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White Cloud High School

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White Cloud High School ranks 521 st of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

521^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 29% of Michigan high schools

Summary

White Cloud High School is a public high school located in White Cloud, Michigan, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 280 students. The school is part of the White Cloud Public Schools district, which is ranked 439 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

White Cloud High School consistently underperforms compared to the state average on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 14.6% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to the state average of 34.9%. Similarly, in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, only 36% of 11th-grade students were proficient, compared to the state average of 55.4%. The school also has lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates compared to the state averages, with a 72.1% four-year graduation rate and a 12.6% dropout rate in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Big Rapids High School, White Cloud High School is underperforming academically. Big Rapids High School consistently outperforms White Cloud High School on standardized tests. Additionally, White Cloud High School has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 30.8% in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the state average of 29.5%. These challenges may be exacerbated by the high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students, with 69.64% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

274

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,346

Per pupil spending ?

74.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

555 E Wilcox Ave
White Cloud, MI 49349-7512

(231) 689-1705

District: White Cloud Public Schools

Feeder schools for White Cloud High School:

Elementary:	White Cloud Elementary School
Middle:	White Cloud Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.5%

Hispanic:

4.7%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (30% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (72% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the Michigan average (13% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

Michigan avg44%

521^st of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

439^th of 613White Cloud 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	28.0	521 of 739	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	668 of 743	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	590 of 735	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	510 of 531	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	518 of 561	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	586 of 666	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	504 of 824	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.0	534 of 835	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.2	502 of 852	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.2	496 of 832	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.8	481 of 799	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.8	385 of 805	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.1	444 of 773	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.2	359 of 784	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.3	420 of 765	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.9	449 of 754	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.6	356 of 750	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.0	452 of 767	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.6	361 of 705	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	492 of 629	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	537 of 619	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	532 of 611	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	398 of 462	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	486 of 554	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	447 of 710	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	465 of 635	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	590 of 654	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	562 of 614	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	319 of 417	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	474 of 532	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	423 of 755	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	407 of 628	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	6.2	601 of 633	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	510 of 611	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	429 of 440	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	446 of 472	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	513 of 543	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	506 of 707	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	514 of 639	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	616 of 638	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	588 of 647	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	487 of 492	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	485 of 516	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	556 of 582	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	509 of 708	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies38%-4 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing36%-19 vs state

Science15%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
White Cloud High School	Public	9-12	555 E Wilcox Ave	White Cloud	49349	Newaygo County	White Cloud Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 689-1705	274	12	22.8	74.5%	237 (86.5%)	10 (3.6%)	13 (4.7%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	28	521^st of 739 public high schools	29.5%		9.8	668^th of 743 public high schools	10.1%	147	36.0		14.6	38.3	$12,346	$2,395	$9,951
Newaygo County Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	4645 West Career Pathway Ct	Fremont	49412	Newaygo County	Newaygo County Regional Educational Service Agency	No	No	No	No	(231) 924-8857	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Newaygo High School	Public	9-12	200 East St	Newaygo	49337	Newaygo County	Newaygo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 652-1646	460	24	18.8	61.1%	377 (82.0%)	7 (1.5%)	50 (10.9%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	45.9	400^th of 739 public high schools	45.9%		45	378^th of 743 public high schools	49.1%	22	40.7	19.5	35.4	46.9	$14,439	$1,929	$12,510
Quest High School	Public	6-12	350 Cedar St	Fremont	49412	Newaygo County	Fremont Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 924-2350	128	3	42.6	72.7%	116 (90.6%)	2 (1.6%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	21.6	570^th of 739 public high schools	22.9%					(n/a)	31.6		15.8	31.6	$12,069	$568	$11,502
Fremont High School	Public	9-12	5421 S Warner Ave	Fremont	49412	Newaygo County	Fremont Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 924-5300	595	32	18.8	45.0%	536 (90.1%)	6 (1.0%)	44 (7.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	77.5	134^th of 739 public high schools	81.9%		69.1	181^st of 743 public high schools	75.6%	47	63.9	27.2	54.4	67.3	$13,222	$821	$12,401
Hesperia High School	Public	9-12	96 S Division St	Hesperia	49421	Newaygo County	Hesperia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 854-6385	247	13	19.1	54.7%	220 (89.1%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	33.8	481^st of 739 public high schools	34.9%		31.4	500^th of 743 public high schools	32.7%	19	37.7	8.2	39.1	31.3	$10,887	$1,010	$9,877
Grant High School	Public	9-12	331 E State Rd	Grant	49327	Newaygo County	Grant Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 834-5622	457	20	22.8	58.0%	345 (75.5%)	2 (0.4%)	87 (19.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	57.1	299^th of 739 public high schools	59.5%		72.9	159^th of 743 public high schools	78.6%	140	57.6	17.2	37.0	53.0	$13,224	$1,599	$11,625
Grant Learning Center	Public	7-12	331 E State Rd	Grant	49327	Newaygo County	Grant Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 834-5622	22	1	36.6	72.7%	14 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)								(n/a)					$10,273	$2,961	$7,313
Big Rapids High School	Public	9-12	21175 15 Mile Rd	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 796-7651	755	37	20.3	34.8%	671 (88.9%)	30 (4.0%)	18 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.2%)	58.7	285^th of 739 public high schools	61.4%		60.8	256^th of 743 public high schools	65.5%	29	61.3	29.1	38.1	37.9	$13,126	$1,550	$11,577
Morley Stanwood High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4700 Northland Dr	Morley	49336	Mecosta County	Morley Stanwood Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(231) 856-4444	287	16	17.9	53.3%	257 (89.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	24.9	543^rd of 739 public high schools	26.5%		21.9	584^th of 743 public high schools	21.4%	41	41.0	16.7	20.8	26.0	$16,260	$1,416	$14,844

Frequently Asked Questions about White Cloud High School

What is the racial makeup of White Cloud High School?

Students at White Cloud High School are 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into White Cloud High School?

White Cloud High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : White Cloud Elementary School
Middle : White Cloud Junior High School

Is White Cloud High School a good school?

White Cloud High School ranks 521^st of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend White Cloud High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 274 students attended White Cloud High School.

What district is White Cloud High School in?

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