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White Cloud High School

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White Cloud High School ranks 540 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

540^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 32% of Michigan high schools

Summary

White Cloud High School is a small, rural high school in White Cloud, MI, serving roughly 274 students in grades 9-12 as part of the White Cloud Public Schools district. The school has been on a genuine upward trajectory in recent years, climbing from a devastating 4th percentile statewide ranking in 2021-2022 to the 32nd percentile with a 2-star rating in 2025-2026. This recovery is particularly visible in 11th-grade science scores, which more than doubled from 14.6% proficiency to 29.8% in a single year, nearly matching the state average. The graduation rate has also improved from 72.1% to 79.1% over the past year, and the dropout rate has fallen to 7.4%, close to the state average.

Despite these gains, mathematics remains the school's most urgent challenge. Only 10.2% of 11th graders scored proficient on the SAT math section in 2025-2026, compared to the state average of 26.5%, and proficiency rates in 9th and 10th grade PSAT math are roughly half the state averages. Chronic absenteeism is also trending in the wrong direction, rising from 23.4% in 2022-2023 to 30.5% in 2024-2025, which could threaten future progress. One bright spot is the school's performance with economically disadvantaged students, who rank in the 41st percentile statewide—stronger than the school's overall ranking—suggesting that support systems for these students may be working well.

Compared to nearby schools, White Cloud sits in the lower tier but is not the lowest performer. Grant High School, just 14.7 miles away, serves a student body with significantly lower poverty (58% free/reduced lunch) yet achieves a 60th percentile ranking, demonstrating that higher-poverty schools in the region can achieve stronger outcomes. White Cloud also spends a comparable amount per student ($14,446) as higher-performing schools like Fremont High School ($14,468), raising questions about resource effectiveness. Still, the school's multi-year upward trend in rankings and test scores suggests that recent interventions are taking hold, even as math achievement and absenteeism remain critical areas needing sustained attention.

274

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,446

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 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 32nd (2026) from a 4th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (30% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

Michigan avg43%

540^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

433^rd of 625White 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
2026	30.2	540 of 800	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	24.9	514 of 686	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	43.1	421 of 719	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	31.8	480 of 693	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	18.2	564 of 671	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts48%-11 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing42%-10 vs state

Science30%-5 vs state

Social Studies28%-15 vs state

Mathematics17%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)		PSAT Mathematics (2026)		SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)	M-Step Math (2026)	M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 7th 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%)	30.2	540^th of 800 public high schools	32.5%		28	521^st of 739 public high schools	29.5%	19	52.6	45.1	17.5	16.9	42.4	10.2			29.8	28.1	$14,446	$891	$13,555
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%)	41.9	434^th of 800 public high schools	45.8%		45.9	400^th of 739 public high schools	45.9%	34	56.6	47.5	24.2	16.2	43.0	15.1			34.4	51.6	$18,738	$1,265	$17,474
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%)	58	277^th of 800 public high schools	65.4%		21.6	570^th of 739 public high schools	22.9%	293	374.0	71.4	302.0	397.1	393.3	394.4			22.2	50.0	$12,878	$1,241	$11,638
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%)	74.5	149^th of 800 public high schools	81.4%		77.5	134^th of 739 public high schools	81.9%	15	72.2	63.7	33.1	32.3	67.5	31.7			58.7	70.6	$14,468	$793	$13,675
Hesperia High School	Public	9-12	96 S Division St	Hesperia	49421	Oceana 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%)	36.9	481^st of 800 public high schools	39.9%		33.8	481^st of 739 public high schools	34.9%		55.0	44.2	13.3	17.0	41.5	17.1			35.9	47.5	$12,466	$929	$11,537
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%)	54.6	317^th of 800 public high schools	60.4%		57.1	299^th of 739 public high schools	59.5%	18	65.8	62.1	32.5	27.2	56.6	15.1			27.4	51.9	$13,792	$966	$12,826
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)											$14,764	$4,075	$10,689
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%)	53.9	325^th of 800 public high schools	59.4%		58.7	285^th of 739 public high schools	61.4%	40	60.2	60.2	23.5	28.7	56.9	27.5			44.3	31.1	$14,708	$1,248	$13,460
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%)	42.6	428^th of 800 public high schools	46.5%		24.9	543^rd of 739 public high schools	26.5%	115	48.1	58.2	18.2	34.3	51.6	21.0			32.8	26.2	$15,867	$1,186	$14,680

Frequently Asked Questions about White Cloud High School

Is White Cloud High School a good school?

White Cloud High School ranks 540^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars 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?

White Cloud Public Schools

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

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2024–25 attendance dataJan 6, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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