Vestaburg	48891	Montcalm County	Success Virtual Learning Centers of Michigan	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(989) 424-6314	1,644	21	78.2	71.5%	860 (52.3%)	347 (21.1%)	267 (16.2%)	17 (1.0%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (8.9%)	7.7	678^th of 739 public high schools	8.3%		7.4	690^th of 743 public high schools	7.1%	12			25.5							9.6		12.3	$9,986	$788	$9,198
Vestaburg Community High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	7100 Avenue B	Vestaburg	48891	Montcalm County	Vestaburg Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 268-5343	307	16	19.2	45.3%	278 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	20.6	580^th of 739 public high schools	21.5%		15.7	625^th of 743 public high schools	15.9%	45	57.4	8.2	32.3	12.9	15.6	13.9	15.6	16.7	27.9	29.0	31.1	16.1	$16,456	$471	$15,985
Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School	Public, Virtual	9-12	7188 Avenue B	Vestaburg	48891	Montcalm County	Vestaburg Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(989) 268-5353	282	7	41.4	77.7%	160 (56.7%)	39 (13.8%)	73 (25.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	11.8	648^th of 739 public high schools	12.3%					(n/a)			31.4							8.3		19.4	$44,384	$1,343	$43,041
Montabella JuniorSenior High	Public	6-12	1324 E North County Line Rd	Blanchard	49310	Montcalm County	Montabella Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 427-5175	383	24	16.2	60.3%	340 (88.8%)	3 (0.8%)	18 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	16.4	610^th of 739 public high schools	17.5%		28.2	524^th of 743 public high schools	29.5%	86	66.0	14.0	33.3		40.9	20.0	30.3	21.8	39.2	13.7	33.3	23.5	$14,584	$3,622	$10,962
Flextech High School Shepherd	Public, Charter	8-12	380 W Blanchard Rd	Shepherd	48883	Isabella County	Flextech High School Shepherd	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 206-3260	79	5	16.1	59.5%	68 (86.1%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.8%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)	58.3	291^st of 739 public high schools	60.6%					(n/a)			52.9							52.9		29.4	$12,097	$862	$11,234
Central Montcalm Middle High School	Public	6-12	1480 S Sheridan Rd	Stanton	48888	Montcalm County	Central Montcalm Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 831-2100	739	38	19.7	62.2%	688 (93.1%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.0%)	33.8	480^th of 739 public high schools	35.0%		35.1	467^th of 743 public high schools	37.1%	13	55.0	14.0	49.1	17.3	17.3	23.0	9.2	23.0	29.0	24.5	43.0	31.5	$14,253	$1,761	$12,492
Gratiot Continuous Learning Center	Public	9-12	525 N State St	Alma	48801	Gratiot County	Ashley Community Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(989) 847-4000	41	4	11.7	78.0%	26 (63.4%)	4 (9.8%)	10 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$7,713	$1,020	$6,694
Alma Senior High School	Public	9-12	1500 Pine Ave	Alma	48801	Gratiot County	Alma Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 463-3111	552	35	15.8	65.8%	468 (84.8%)	5 (0.9%)	66 (12.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	35.7	472^nd of 739 public high schools	36.1%		40.9	414^th of 743 public high schools	44.3%	58			52.6	23.3						13.5		33.3	$16,547	$750	$15,797
Early College at Montcalm Community College	Public, Magnet	11-12	2800 College Dr	Sidney	48885	Montcalm County	Montcalm Area Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 225-5706	67	4	16.7	34.3%	61 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	95.8	23^rd of 739 public high schools	96.9%		99.5	2^nd of 743 public high schools	99.7%	21				53.3						56.7		83.3
Shepherd High School	Public	9-12	301 S 4th St	Shepherd	48883	Isabella County	Shepherd Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 828-6601	519	22	23.4	35.8%	458 (88.2%)	8 (1.5%)	18 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.2%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.5%)	66.9	207^th of 739 public high schools	72.0%		64.8	215^th of 743 public high schools	71.1%	8			61.5	26.6						45.0		48.6	$11,793	$1,250	$10,543

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What district is Vestaburg Community High School in?

Vestaburg Community Schools

How many students attend Vestaburg Community High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Vestaburg Community High School.

What schools feed into Vestaburg Community High School?

Vestaburg Community High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Vestaburg Community Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Vestaburg Community High School?

Students at Vestaburg Community High School are 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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Vestaburg Community High School ranks in the bottom 21.5% of Michigan high schools.

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