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Best High Schools in Zip Code 49765

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176

Students

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Top rankedOnaway Senior High School497^th of 739 Michigan high schools

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Summary:

The 49765 zip code area is home to two high schools: Onaway Senior High School and Presque Isle Academy. While Onaway Senior High School is the larger of the two with 167 students, both schools face significant challenges in terms of academic performance, socioeconomic factors, and chronic absenteeism.

Onaway Senior High School is ranked 497 out of 739 Michigan high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores are relatively low compared to the state average, with only 27% proficiency in M-Step Science and 21.6% proficiency in SAT Math for 11th graders in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% in 2023-2024. In contrast, Presque Isle Academy, with only 18 students, consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in the state, despite having a higher per-student spending of $19,250 in 2023-2024.

Both schools serve a predominantly low-income student population, with Presque Isle Academy having a significantly higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 83.33% in 2023-2024, compared to Onaway Senior High School's 52.69%. This suggests that socioeconomic factors may play a significant role in the academic performance of both schools. Additionally, both schools have a high dropout rate of 7.6% in 2023-2024, further highlighting the challenges faced by students in this area.

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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 (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	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
Presque Isle Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	20830 Cedar St	Onaway	49765	Presque Isle County	Presque Isle Academy	Yes	Yes	No	No	(989) 733-6708	17	1	18.8	82.4%	14 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$18,400	$644	$17,755
Onaway Senior High School	Public	9-12	4549 M 33	Onaway	49765	Presque Isle County	Onaway Area Community School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 733-4800	159	8	19.3	48.4%	148 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)	31.5	497^th of 739 public high schools	32.7%		41.3	410^th of 743 public high schools	44.8%	87	35.1	21.6	27.0	32.4	$16,349	$796	$15,553

Cities Near Zip Code 49765

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Onaway	1.31 mi	5	409^th
Rogers City	18.89 mi	2	317^th
Indian River	20.34 mi	3	413^th
Wolverine	20.54 mi	2	418^th
Cheboygan	20.58 mi	4	247^th

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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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