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WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School

Q: Is WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School a good school?

WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School ranks in the bottom 19.2% of Michigan high schools.

Q: How many students attend WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 260 students attended WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School?

Students at WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School are 86% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Q: What schools feed into WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School?

WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : WhittemorePrescott Area Elementary

Public Grades 7-12

597^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 19% of Michigan high schools

Summary

WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Whittemore, Michigan, with 285 students. The school is part of the Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools district, which is ranked 553 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 8.7% of 7th graders were proficient in ELA and 6.52% were proficient in Math, compared to state averages of 39.2% and 33.3% respectively. The school's 4-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 77.7% and 87.7% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average, and the dropout rate has ranged from 7.6% to 17.7%, significantly higher than the state. Additionally, the school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 47.4% in recent years, much higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Tawas Area High School, Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County, Au GresSims High School, and StandishSterling Central JrSr High School, generally outperform WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School on academic measures, graduation rates, and other key metrics. The school's performance has also been declining over time, with its statewide ranking dropping from 328 out of 531 Michigan high schools in 2021-2022 to 597 out of 739 in 2024-2025.

260

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,956

Per pupil spending ?

73.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6001 Mills Rd
Whittemore, MI 48770-9301

(989) 756-2501

District: Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools

Feeder schools for WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School:

Elementary:

WhittemorePrescott Area Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.2%

Two or more races:

6.2%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (78% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

Michigan avg42%

Middle school

850^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

597^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

553^rd of 613Whittemore-Prescott Area 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	7.5	850 of 890	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	710 of 897	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	697 of 883	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	582 of 776	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	571 of 675	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	623 of 792	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	507 of 838	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.2	688 of 821	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.8	667 of 894	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.3	632 of 919	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	17.5	660 of 771	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	613 of 770	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	362 of 657	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	253 of 521	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.0	513 of 658	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	478 of 794	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	21.9	662 of 836	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	654 of 825	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	495 of 691	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	418 of 523	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	507 of 672	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.1	359 of 815	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	18.3	653 of 786	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	671 of 776	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	544 of 639	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	480 of 797	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	2.4	693 of 696	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	687 of 701	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	670 of 688	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	568 of 638	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	552 of 577	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	566 of 624	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	525 of 678	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	597 of 739	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	669 of 743	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	644 of 735	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.7	328 of 531	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	475 of 561	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	397 of 666	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	486 of 824	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.0	417 of 835	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.0	486 of 852	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.2	568 of 832	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.9	546 of 799	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.3	537 of 805	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.4	534 of 773	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.2	543 of 784	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.7	444 of 765	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.8	572 of 754	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.6	515 of 750	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.4	531 of 767	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.0	490 of 705	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	533 of 629	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	552 of 619	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	69.2	129 of 416	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	320 of 554	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	512 of 710	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	505 of 635	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	526 of 614	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	246 of 532	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	390 of 755	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	568 of 628	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	484 of 611	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	329 of 543	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	476 of 707	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	598 of 639	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	618 of 647	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	327 of 492	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.8	482 of 516	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	421 of 582	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	525 of 708	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)21st percentile~ school

Male (2024)17th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2024)14th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing33%-22 vs state

Social Studies15%-30 vs state

Science14%-21 vs state

English Language Arts9%-31 vs state

Mathematics8%-23 vs state

Math7%-27 vs state

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Schools Near WhittemorePrescott JrSr 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 7th 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
WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School	Public	7-12	6001 Mills Rd	Whittemore	48770	Iosco County	Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 756-2501	260	15	17.3	73.5%	224 (86.2%)	4 (1.5%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.2%)	17.6	597^th of 739 public high schools	19.2%		9.5	669^th of 743 public high schools	10.0%	72	33.3	7.7	33.3	16.7	8.7	6.5		13.9	7.7	22.2	$14,956	$1,124	$13,832
Ogemaw Heights High School	Public	9-12	960 S M 33	West Branch	48661	Ogemaw County	West Branch-Rose City Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 343-2020	592	30	19.5	59.0%	543 (91.7%)	5 (0.8%)	21 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	31.9	495^th of 739 public high schools	33.0%		49	345^th of 743 public high schools	53.6%	150			53.7	12.2				22.8		29.3	$14,512	$2,115	$12,397
Career and Technical Education Center	Public	11-12	27 N Rempert Rd	Tawas City	48763	Iosco County	Iosco Regional Educational Service Agency	No	No	No	No	(989) 362-3006	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
StandishSterling Central JrSr High School	Public	7-12	2401 Grove Street Rd	Standish	48658	Arenac County	Standish-Sterling Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 846-3660	660	34	19.5	52.1%	630 (95.5%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	72.5	171^st of 739 public high schools	76.9%		62.7	238^th of 743 public high schools	68.0%	67	65.3	30.5	63.5	23.1	36.0	29.8	46.8	52.9	53.2	58.7	$13,596	$1,289	$12,306
Au GresSims High School	Public	9-12	310 S Court St	Au Gres	48703	Arenac County	Au Gres-Sims School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 876-7157	143	7	20.9	62.2%	122 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	41.8	429^th of 739 public high schools	41.9%		24.4	559^th of 743 public high schools	24.8%	130			42.5	20.0				42.5		30.0	$13,827	$1,818	$12,009
Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County	Public, Charter	6-12	2479 S M 76	West Branch	48661	Ogemaw County	Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County	Yes	No	No	No	(989) 343-9070	128	5	26.2	77.3%	116 (90.6%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.0%)								(n/a)	20.0								21.4	30.0	$10,699	$252	$10,447
Tawas Area High School	Public	9-12	255 W M 55	Tawas City	48763	Iosco County	Tawas Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 984-2100	351	16	21.5	43.3%	311 (88.6%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.4%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	79	119^th of 739 public high schools	83.9%		78.7	128^th of 743 public high schools	82.8%	9			60.6	31.0				63.4		61.4	$15,500	$3,958	$11,542

Frequently Asked Questions about WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School

Is WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School a good school?

WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School ranks in the bottom 19.2% of Michigan high schools.

What is the racial makeup of WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School?

Students at WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School are 86% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 260 students attended WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School.

What district is WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School in?

Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools

What schools feed into WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School?

WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : WhittemorePrescott Area Elementary

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