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Best High Schools in Zip Code 49043

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Top rankedCovert High School652^nd of 739 Michigan high schools

Summary:

The 49043 zip code in Michigan is home to a single high school, Covert High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. Based on the available data, Covert High School appears to be an underperforming institution, ranking 652 out of 739 Michigan high schools for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a low 1-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Covert High School's academic performance is a significant concern, with proficiency rates on standardized tests well below the state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.64% of 11th-grade students were proficient in M-Step/Science, and 18.18% were proficient in M-Step/Social Studies. The school's SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing proficiency rate for 11th-graders was just 27.3% in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school's graduation rate of 82.8% and dropout rate of 7.6% in 2023-2024 suggest room for improvement in student outcomes.

The data also reveals that Covert High School serves a highly disadvantaged student population, with 94.83% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. This high level of economic disadvantage may contribute to the school's academic challenges, as well as its high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% in 2023-2024. Overall, the information provided paints a picture of a struggling high school that is underperforming compared to its peers across the state of Michigan.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	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	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	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
Covert High School	Public	9-12	35323 M 140 Hwy	Covert	49043	Van Buren County	Covert Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 764-3711	101	7	14.7	76.2%	12 (11.9%)	23 (22.8%)	61 (60.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	11.4	652^nd of 739 public high schools	11.8%		13.2	645^th of 743 public high schools	13.2%	7	13.6	18.2	$24,102	$1,520	$22,582

Cities Near Zip Code 49043

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Covert	0.65 mi	3	484^th
Bangor	4.5 mi	6	442^nd
South Haven	5.69 mi	6	397^th
Watervliet	6.71 mi	5	360^th
Hartford	7.89 mi	6	462^nd

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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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